Robert S. Langer

Robert S. Langer was born in Albany, New York, on August 29th, 1948. Langer obtained his BA in chemical engineering from Cornell University and his Doctorate of Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology after finishing his secondary school at The Milne School (MIT). His postdoctoral work was supporting cancer researcher Judah Folkman at Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School.

Langer is a Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology faculty member and the David H. Koch Institute Professor at MIT. His contributions to medicine and biotechnology have won him a spectacular reputation, and he's a pioneer of innovative technologies including controlled release systems and transdermal delivery systems, which include giving pharmaceuticals to the skin or extracting chemical substances without the use of needles. To top it off, he and his group have produced numerous advancements in tissue engineering, including manufactured blood arteries and muscular tissue. Langer is the author of over 1200 scientific articles and the creator of several science and technology enterprises, including Acusphere, Living Proof, and Seventh Sense. He also has numerous grants and pending patents.

Langer won the US National Medal of Science, the Lemelson-MIT Prize, and the Priestley Medal in 2013. He is the youngest individual in history to be elected to all three American science academies: the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), and the Institute of Medicine (IM). He is 43 years old. He also has honorary degrees from the University of Liverpool, Albany Medical College, and the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center. He is regarded as one of the richest professors, with a net worth of around $10 million.

Net Worth: $10 Million