| Dr | Evandro | Teixeira | University of Brasilia | Brazil | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | DARIO | RAMIREZ | CONICET-UNSL | Argentina | Excellence in Research |
| Prof. Dr | Anthony | Valverde | Tecnológico de Costa Rica | Costa Rica | Excellence in Research |
| Mr | Efrain | Noa Yarasca | Texas A&M Agrilife | United States | Excellence in Research |
| Prof. Dr | Miguel | Castro Fernández | Universidad Tecnológica de La Habana José Antonio Echeverría, Cujae | Cuba | Excellence in Research |
| Prof. Dr | Decheng | Yang | University of British Columbia | Canada | Excellence in Research |
| Prof. Dr | Dania | González Couret | Technological University of Havana | Cuba | Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Prof | Merlin | Butler | University of Kansas Medical Center | United States | Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Dr | Zohar | Ibarra | CONAHCYT | Mexico | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Prof. Dr | Marcelo | Pagnola | INTECIN (UBA-CONICET) | Argentina | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Dr | Luis Mariano | de la Torre Fonseca | Hospital Docente Clínico Quirúrgico Comandante Manuel Faardo | Cuba | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Prof. Dr | Salvatore | De-Simone | Oswaldo Cruz Foundation | Brazil | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Dr | Brenda | Fina | Facultad Regional Venado Tuerto, Universidad Tecnologica Regional | Argentina | Women Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Monika | Fleshner | University of Colorado Boulder | United States | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | BOLANLE | BABALOLA | UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN | Canada | Women Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Deicy Carolina | Lozano | Universidad Nacional de Loja | Ecuador | Women Researcher Award |