2009: Elmer L. Gaden for pioneering the engineering and commercialization of biological systems for large-scale manufacturing of antibiotics and other drugs.

2007: Yuan-Cheng "Bert" Fung for the characterization and modeling of human tissue mechanics and function leading to prevention and mitigation of trauma.

2005: Leland C. Clark, Jr.* for bioengineering membrane-based sensors in medical, food, and environmental applications.

2003: Willem J. Kolff * for his pioneering work on artificial organs, beginning with the kidney, thus launching a new field that is benefiting the lives of millions.

2001: Earl E. Bakken and Wilson Greatbatch for their independent development of the implantable cardiac pacemaker.