the NWO shares every year since 1995, the Spinoza Prize from. the bulk of the NWO budget comes from the Ministry of Education. the four super researchers received on September 13 the premium in the Nieuwe Kerk in the Hague.

Prof. Dr. WTS (Wilhelm) Huck (1970) is professor of physical and organic chemistry at the Radboud University Nijmegen. His work focuses on research into the processes that occur in human cells. Knowledge of the operation of this complexity can lead to a better understanding of diseases and develop better drugs.

Prof.dr. L.W. (Lodi) Nauta (1966) is Professor of History of Philosophy at the University of Groningen. NWO: ,, Nauta puts into his work unexpected, but structural parallels between philosophical thinking about language in the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the twentieth century. Innovative way it combines linguistic, historical and philosophical insights, including the place of humanism in the history of Western (language) philosophy. “

Prof. Dr. M.W. (Mihai) Netea (1968) is Professor of Experimental Internal Medicine at the Radboudmc. He conducts research into how the immune system recognizes microorganisms, including the dangerous fungus Candida albicans, a causative agent of septicemia. Netea did in that area important discoveries. NWO: ,, He was internationally as one of the first in this area of ​​research involved and is a pioneer in his field “

Prof.. Dr. Ir. BJ (Bart) to Be (1961) is professor of applied physics at the University of Groningen. NWO: ,, He is a world leading physicist in the field of electricity transmission by quantum structures “Van Wees is a top researcher in the field of ‘spintronics’.. In particular, he focuses on its application to the revolutionary material graphene, the strongest material in the world