| Mrs | Aline | Batch | University of Aleppo | Syria | Antioxidants and oxidative stress in skin | Plant Biochemistry – Medicinal Plants | Best Academic Researcher Award | skincareaward.com |
| Dr | Hasitha | Weeratunge | Industrial Technology Institute | Sri Lanka | Nanotechnology in skincare | Natural products | Research Excellence Award | skincareaward.com |
| Dr | GUILLERMO | DE CASTRO MAQUEDA | Cadiz University | Spain | UV-induced skin damage and photoprotection | Deporte y fotoproteccion | Best Research Article Award | skincareaward.com |
| Prof | Francisco | Sanchez-Madrid | Hospital Universitario de la Princesa | Spain | Psoriasis treatment innovations | Immunology | Top Skincare Innovation Award | skincareaward.com |
| Mrs | María Piedad | García Ruiz | Servicio Andaluz de Salud | Spain | Barrier creams and occupational skincare | Dermatitis asociada a la incontinencia | Excellence in Research Award | skincareaward.com |
| Prof | John | BENANSIO | Alliance for Environment and Rural Development | South Sudan | Environmental pollution and skin health | Natural Resources management and conservation | Research Excellence Award | skincareaward.com |
| Prof | Yoon-Jin | Lee | Soonchunhyang | South Korea | Natural and plant-based skincare ingredients | anti-cancer properties | Research Excellence Award | skincareaward.com |
| Dr | Seung-Hyun | Jun | LG H&H | South Korea | Skin penetration enhancers and permeability studies | therapeutic deep eutectic solvent; transdermal delivery | Research Excellence Award | skincareaward.com |
| Prof | Jewon | Jung | Kyungsung University | South Korea | Environmental pollution and skin health | Environmental nanoplastic toxicology and metabolomic profiling | Research Excellence Award | skincareaward.com |
| Mr | Daniel | Tswaledi | Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University | South Africa | Wound healing and regenerative skin therapies | Biomedical Sciences | Emerging Researcher Award | skincareaward.com |
| Mr | Zan | Fortuna | GaiaCell Ltd. | Slovenia | Wound healing and regenerative skin therapies | Extracellular vesicles in skin regeneration and wound repair | Research Excellence Award | skincareaward.com |
| Prof | Jianyong | Ouyang | National University of Singapore - Kent Ridge Campus: National University of Singapore | Singapore | Ethical, sustainable, and green chemistry in skincare | bioelectronics | Excellence in Research Award | skincareaward.com |
| Dr | Mirjana | Popadić | Medigroup | Serbia | Skin cancer prevention and sunscreen efficacy | Oncology | Best Researcher Award | skincareaward.com |
| Prof. Dr | Jawhar | GHARBI | King Faisal University | Saudi Arabia | Environmental pollution and skin health | Vaccines | Innovative Research Award | skincareaward.com |
| Prof. Dr | Tamer | Shehata | College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University | Saudi Arabia | Nanotechnology in skincare | Skin Infection | Research Excellence Award | skincareaward.com |
| Prof | Mohammed | Almalki | King Faisal University | Saudi Arabia | Skin microbiome and probiotics | Molecular Biology and biotechnology | Research Excellence Award | skincareaward.com |
| Dr | Dmitrii | Atiakshin | RUDN University | Russia | Wound healing and regenerative skin therapies | regenerative medicine | Excellence in Research Award | skincareaward.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Roxana-Georgiana | Tauser | University of Medicine and Pharmacy Grigore T Popa Iasi | Romania | Personalized skincare and precision dermatology | Cosmeto(epi)genomics in Skin Anti-ageing and Rejuvenation | Best Review Paper Award | skincareaward.com |
| Prof. Dr | Dorota | Olszewska-Słonina | Collegium Medicum of Nicolaus Copernicus University | Poland | Skin penetration enhancers and permeability studies | Ion Transport Pathways in the Skin Microenvironment | Best Researcher Award | skincareaward.com |
| 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 | skincareaward.com |