[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Bob Langer at Cary Library Science Cafe

[Ted Kochanski]

RE: Bob Langer

Not only is there an MIT story about Langer and the Kavli Prize for  Robert
Langer, the David H. Koch Institute Professor, has been awarded the 2024
Kavli Prize in Nanoscience with Paul Alivisatos, president of the
University of Chicago and John D. MacArthur Distinguished Service Professor
in the Department of Chemistry, and Chad Mirkin, professor of chemistry at
Northwestern University.

He is also in a story in the Boston Business Journal
Bob Langer startup launches with potential GLP-1 drug alternative
Jun 11  |  The Boston startup aims to provide an alternative obesity
medicine to GLP-1 drugs, which the CEO said can come…
[unfortunately the latter is behind the paywall

Ted


On Sun, Jun 2, 2024 at 10:56 AM Harry Forsdick via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us>
wrote:

> On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 8:42 PM John P. Rudy <jjrudy1 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> I believe they will let me know when the video is available,
>>
>
> Good Luck with that!  I'm not sure why this is so hard, but after some
> digging around, but this morning I found the video of the talk at the Cary
> Library Science Cafe by Dr. Robert Langer, Institute Professor at MIT that
> happened on May 28, 2024:
>
>    - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2mO_MWRBo0
>
> This is a talk worth listening to.  Langer is down to earth, very
> relatable, a nice guy -- who has been *very* successful.  Among other
> things, he is a founder of Moderna.  I'm not sure who the interviewer is,
> but he asks great questions and must know a lot about Langer.  If anyone
> knows who he is, please let me know.
>
> Regards,
>
> -- Harry
>
> On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 8:42 PM John P. Rudy <jjrudy1 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> I believe they will let me know when the video is available,
>>
>> I found 5 old ones on Youtube
>>
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lexington+ma+library+science+cafe
>>
>>
>>
>> I suppose he library can tell us where to find the other ones as I
>> believe they are all frecorded
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Steve Isenberg <smisenberg at gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 28, 2024 8:39 PM
>> *To:* John P. Rudy <jjrudy1 at comcast.net>
>> *Cc:* Bob Primak <bobprimak at yahoo.com>; Peter Albin <palbin24 at yahoo.com>;
>> Harry Forsdick <harry at forsdick.com>
>> *Subject:* Re: Bob Langer at Cary Library Science Cafe
>>
>>
>>
>> Sorry I missed it.  Let us know if you find out how to view it, and then
>> we can seek permission to show it.
>>
>> -steve
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 8:35 PM John P. Rudy <jjrudy1 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> His talk tonight was superb, about 1:20 including Q&A.  They said it was
>> recorded and I assume they will allow it to be shared.  It would be a very
>> good thing to show.  I have no idea how many attended it in person or
>> on-line.
>>
>>
>>
>> I don’t know who the moderator is but he is also very sharp.  I was
>> wondering whether the library has a YouTube channel where all these talks
>> are posted.  This talk was in cooperation with 4 or more other libraries.
>> They certainly didn’t have to pay Langer as he is worth about $2B
>>
>> John
>>
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