Complex sentence: Piet Gros received an ERC Advanced grant of the European Research Council in 2008 and in April 2013, Piet Gros became Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion, when he received a Royal Decoration for his scientific achievements.
Split into simpler sentences: Piet Gros received an ERC Advanced grant of the European Research Council in 2008. In April 2013, Piet Gros became Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion, when he received a Royal Decoration for his scientific achievements.