EPNOE members are performing together many activities and they are sharing information and knowledge.

Information

• Description of running PhD’s within EPNOE institutions
• Description of expertise present within EPNOE community
• Sharing databases
• Tool box (description of equipment present and available in EPNOE  member’s institutions)

Dissemination

• EPNOE Newsletter (distributed to 500 subscribers)

Research

• Establishment of a Research Road Map, able to guide research development in the polysaccharide area
• Performing of the best research activities, evidenced by the number of scientific papers published in the best international journals every year
• Involvement in scientific management at national and international levels (COST, Technology plateforms, committees,…)

Education

• Education of young, brilliant scientists within EPNOE academic institutions, able to efficiently work in academic and industrial context
• More than 40 master and 70 PhD students performed part of their research in another partner’s institution over the last five years
• More than 25 PhD students have been co-directed by two different EPNOE institution’s scientists
• Favouring mobility of post-graduate students across countries and disciplines
• Organisation of courses for students and companies (Junior Scientist meeting)

Innovation and knowledge transfer

• Brain-storming sessions
• “Dormant idea” initiative
• Building of research, development and innovation projects in a fully confidential manner (more than 300 such contracts with companies are running every years)
• Participation to the Bio-based Industries Consortium (http://biconsortium.eu) and to the Bio-based Industries Initiatives.