| Dr | Zorica | Janjetovic | UAB | United States | UV-induced skin damage and photoprotection | skin protection | Research Excellence Award | skincareaward.com |
| Dr | Zhenyan | Xia | Tianjin University | China | Skin penetration enhancers and permeability studies | Spray and Atomization | Best Researcher 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 |
| 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 | Yoon-Jin | Lee | Soonchunhyang | South Korea | Natural and plant-based skincare ingredients | anti-cancer properties | Research Excellence Award | skincareaward.com |
| Prof | Xuefeng | Wang | The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University | China | Wound healing and regenerative skin therapies | natural peptides in skin damage and repair | Research Excellence Award | skincareaward.com |
| Prof | Xiaoyong | Wang | Nanjing University | China | Skin cancer prevention and sunscreen efficacy | Anticancer drugs | Innovative Research Award | skincareaward.com |
| Prof | Xiao | Zhang | Chongqing Medical University | China | Psoriasis treatment innovations | Anti-inflammatory and Antioxidant | Excellence in Research Award | skincareaward.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Wenyuan | Fang | Jining Medical University | China | Hyaluronic acid and skin hydration | Glycan synthesis | Research Excellence Award | skincareaward.com |
| Prof | Wenjuan | Yao | Nantong University | China | Natural and plant-based skincare ingredients | cardiovascular pharmacology | Research Excellence Award | skincareaward.com |
| Ms | Vasiliki | Kalodimou | EUC Frankfurt Branch | Germany | Anti-aging skincare formulations | Exosomes | Excellence in 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 | Taihao | Quan | Univ of Michigan | United States | Skin aging biomarkers and assessment | Skin Aging | Research Excellence Award | skincareaward.com |
| Ms | Swarnali | Kundu | UkS Homburg | Germany | Skin aging biomarkers and assessment | Primary Epithelial Cells, biomarkers | Excellence in Research Award | skincareaward.com |
| Dr | Suresh | Thangudu | Stanford University | United States | Nanotechnology in skincare | Nanomedicine | Research Excellence Award | skincareaward.com |
| Dr | Sumedha Nitin | Prabhu | The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen | China | Exosomes and cell signaling in skin | Nanomaterial-Assisted Physical Mass Loading and Signal Amplification Strategies for Exosome Isolation and Sensing in Liquid Biopsy | Best Researcher Award | skincareaward.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Sirikanjana | Thongmee | Kasetsart University | Thailand | Nanotechnology in skincare | Nanomaterials | Research Excellence Award | skincareaward.com |
| Prof | Silvia | Scaglione | React4life | Italy | Skin barrier function and repair | skin on chip | Innovative Research Award | skincareaward.com |
| Prof | Shengping | Hou | Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China | China | Skin inflammation and immune response | Pathogenesis of Immune-Mediated Eye Diseases | Best Researcher Award | skincareaward.com |
| Ms | ŞEYDA | DÜLGERLER | EGE ÜNİVERSİTESİ | Turkey | Environmental pollution and skin health | Psychiatric Nursing | Excellence in Research Award | skincareaward.com |