Spinoza Prize
The NWO Spinoza Prize is the highest award in Dutch science. Each year, NWO awards the NWO Spinoza Prizes to three or four researchers working in the Netherlands who according to international standards belong to the absolute top of science. The NWO Spinoza Laureates do outstanding and groundbreaking research, which has a large impact. They are an inspiration for young researchers.
The prize is named after Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677). Spinoza was an internationally renowned Dutch scientist and a clear example of freedom in research - a tremendous figurehead for this prize.
NWO Spinoza Prize Laureates 2020
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Prof. Nynke Dekker
Biological Physics
TU Delft -
Prof. ir. Jan van Hest
Professor of Bio-organic Chemistry
Eindhoven University of Technology -
Prof. Pauline Kleingeld
Professor of Ethics and its History
University of Groningen -
Prof. Sjaak (Jacques) Neefjes
Professor of Chemical Immunology
Leiden University and the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC)