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Congratulations, Bob Langer!

Robert S. Langer, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and former CRS President, was awarded the prestigious 2008 Millennium Technology Prize for Intelligent Drug Delivery in Helsinki, Finland, on June 11, 2008. The award was presented to Dr. Langer by the Republic of Finland President Tarja Halonen on behalf of the Technology Academy Finland. The world's largest technology prize is awarded for a technological innovation that significantly improves quality of human life and promotes sustainable development.

Bob Langer's innovations have had a significant impact on fighting cancer, heart disease, and numerous other diseases. His work has brought about advances in tissue engineering, including synthetic replacement for biological tissues such as artificial skin. These successes and more for Dr. Langer and his lab at MIT were recognized by receiving the Peak prize trophy at the Grand Award Ceremony.

David W. Grainger Joins Drug Delivery Journal as Co-Editor-In-Chief

David W. Grainger, Ph.D., has joined the Drug Delivery journal as co-Editor-in-Chief. Drug Delivery is published by Informa Healthcare. Dr. Grainger, currently professor and chair of the Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Utah, is an internationally respected and award-winning professor and scholar in the drug delivery and biomedical device field.

Dr. Grainger, a past member of the scientific advisory board and annual symposium chair for the Controlled Release Society, holds many advisory panel positions within the industry. Among the many honors he has received is the PhRMA Foundation’s “Excellence in Pharmaceutics” Award (2005) and the Society for Biomaterials’ Clemson Award for Basic Research in Biomaterials (2007). He earned his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from University of Utah.
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Congratulations, Bob Langer!

President George Bush presented the recipients of the 2006 Medal of Science, America's highest honor for scientific achievement, during a ceremony at the White House on July 28, 2007. Robert S. Langer, of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and former CRS President, was one of the eight 2006 National Medal of Science Laureates. The National Medals of Science honor the leading researchers, inventors, and innovators in the U.S.

Robert S. Langer and U.S. President George Bush

Bob Langer was selected for his revolutionary discoveries in the areas of polymeric controlled release systems and tissue engineering and synthesis of new materials that have led to new medical treatments that have profoundly affected the well being of mankind. The National Medal of Science was established in 1959 as a Presidential Award to be given to individuals "deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to knowledge in the physical, biological, mathematical, or engineering sciences." The National Science Foundation administers the prestigious award program which honors individuals for pioneering scientific research.

Courtesy: National Science Foundation. Photo Credit: Ryan K. Morris, National Science and Technology Medals Foundation.