| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Hyung Wook | Kwon | Incheon National University | Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Alfredo | Jover-Sáenz | Hospital Universiti Arnau de Vilanova de Lleida | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Stewardship | Spain | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Alberto | Cordero | Hospital Universitario de San Juan | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Spain | Best Research Award | |
| Prof Dr | Jose M | Miro | Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Spain | Blood Stream Infections, Bacteraemia, Septicaemia, Blood Poisoning | Spain | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Alfredo | Bardaji | Hospital Joan XXIII | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Spain | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Eloy | Espin-Basany | Hospital Valle de Hebron | Surgical Site Infections | Spain | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Edel | Noriega Álvarez | University Hospital of Ciudad Real | Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | Spain | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Eva | Armero | Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena Q8050013E | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Spain | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Laura | Moreno Galarraga | CHN Pediatria | Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | Spain | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Enrique | Guillén-Lozada | Niño Jesus University Children’s Hospital | Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Childhood Infectious Diseases | Spain | Best Researcher Award | |