Robert Langer

Robert S. Langer, Sc.D., is the David H. Koch Institute Professor at MIT (there are 14 Institute Professors at MIT; being an Institute Professor is the highest honor that can be awarded to a faculty member). Dr. Langer has written more than 1,180 articles. He also has approximately 800 issued and pending patents worldwide. Dr. Langer’s patents have been licensed or sublicensed to more than 250 pharmaceutical, chemical, biotechnology, and medical device companies. He is the most cited engineer in history.

Dr. Langer is also an academic co-founder and Director of Moderna Therapeutics, and serves (or has served) as a member of the Board of Directors of many entities, including Living Proof, Momenta, and Frequency Therapeutics.

He served as a member of the United States Food and Drug Administration’s SCIENCE Board, the FDA’s highest advisory board, from 1995 to 2002, and as its Chairman from 1999 to 2002.