The Chinese Society for Biomaterials (CSBM) established the title of “Fellow of the Chinese Society for Biomaterials” bestowed on individuals who have made important and internationally recognized scientific or professional contributions to biomaterials science and engineering, including groundbreaking research, clinical translation, and leadership that advances the entire field. These contributions move beyond standard research and are widely recognized for their long-term impact on both science and society. International Fellows will be recognized at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Chinese Biomaterials Congress in October in Shaoxing, China..

Laurencin is a highly recognized figure in Biomaterials Science. He received the Founder’s Award (highest award) of the Society for Biomaterials, the Clemson Award for Contributions to the Biomaterials Literature, and the Technology Innovation and Development Award from the Society for Biomaterials. He was elected an International Fellow in Biomaterials Science and Engineering.

Laurencin received the Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal for demonstrated leadership in the field of biomaterials. In 2025 he received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in Bioactive Materials from the Journal Bioactive Materials. The award was bestowed at the Westlake Advanced Regenerative Engineering Conference in China, an international meeting on regenerative engineering.

Laurencin is the founder and pioneer of the field of regenerative engineering. He is an expert in biomaterials science, stem cell technology, and nanotechnology. He received the Priestley Medal, the highest honor of the American Chemical Society, and the Von Hippel Award (highest award) from the Materials Research Society. He was the first to receive the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award, and two National Science Foundation’s Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation Grant Awards for regenerative engineering.

Laurencin is the Editor-in-Chief of Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine, published by Springer Nature, and is the Founder of the Regenerative Engineering Society, a community of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. The American Institute of Chemical Engineers Foundation created and endowed the Cato T. Laurencin Regenerative Engineering Founder’s Award in his honor.

At UConn Laurencin is the University Professor and Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Endowed Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at UConn School of Medicine, professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Connecticut. He is the Chief Executive Officer of The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering, a cross-university institute created and named in his honor at the University of Connecticut.

He is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering, an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, and an elected fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. He is the first surgeon in history elected to all four of these academies. He is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

He is the first individual in history to receive one of the oldest/highest awards of the National Academy of Medicine (the Walsh McDermott Medal) and the oldest/highest award of the National Academy of Engineering (the Simon Ramo Founder’s Award). The American Association for the Advancement of Science awarded Laurencin the Philip Hauge Abelson Prize given ‘for signal contributions to the advancement of science in the United States.