Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (KNAW)

Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (KNAW)- Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Advises the government on matters related to scientific research; Judges the quality of scientific research; Provides a forum for the scientific community and promoting international scientific co-operation; Acts as an umbrella organization for institutes engaged in basic and strategic research, scientific information services and biological collection management.