July 10, 2008
MIT News
Langer wins major German science award
Institute Professor Robert Langer has been chosen as one of two winners of the 2008 Max Planck Research Award, a 1.5 million-euro science prize funded by the German government.
Langer was recognized for his research on the development of biomimetic materials (materials fabricated based on natural processes found in biological systems). Such materials can be used for drug delivery and tissue engineering, among other applications.
Langer shares the award with Peter Fratzl of the Max Planck Institute ...
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MIT News
Langer wins major German science award
Institute Professor Robert Langer has been chosen as one of two winners of the 2008 Max Planck Research Award, a 1.5 million-euro science prize funded by the German government.
Langer was recognized for his research on the development of biomimetic materials (materials fabricated based on natural processes found in biological systems). Such materials can be used for drug delivery and tissue engineering, among other applications.
Langer shares the award with Peter Fratzl of the Max Planck Institute ...
read the entire press release