| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Sam Hsien-Yi | Hsu | City University of Hong Kong | China | Encapsulation techniques for active ingredients | Environmental Science and Chemical Engineering | Pioneer Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | GHAZOUANI | HIBA | CRRGC | Tunisia | Environmental pollution and skin health | smart Agriculture | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | pierre | pontarotti | CNRS | France | Skin barrier function and repair | immunology | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Yoon-Jin | Lee | Soonchunhyang | South Korea | Natural and plant-based skincare ingredients | anti-cancer properties | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Seung-Hyun | Jun | LG H&H | South Korea | Skin penetration enhancers and permeability studies | therapeutic deep eutectic solvent; transdermal delivery | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Wenjuan | Yao | Nantong University | China | Natural and plant-based skincare ingredients | cardiovascular pharmacology | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Wenyuan | Fang | Jining Medical University | China | Hyaluronic acid and skin hydration | Glycan synthesis | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof | John | BENANSIO | Alliance for Environment and Rural Development | South Sudan | Environmental pollution and skin health | Natural Resources management and conservation | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Monika | Michalak | Jan Kochanowski University, Collegium Medicum, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences | Poland | Natural and plant-based skincare ingredients | Biological (e.g. antimicrobial, antioxidant, photoprotective, anti-ageing) activity of plant extracts in skincare | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Jewon | Jung | Kyungsung University | South Korea | Environmental pollution and skin health | Environmental nanoplastic toxicology and metabolomic profiling | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Marcelo | Boriollo | Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar) | Brazil | Natural and plant-based skincare ingredients | Trilha 2: Ingredientes naturais e à base de plantas para a pele | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Ms | Meheli | Ghosh | Mercer University | United States | Controlled drug delivery for dermatology | Emulsome based delivery of 4 phenyl butyric acid to mitigate skin injury caused by Arsenicals | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Claudio | Villota | Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins | Chile | Skin aging biomarkers and assessment | Cancer | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | PANAGIOTIS | HALVATSIOTIS | NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS | Greece | Environmental pollution and skin health | METABOLISM | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Suresh | Thangudu | Stanford University | United States | Nanotechnology in skincare | Nanomedicine | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Domenico | Otranto | University of Bari | Italy | Skin microbiome and probiotics | Fungi | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Taihao | Quan | Univ of Michigan | United States | Skin aging biomarkers and assessment | Skin Aging | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Zan | Fortuna | GaiaCell Ltd. | Slovenia | Wound healing and regenerative skin therapies | Extracellular vesicles in skin regeneration and wound repair | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Benjamin | Bonavida | University of California at Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA | United States | Skin inflammation and immune response | Cancer Immunotherapy | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Sirikanjana | Thongmee | Kasetsart University | Thailand | Nanotechnology in skincare | Nanomaterials | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |