Welcome to a seminar with Professor Robert S. Langer Jr., MIT

Title: Using chemistry and engineering to develop approaches to deliver molecules (drugs) and create tissues and organs
Speaker: Professor Robert S. Langer Jr., MIT, USA

When: 28 April 2025, 14:00–15:00 plus time for questions and mingle
Where: LINXS, The Loop, Rydbergs torg 4, 224 84 Lund, with digital participation possibility (Zoom). Registered participants (online-only) will receive a Zoom link before the event.

Bio

Professor Robert S. Langer Jr. is active at the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Department of Biological Engineering at MIT, Boston, MA, USA, where he conducts groundbreaking and interdisciplinary research focused on the design and characterization of complex materials, including lipid and polymer systems, and the application of these in drug-delivery, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine. The work of Prof. Langer has resulted in more than 1500 publications, numerous patents, and the founding of over 40 biotechnology companies. In addition, he has mentored many students, postdocs, and researchers, who are now established leaders in academia and industry.

Prof. Langer was awarded the 2025 Lipid Science Prize by Camurus Lipid Research Foundation – Kåre Larsson och Gunnar Sandbergs forskningsstiftelse.

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