The European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE) research roadmap 2040 : Advanced strategies for exploiting the vast potential of polysaccharides as renewable bioresources

Martin Gericke; Adérito J.R. Amaral; Tatiana Budtova; Pieter De Wever; Thomas Groth; Thomas Heinze; Herman Höfte; Anton Huber; Olli Ikkala; Janusz Kapuśniak; Rupert Kargl; João F. Mano; Már Másson; Pietro Matricardi; Bruno Medronho; Magnus Norgren; Tiina Nypelö; Laura Nyström; Anna Roig; Michael Sauer; Henk A. Schols; John van der Linden; Tanja M. Wrodnigg; Chunlin Xu; Gleb E. Yakubov; Karin Stana Kleinschek; Pedro Fardim

doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121633

The European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE) research roadmap 2040 : Advanced strategies for exploiting the vast potential of polysaccharides as renewable bioresources

Martin Gericke
, Adérito J.R. Amaral
, Tatiana Budtova
, Pieter De Wever
, Thomas Groth
, Thomas Heinze
, Herman Höfte
, Anton Huber
, Olli Ikkala
, Janusz Kapuśniak
, Rupert Kargl
, João F. Mano
, Már Másson
, Pietro Matricardi
, Bruno Medronho
, Magnus Norgren
, Tiina Nypelö
, Laura Nyström
, Anna Roig
, Michael Sauer

Henk A. Schols, John van der Linden, Tanja M. Wrodnigg, Chunlin Xu, Gleb E. Yakubov, Karin Stana Kleinschek^*, Pedro Fardim

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Polysaccharides are among the most abundant bioresources on earth and consequently need to play a pivotal role when addressing existential scientific challenges like climate change and the shift from fossil-based to sustainable biobased materials. The Research Roadmap 2040 of the European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE) provides an expert's view on how future research and development strategies need to evolve to fully exploit the vast potential of polysaccharides as renewable bioresources. It is addressed to academic researchers, companies, as well as policymakers and covers five strategic areas that are of great importance in the context of polysaccharide related research: (I) Materials & Engineering, (II) Food & Nutrition, (III) Biomedical Applications, (IV) Chemistry, Biology & Physics, and (V) Skills & Education. Each section summarizes the state of research, identifies challenges that are currently faced, project achievements and developments that are expected in the upcoming 20 years, and finally provides outlines on how future research activities need to evolve.

Original language	English
Article number	121633
Pages (from-to)	1-31
Number of pages	31
Journal	Carbohydrate Polymers
Volume	326
Early online date	6 Dec 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121633
Publication status	Published - 15 Feb 2024
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Funding

The initial focus of EPNOE was on promoting the use of polysaccharides as industry feedstock for the manufacturing of advanced, multifunctional materials. In March 2012, it received further funding from the EC for three years under the FP7-NMP program Grant Agreement ID: 290486 to expand activities towards health- and food-related materials and products as well as to increase industrial participation and innovation. EPNOE has continued after the end of the second period of EC funding in February 2015 and now sustains its activities from membership fees. The network, which began with 16 academic and research institutions from 9 European countries, has grown to include >50 academic, research and industry institutions from all around the world. EPNOE ( www.epnoe.eu ) was established in May 2005 as a Network of Excellence with funding from the EC under the FP6-NMP program Grant Agreement ID: 500375. This network instrument was designed to reduce fragmentation and strengthen competitiveness by assembling a critical mass of resources and expertise centered on various fields of science and technology (in our case polysaccharides). The ambition for this network was to continue to exist and grow on a long-term basis. To reach this goal, EPNOE was registered as a non-profit association in December 2007 and continued its activities after the end of EC funding in October 2009.

UN SDGs

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 13 Climate Action

Keywords

Bioeconomy
Biomaterials
Biomedical applications
Food and nutrition
Polysaccharides

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Gericke, M., Amaral, A. J. R., Budtova, T., De Wever, P., Groth, T., Heinze, T., Höfte, H., Huber, A., Ikkala, O., Kapuśniak, J., Kargl, R., Mano, J. F., Másson, M., Matricardi, P., Medronho, B., Norgren, M., Nypelö, T., Nyström, L., Roig, A., ... Fardim, P. (2024). The European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE) research roadmap 2040 : Advanced strategies for exploiting the vast potential of polysaccharides as renewable bioresources. Carbohydrate Polymers, 326, 1-31. Article 121633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121633

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