#105 – Robert Langer: Edison of Medicine

About this episode

<p>Robert Langer is a professor at MIT and one of the most cited researchers in history, specializing in biotechnology fields of drug delivery systems and tissue engineering. He has bridged theory and practice by being a key member and driving force in launching many successful biotech companies out of MIT.</p> <p>Support this podcast by supporting these sponsors:<br /> &#8211; MasterClass: <a href="https://masterclass.com/lex">https://masterclass.com/lex</a><br /> &#8211; Cash App – use code &#8220;LexPodcast&#8221; and download:<br /> &#8211; Cash App (App Store): <a href="https://apple.co/2sPrUHe">https://apple.co/2sPrUHe</a><br /> &#8211; Cash App (Google Play): <a href="https://bit.ly/2MlvP5w">https://bit.ly/2MlvP5w</a><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><br /> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This conversation is part of the Artificial Intelligence podcast.</span>&#160;If you would like to get more information about this podcast go to <a href="https://lexfridman.com/ai">https://lexfridman.com/ai</a> or connect with @lexfridman on <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman/">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">Medium</a>, or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/lexfridman">YouTube</a> where you can watch the video versions of these conversations. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate it 5 stars on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/artificial-intelligence/id1434243584">Apple Podcasts</a>, follow on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2MAi0BvDc6GTFvKFPXnkCL">Spotify</a>, or support it on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">Patreon</a>.</p> <p>Here&#8217;s the outline of the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.</p> <p>OUTLINE:<br /> 00:00 &#8211; Introduction<br /> 03:07 &#8211; Magic and science<br /> 05:34 &#8211; Memorable rejection<br /> 08:35 &#8211; How to come up with big ideas in science<br /> 13:27 &#8211; How to make a new drug<br /> 22:38 &#8211; Drug delivery<br /> 28:22 &#8211; Tissue engineering<br /> 35:22 &#8211; Beautiful idea in bioengineering<br /> 38:16 &#8211; Patenting process<br /> 42:21 &#8211; What does it take to build a successful startup?<br /> 46:18 &#8211; Mentoring students<br /> 50:54 &#8211; Funding<br /> 58:08 &#8211; Cookies<br /> 59:41 &#8211; What are you most proud of?</p>