| Dr | Eulogio | Soto | Universidad de Valparaiso | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | Chile | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Luciana Daniela | Garlisi Torales | Universidad María Auxiliadora | others | Paraguay | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Juan | Rodriguez | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Tuberculosis | Colombia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Cesar | Sierra | UNiversidad Nacional de Colombia | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Colombia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Eva | Armero | Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena Q8050013E | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Spain | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Marco | Gontijo | Universidade Estadual de Campinas | Antimicrobials, Antibiotics, Antibacterials | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Selwyn | Headley | Universidade Estadual de Londrina | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | Brazil | Best Research Award | |
| Mr | Washington | Silva | Universidade Federal da Paraíba | Epidemiology of Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases | Brazil | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Rodrigo | Cé | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul | Antimicrobials, Antibiotics, Antibacterials | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Leonardo | Corecco | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul | others | Brazil | Best Research Award | |
| Prof Dr | Edilson | Alencar-Filho | Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Anisio Iuri | Rosario | Universidade Federal Fluminense | Epidemiology of Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Fidelia | Cascini | Università Cattolica del S. Cuore | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Italy | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Alessandro | Celani | Università Politecnica delle Marche | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Italy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mrs | Vita | Meylani | Universitas Siliwangi | Microbial Pathogenesis and Virulence | Indonesia | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Thaigarajan | Parumasivam | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Antimicrobials, Antibiotics, Antibacterials | Malaysia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Hazri | Bakhtiar | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | Malaysia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Wahid Ali Hamood | AL-Towayti | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia | Microbial Forensics and Molecular Basis of Bacteria | Malaysia | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | SINOUVASSANE | DJEARAMANE | UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | Maldives | Best Research Award | |
| Prof | John S. | Lambert | University College Dublin/ Mater Misericordiae University Hospital | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Ireland | Best Researcher Award | |