Hadjinicolau was recognised for his contribution to a research project on new molecular methods of diagnosis using molecular beacons for the bacteria Salmonella, Bacillus anthracis and the SARS virus.
Hadjinicolau je nagrađen za svoj doprinos istraživačkom projektu novih molekularnih metoda u dijagnosticiranju koristeći molekularne testove za bakterije Salmonele, Bacillus anthracis i virus SARS.