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Feb 4, 2014 · In this lecture, Robert S. Langer, the David H. Koch Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, examines the enormous impact of biomat...
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- Harvard University
Feb 17, 2015 · In his first talk, Bob Langer gives an overview of many of these controlled release technologies, including polymer and pump systems. Langer begins Part 2 with the story of how he became ...
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- Science Communication Lab
Jan 31, 2014 · Robert S. Langer, the David H. Koch Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, discusses tissue engineering and how new cartilage can be created in a lecture at the ...
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- Harvard University
It's about 1,200 molecular weight, and it's very powerful drug. But if they gave it by any conventional method, it was destroyed right away, so they put it in these little microspheres. And originally, they would last for a month.
By one estimate, research by Robert Langer and his colleagues has affected two billion people. This is no wonder, since his career—which boasts over 1,000 patents and 220 major awards—has always been guided by his belief that science can make the world a better place.
One of MIT's 14 Institute Professors, and the award-winning head of the Langer Laboratory, which works at the interface of biotechnology and materials science. A prolific inventor with some 750 issued and pending patents worldwide.
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Robert S. Langer is one of 9 Institute Professors at MIT; being an Institute Professor is the highest honor that can be awarded to a faculty member. Dr. Langer has written more than 1,600 articles. He also has over 1,495 issued and pending patents worldwide.
