| Dr | Saša | Đurović | Institute of General and Physical Chemistry | Antimicrobials, Antibiotics, Antibacterials | Serbia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Sladjana | Pavic | General Hospital Uzice | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | Serbia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | Filip | Štrbac | University of Belgrade - Institute for Multidisciplinary Research | Antimicrobials, Antibiotics, Antibacterials | Serbia | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |
| Dr. | Nada | Cujic Nikolic | Institute for Medicinal Plants research Dr. Josif Pančić | Antibiotic Alternatives: Phage Therapy and Beyond | Serbia | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |
| Mr | Bingxu | Li | Nanyang Technological University | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Singapore | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Brenda | Tang | Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore | Treatment for Infectious Diseases | Singapore | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Barbara | Heinze | UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA | Causes and Symptoms of Infectious Diseases | South Africa | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Woldegebriel Assefa | Woldegerima | University of Pretoria | Malaria | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Samson | Agberotimi | North-West University | Global Trends in Emerging Infectious Diseases | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Berushka | Padayachee | University of Kwa Zulu Natal | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Lebea | Nthunya | University of the Witwatersrand | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Olaide | Oyelade | University of KwaZulu-Natal | Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Yegnanew A | Shiferaw | Department of Statistics, University of Johannesburg | Global Trends in Emerging Infectious Diseases | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Michael Hermann | Kamdem Kengne | University of Johannesburg | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | South Africa | Best Research Award | |
| Mrs | Adeola | Aasa | university of johannesburg | Plant Disease Modelling and Parameter Estimation | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | Charlene | Pillay | Durban University of Technology | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |
| Ms. | Sankwetea | Mokgokong | North-West University | Pathogen Evolution and Adaptation | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |
| Mr. | Patrick | Rakau | Agricultural Research Council | Plant Disease Modelling and Parameter Estimation | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |
| Prof Dr | Hyun Jin | Park | KOREA UNIVERSITY | Antimicrobials, Antibiotics, Antibacterials | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Minjun | Ahn | Pohang University of Science and Technology | others | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | |