"3D-Gene™ Competition Award" is donated to encourage, further progress and achievement of scientists using the DNA microarray technology in their research. publishing papers with superior quality in the analyses using DNA microarray. The award is open for every researcher who has the study plans in which the gene expression analyses form an important part of the research. The recipients get the award as the analysis with "3D-Gene™" which they hope in their research plan.
2010's recipients were
| Dr. Martín C. Abba | INIBA, Faculty of Medical Sciences - National University of La Plata |
| Dr. Robert S. Bowen | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| Dr. Mireille Delhase | Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences |
| Dr. Elisa Oltra | Catholic University of Valencia |
2009's recipients were
| Dr. Gary W. Jones | National University of Ireland Maynooth |
| Dr. MiMi P. Macias | The EAR Foundation of Arizona |
| Dr. Jun Sun | University of Rochester |
| Dr. Sue Rutherford Siegel | Penn State University |