Dr. Martín Abadi
Robert Langer MEMBERS
Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Albany, New York, United States
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  • 2022
  • Mechanical Engineering (Materials) (M.M.E.)
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  • 2022
  • Mechanical Engineering (Materials) (M.M.E.)
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Robert Samuel Langer Jr. FREng (born August 29, 1948) is an American biotechnologist, businessman, chemical engineer, chemist, and inventor.

He is one of the twelve Institute Professors at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
 
He is the most cited engineer in history and 2nd most cited individual in any field, having authored over 1,500 scientific papers.

Langer is also a prolific businessman, having been behind the participation in the founding of over 40 biotechnology companies including the well-known American pharmaceutical company, Moderna.
 
Langer's research laboratory at MIT is the largest biomedical engineering lab in the world; maintaining over $10 million in annual grants and over 100 researchers.

He has been awarded numerous leading prizes in recognition of his work.
 
Langer has received more than 220 major awards. He is one of three living individuals to have received both the U.S. National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.

In 2022, he was elected as member of the European Academy of Engineering.
 
2008: Prince of Asturias Award for Scientific Research
2008: Awarded Finland's Millennium Technology Prize for developing innovative biomaterials for controlled drug release.
2021: Biomaterials Global Impact Award
2021: Falch Lecture Prize, University of Bergen, Norway
2021: John P. Merrill Award
2021: BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
2022: Balzan Prize
2023: Cornell Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award
2023: Genome Valley Excellence Award (India)