| Prof. Dr | Yi | Zhao | Beijing University of Chemical Technology | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Yi Yan | Yang | Bioprocessing Technology Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore | Singapore | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Yossef | Elabd | Texas A&M University | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yue | Qiu | Jinhua Advanced Research Institute | China | Excellence in Research |
| Ms | Yun | Ding | Shanghai University | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yuriko | Ono | Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural Univer-sity of Medicine | Japan | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Zahir | Ahmadullah | ANASTU | Afghanistan | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zerayehu | Eshete | Addis Ababa University | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Zhenyan | Xia | Tianjin University | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zhilin | Xia | Hubei engineering University | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Zhitao | Wang | Henan Normal University | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zhongxin | Song | Shenzhen University | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zi-Bo | Li | Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Zi-Qi | Zhu | Changzhou University | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Zinuo | Yuan | Shandong university | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Иван | Сахаров | МГУ имени М.В. Ломоносова | Russia | Best Researcher Award |