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.
Hadžinikolau je nagrađen za svoj doprinos istraživačkom projektu novih molekularnih metoda u dijagnosticiranju, korištenjem molekularnih testova za bakterije salmonelu, bacillus anthracis i virus SARS.