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IOM cited Dr. Peppas for contributions and visionary leadership in pharmaceutical sciences, drug and protein delivery, biomaterials science, and for pioneering fundamental work on drug delivery that has led to numerous pharmaceutical products or devices. Dr. Peppas' 30-year career has provided the world with improved treatments for diabetes, osteoporosis, multiple sclerosis, and better materials for artificial organs and drug delivery products. Again, congratulations on this deserving honor for you and your research group. ------- Robert S. Langer has been selected as one of two winners of the 2008 Max Planck Research Award, which is funded by the German government. Bob was recognized for his research on the development of biomimetic materials. The Max Planck Research Award is given allually by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the Max Planck Society to one foreign scientist and one German scientist. Peter Fratzl is the German scientist who will share the award with Dr. Langer. The award ceremony took place on June 26, 2008, as part of the 59th annual meeting of the max-Planck-Gesellschaft in Dresden, Germany. ------- Robert S. Langer, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and former CRS President, was awarded the prestigious 2008 Millennium Technology Prize for Intelligent Drug Delivery in Helsinki, Finland, on June 11, 2008. The award was presented to Dr. Langer by the Republic of Finland President Tarja Halonen on behalf of the Technology Academy Finland. The world's largest technology prize is awarded for a technological innovation that significantly improves quality of human life and promotes sustainable development. Bob Langer's innovations have had a significant impact on fighting cancer, heart disease, and numerous other diseases. His work has brought about advances in tissue engineering, including synthetic replacement for biological tissues such as artificial skin. These successes and more for Dr. Langer and his lab at MIT were recognized by receiving the Peak prize trophy at the Grand Award Ceremony. ------- Dr. Lisa Brannon-Peppas was named a Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering by the International union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering for her work on degradable polymers and drug delivery products for cancer treatment. This is the highest international recognition in the field of biomaterials. Congratulations to Dr. Brannon-Peppas! ------- Nicholas Peppas received the Pierre Galletti Award at the 2008 American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) annual meeting on February 21, 2008. The prestigious Pierre Galletti Award was established in 1991 by the AIMBE Board of Directors to honor its founding member and past president. The award is presented to an individual in recognition of contributions to public awareness of medical and biological engineering, and to the promotion of the national interest in science, engineering, and education. The Galletti Award is the highest honor that AIMBE bestows on an individual. A deserving honor for Dr. Peppas. Earlier in 2008, Nicholas Peppas was elected to the inaugural class of Materials Research Society (MRS) Fellows for pioneering contributions to the field of biomaterials and especially for the development of hydrogels as biomaterials. This is a wonderful achievement for Dr. Peppas, considering MRS appoints a limited number of new fellows each year. -------
Dr. Grainger, a past member of the BSA and annual symposium chair for the Controlled Release Society, holds many advisory panel positions within the industry. Among the many honors he has received is the PhRMA Foundation’s “Excellence in Pharmaceutics” Award (2005) and the Society for Biomaterials’ Clemson Award for Basic Research in Biomaterials (2007). He earned his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from University of Utah. Congratulations, Dr. Grainger! -------
------- President George Bush presented the recipients of the 2006 Medal of Science, America's highest honor for scientific achievement, during a ceremony at the White House on July 28, 2007. Robert S. Langer, of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and former CRS President, was one of the eight 2006 National Medal of Science Laureates. The National Medals of Science honor the leading researchers, inventors, and innovators in the U.S.
Bob Langer was selected for his revolutionary discoveries in the areas of polymeric controlled release systems and tissue engineering and synthesis of new materials that have led to new medical treatments that have profoundly affected the well being of mankind.
The National Medal of Science was established in 1959 as a Presidential Award to be given to individuals "deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to knowledge in the physical, biological, mathematical, or engineering sciences." The National Science Foundation administers the prestigious award program which honors individuals for pioneering scientific research. |
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Nicholas A. Peppas, past CRS president, was elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences on October 13, 2008. Congratulations, Dr. Peppas, on receiving the highest recognition a scientist or engineer in the medical sciences can receive in the United States. Dr. Peppas' election places him in select company, as he is one of four chemical engineers and one of eight biomedical engineers to be active members in both the IOM and the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Dr. Peppas is the only pharmaceutical scientist in both the IOM and the NAE.
David W. Grainger, Ph.D., has joined the Drug Delivery journal as co-Editor-in-Chief. Drug Delivery is published by Informa Healthcare. Dr. Grainger, currently professor and chair of the Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Utah, is an internationally respected and award-winning professor and scholar in the drug delivery and biomedical device field. 
Tony Mikos received the 2007 Alpha Chi Sigma Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) for his outstanding career accomplishments in fundamental and applied chemical engineering research, his service to the community and AIChE. This award is one of the highest honors bestowed by AIChE. Congratulations, Dr. Mikos!
