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The short History

The EPNOE was established in May 2005 as a “Network of Excellence (NoE)” with funding from the European Commission (EC) under the FP6-NMP program Grant Agreement ID: 500375. The NoE instrument was designed to reduce fragmentation and strengthen competitiveness by assembling a critical mass of resources and expertise centered on individual fields of science and technology (in our case, polysaccharides).

The ambition was for such networks to be “Durable Integration Structures with the momentum to survive and grow on a long-term basis.” 

To fulfill that, the EPNOE was registered as a non-profit association in December 2007, and continued its activities after the end of EC funding in October 2009.

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 and increase industrial participation and innovation.

The 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 countries around Europe, has grown to include 42 academic, research and industry institutions from around the world.

Activities

Research and Industry events

Organization of networking events between research and industry for building project proposals

Providing Knowledge

Acting as a source of expert technical knowledge for industry and civil society.

Organize Conferences

Organization of international conferences once a year, alternating between a full conference and one for junior scientists (PhD students and early postdocs)

ORganize Workshops

Organization of student/researcher training through exchange programs (e.g. Erasmus), workshops and training courses

Executive Board

Prof. Pedro Fardim

Prof. Pedro Fardim

President
Department of Chemical Engineering
KU Leuven, Belgium

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Prof. Karin Stana Kleinschek

Prof. Karin Stana Kleinschek

Vice-President Research
TU Graz, Austria

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Dr. Carmen Freire

Dr. Carmen Freire

Vice-President Conferences
and Workshops
Department of Chemistry
University of Aveiro, Portugal

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Prof. Laura Nyström

Prof. Laura Nyström

Vice-President Membership and Awards
ETH Zurich
Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, Switzerland

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Assoc. Prof. Nicolas Le Moigne

Assoc. Prof. Nicolas Le Moigne

Vice-President Administration & Marketing
Centre of Materials
IMT Mines Alès, France

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Assoc. Prof. Tiina Nypelö

Assoc. Prof. Tiina Nypelö

Vice-President Education
Chalmers University of Technology,
Gothenburg, Sweden

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Katariina Torvinen

Katariina Torvinen

Vice-President Innovation
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland,
Espoo, Finland

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Maria (Miriam) Topo

Maria (Miriam) Topo

EPNOE Communications & Administration Officer,
Department of Chemical Engineering,
KU Leuven, Belgium

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EPNOE Junior

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FOUNDER

Dr. Patrick Navard

Dr. Patrick Navard

EPNOE Founding Coordinator
Research Director in CNRS
Researcher

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About EPNOE

The European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence is a non-profit Association promoting research, education, and knowledge-transfer between academia, industry, and civil society, in all fields related to polysaccharides science and technology.

 

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EPNOE Association
Department of Chemical Engineering
KU Leuven
Celestijnenlaan 200F bus 2424
Leuven Chem&Tech -3rd Floor
Office: 03.113
B-3001 Leuven, Heverlee
Belgium
contact@epnoe.eu

 
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