| Prof. Dr | Faiçal | Brini | Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax | Tunisia | Research Excellence Award | molecularbiologist.org |
| Prof. Dr | João | Espregueira-Mendes | Clínica Espregueira—FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, 4350-415 Porto, Portugal | Portugal | Research Excellence Award | molecularbiologist.org |
| Prof. Dr | Rongbao | Gao | National institute for viral disease control and prevention, China CDC | China | Research Excellence Award | molecularbiologist.org |
| Prof. Dr. | Justice | Norvienyeku | Hainan University | China | Best Researcher Award | molecularbiologist.org |