| Mr | David Alberto | Benítez González | CIMAT | Epidemiology of Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases | Mexico | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | AJMAL RASHID | BHAT | Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University | others | India | Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| Dr | Kaiming | Bi | UT Austin | Ebola and Zika Viral Infections | United States | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Sumin | Bian | Westlake University | Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Ali | BOUATTOUR | Pasteur Institute of Tunis | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | Tunisia | Best Research Award | |
| Prof | Nourhene | Boudhrioua | ISBST | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Tunisia | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Joseph | BOURGI | Lebanese University | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | Lebanon | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Michael | Boviatsis | University of Piraeus | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Greece | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | ANGEL | CAMPA | CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE, S.C. (CIBNOR) | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Mexico | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Ali | Can | University of Portsmouth | Infectious Diseases Vaccines | United Kingdom | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Ayse | Caner | Ege University Medical School | Immunology of Infections | Turkey | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | Jesús Manuel | Cantoral | Universidad de Cádiz | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | Spain | Research Excellence Award | pencis.com |
| Prof | Yongguo | Cao | Jilin University | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Fidelia | Cascini | Università Cattolica del S. Cuore | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Italy | Best Research Award | |
| Prof | Giuseppe | Castaldo | University of Naples Federico II | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Italy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Daniele | Castro | Instituto Oswaldo Cruz | Immunology of Infections | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Hatice | Catal Reis | Gumushane University | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Turkey | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Rodrigo | Cé | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul | Antimicrobials, Antibiotics, Antibacterials | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Alessandro | Celani | Università Politecnica delle Marche | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Italy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Chawalit | Chaiwong | Asian Institute of Technology | others | Thailand | Best Researcher Award | |