2024 - Dr Robert Langer

Bridging Disciplines, Breaking Barriers

Dr Langer’s oration highlighted how applying engineering and chemical principles to medicine has driven transformative advances in controlled drug delivery, nanotechnology and biomaterials, from early controlled‑release systems that enabled new therapies for cancer and chronic disease to nanoparticles used in vaccine delivery and tissue engineering, illustrating the power of interdisciplinary innovation to address global health challenges.