Prof. Langer is one of 14 Institute Professors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is author of more than 840 medical and scientific articles. He was a member of the Science Board at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from 1995-2002 and served as the Chairman of the Science Board from 1999-2002. Dr. Langer has received more than 130 major awards in different areas of medical research and was the youngest person in history to be elected to all three United States National Academies. He has received honorary doctorates from several leading universities and has served on 15 boards of directors and 30 scientific advisory boards for leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Prof. Langer has over 500 issued or pending patents, some of which have been licensed to more than 100 companies. |