| Ms | Mariana | Ferreira | Federal University of Bahia | Infectious Diseases Vaccines | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Anli | Leng | Shandong University | Infectious Diseases Vaccines | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Barbara | Rath | Vienna Vaccine Safety Initiative | Infectious Diseases Vaccines | Germany | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Ali | Can | University of Portsmouth | Infectious Diseases Vaccines | United Kingdom | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Woldegebriel Assefa | Woldegerima | University of Pretoria | Malaria | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Teshome | Degefa | Jimma University | Malaria | Ethiopia | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Christian Kweku | Adokoh | University of Cape Coast | Malaria | Ghana | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Halidou | Tinto | IRSS-Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro | Malaria | Burkina Faso | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Mario Henry | Rodriguez | Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública | Malaria | Mexico | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Carmen | Wacher | UNAM | Mechanism of Resistance | Mexico | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Diego | Mercanti | CONICET | Mechanism of Resistance | Argentina | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Liang | Fu | Northeast Normal University | Mechanism of Resistance | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Changxin | Wu | Shanxi University | Mechanism of Resistance | China | Excellence Award (Any Scientific field) | |
| Mr | Farag | Kuwil | Karabuk University | Microbial Forensics and Molecular Basis of Bacteria | Turkey | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Niramon | Thamwiriyasati | Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Burapha University | Microbial Forensics and Molecular Basis of Bacteria | Thailand | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Nipon | Pisutpaisal | King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok | Microbial Forensics and Molecular Basis of Bacteria | Thailand | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Wahid Ali Hamood | AL-Towayti | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia | Microbial Forensics and Molecular Basis of Bacteria | Malaysia | Best Research Award | |
| Prof | Ping | Lin | Army Medical University | Microbial Forensics and Molecular Basis of Bacteria | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Margarete | Teresa Gottardo de Almeida | Medical School of São José do Rio Preto - FAMERP | Microbial Pathogenesis and Virulence | Brazil | Best Research Award | |
| Prof Dr | RAYMUNDO RENE | RIVAS | Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez | Microbial Pathogenesis and Virulence | Mexico | Best Research Award | |