• The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for services to Biomedical Engineering, 2021. 

• The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining Chapman Medal for distinguished research in the field of biomedical materials, 2017

• The Royal Academy of Engineering Armourers & Brasiers Company Prize for excellence in materials engineering, 2017

• Fellowship of The Royal Academy of Engineering, 2015

• Evonik Industries Novel Technology for Taste Masking research proposal competition 1st prize, 2014

• The Royal Society Brian Mercer (Innovation) Feasibility Award 2013 

• The 2012 UK Biomaterials Society Presidents Prize for the outstanding contribution to the Biomaterials field 

• The Worshipful Company of Armourers & Brasiers 2010 Venture Prize which enabled the setting-up of a spin-off company AtoCap Ltd. 

• The 2009 (Inaugural) EPSRC-Royal Society Interface Journal best paper prize

• The 2009 Kroll Medal & Prize of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) for research on inorganic materials

• The Royal Society Brian Mercer (Innovation) Feasibility Award 2009

• The Royal Society Brian Mercer (Innovation) Feasibility Award 2005 

 

Professor Edirisinghe is a Guest Professor of Sichuan University, China (the National Engineering Research Centre for Biomaterials).