| Prof | Zahava | Vadasz | Bnai-Zion Medical Ceneter | Israel | Atopic dermatitis and eczema management | Atopic Dermatitis | Innovative Research 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 |
| Dr | zhengqi | wang | Division of Life Science and Centre for Chinese Medicine, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China | China | Skin barrier function and repair | skin repair | Best Researcher Award | skincareaward.com |
| Dr | Zhenyan | Xia | Tianjin University | China | Skin penetration enhancers and permeability studies | Spray and Atomization | Best Researcher Award | skincareaward.com |
| Dr | Zorica | Janjetovic | UAB | United States | UV-induced skin damage and photoprotection | skin protection | Research Excellence Award | skincareaward.com |