TY - JOUR
T1 - The European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE) research roadmap 2040 : Advanced strategies for exploiting the vast potential of polysaccharides as renewable bioresources
AU - Gericke, Martin
AU - Amaral, Adérito J.R.
AU - Budtova, Tatiana
AU - De Wever, Pieter
AU - Groth, Thomas
AU - Heinze, Thomas
AU - Höfte, Herman
AU - Huber, Anton
AU - Ikkala, Olli
AU - Kapuśniak, Janusz
AU - Kargl, Rupert
AU - Mano, João F.
AU - Másson, Már
AU - Matricardi, Pietro
AU - Medronho, Bruno
AU - Norgren, Magnus
AU - Nypelö, Tiina
AU - Nyström, Laura
AU - Roig, Anna
AU - Sauer, Michael
AU - Schols, Henk A.
AU - van der Linden, John
AU - Wrodnigg, Tanja M.
AU - Xu, Chunlin
AU - Yakubov, Gleb E.
AU - Stana Kleinschek, Karin
AU - Fardim, Pedro
N1 - Funding Information:
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.
Funding Information:
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.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors
PY - 2024/2/15
Y1 - 2024/2/15
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Bioeconomy
KW - Biomaterials
KW - Biomedical applications
KW - Food and nutrition
KW - Polysaccharides
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U2 - 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121633
DO - 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121633
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85178497728
SN - 0144-8617
VL - 326
SP - 1
EP - 31
JO - Carbohydrate Polymers
JF - Carbohydrate Polymers
M1 - 121633
ER -
