10th US-Japan Symposium on Drug Delivery Systems

The 10th US-Japan Symposium on Drug Delivery Systems is co-sponsored by the Controlled Release Society, the Japanese Society of Drug Delivery Systems, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Kyoto University.

The symposium offers presentations by researchers from a number of disciplines, from the life sciences to engineering, who will address a range of topics including peptide and protein delivery, gene delivery, cell delivery, vaccines, transdermals, pulmonary delivery, new materials, and other subjects, from varied disciplines while focusing on the central theme of drug delivery. The Symposium offers a unique opportunity for interaction and networking among attendees from academia and industry.

Robert Langer, Millennium Technology Prize Laureates

The 2008 Millennium Technology Prize Laureates came to Finland for the Millennium Technology Week in June.

Robert Langer, 2008 Millennium Prize Winner

Professor Robert Langer, pioneer of controlled drug release and tissue regeneration, is the Winner of the 2008 Millennium Technology Prize.

Bioengineer wins top prize;

Dr. Robert Langer Lauded

MIT Institute Professor Robert S. Langer received the 2008 Millennium Technology Prize for his work in developing new biomaterials for controlled drug release and tissue regeneration...

Dr. Langer will be at The 10th US-Japan Symposium on Drug Delivery Systems which is co-sponsored by the Controlled Release Society, the Japanese Society of Drug Delivery Systems, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Kyoto University. To find out more see http://www.drug-delivery.org

Dr. Robert Langer - Biomaterials and How They Will Change Our Lives

Dr. Robert Langer's talk is the inaugural keynote for a new Invitrogen-UC San Diego Frontiers in Biotechnology Distinguished Seminar Series, organized by the Jacobs School of Engineering and sponsored by Invitrogen.

Advances in drug delivery and tissue engineering are revolutionizing medical therapies. New drug delivery technologies including novel polymers and intelligent microchips promise to create new treatments for cancer, heart disease and many other illnesses. Furthermore, by combining mammalian cells with synthetic polymers, new approaches for engineering tissues are being developed that may someday help repair tissues for patients with burns, damaged cartilage, paralysis and vascular disease.