Breakfast with Dr. Robert Langer, David H. Koch Institute Professor at MIT and Executive Chairman at T.Rx Capital

​The University of Pittsburgh Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship invites you to a conversation with Dr. Robert Langer, David H. Koch Institute Professor at MIT and Executive Chairman at T.Rx Capital who has co-founded more than 40 companies from his university research, including Moderna.

​Dr. Langer will join Dr. Anantha Shekhar, Senior Vice Chancellor for the Health Sciences and John and Gertrude Petersen Dean, School of Medicine, for a wide-ranging discussion on innovation, commercialization, and what it takes to move research from the lab to real-world impact.

​8:30 – 9:00 AM: Arrival, registration, and continental breakfast
9:00 – 9:10 AM: Welcome & Introductions — Rob A. Rutenbar, Senior Vice Chancellor for Research
9:10 – 9:45 AM: Conversation with Dr. Robert Langer, and Dr. Anantha Shekhar
9:45 – 10:00 AM: Audience Q&A
10:00 – 10:30 AM: Closing Remarks & Networking — Evan Facher, PhD, MBA, Vice Chancellor for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Pittsburgh & Associate Dean for Commercial Translation in the School of Medicine

​Seating is Limited.