| Dr | hind | almufty | University of Duhok/ college of pharmacy | Vaccines and Vaccination | Iraq | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Musafer | Al-Ardi | ministry of education | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Iraq | Best Research Award | |
| Mrs | Marwa | Al-Attar | Mustansiriyah University | others | Iraq | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | Adnan | Lahuf | Agriculture College/ University of Kerbala | Causes and Symptoms of Infectious Diseases | Iraq | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |
| Mr. | Abbas | Neamah | University of Baghdad | Mechanism of Resistance | Iraq | Research Excellence Award | pencis.com |
| Prof | John S. | Lambert | University College Dublin/ Mater Misericordiae University Hospital | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Ireland | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Md. Shaheen | Sarkar | Limerick Institute of Technology | Antimicrobials, Antibiotics, Antibacterials | Ireland | Outstanding Scientist Award | |
| Mrs | Elinor | Aviv-Sharon | Weizmann Institute of Science | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Israel | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Mary | Bakhanashvili | Bar-Ilan University | others | Israel | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Kosta | Mumcuoglu | The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | Israel | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Shatrupa | Ray | Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Centre, Israel | Microbial Pathogenesis and Virulence | Israel | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | Margarita | Kunin | Sheba Medical Center | Fungal Infections and Challenges in Treatment | Israel | Best Research Article Award | pencis.com |
| Dr | Cristina | Stasi | University of Florence | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Italy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Paolo | Gisondi | University of Verona | Immunology of Infections | Italy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Paola | Di Carlo | PROMISE Department, University of Palermo | others | Italy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Umberto | Triacca | University of L'Aquila | others | Italy | Best Research Award | |
| Prof | Giuseppe | Castaldo | University of Naples Federico II | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Italy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Carolina | Pellegrini | University of Pisa | others | Italy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Francesca | Guida | University of Campania | others | Italy | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Yolande Therese Rose | Proroga | IZS MEZZOGIORNO | others | Italy | Best Researcher Award | |