Robert Langer.
Founder of modern drug delivery systems
He transformed how medicines reach the human body.
His work bridges engineering and medicine.
In 1948, he was born in the USA.
In 1974, he earned his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Chemical Engineering.
In 1976, he developed controlled drug delivery using polymer systems.
1. Controlled drug delivery, a method to release medicine slowly and safely in the body.
2. It improves treatment for cancer, diabetes, and chronic disease.
3. It enabled long-acting medicines and medical implants.
He has co-founded multiple biotech companies across healthcare.
His research influenced global medical innovation.
He currently leads research as a professor at MIT and heads the Langer Lab.
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