1) Kainuma Award
Takashi Kuriki (Ezaki Glico Co.,Ltd., Glico Nutrition Co., Ltd.)
2) Society Award of JSAG
Satoshi Kaneko (Ryukyu Univ.)
“Studies on hemicellulases”
3) Encouragement Award
Akihiko Nakamura (Shizuoka Univ.)
“Characterization of crystalline carbohydrate hydrolyzing enzymes”
Tomohiko Matsuzawa (Kagawa Univ.)
“Research on polysaccharide-degrading enzymes of filamentous fungi”
4) Technical Development Award
Kazumi Funane (Yamanashi Univ.), Hikaru Kato, Shiro Hino, Shigehachi Gibu, Machi Sakai, Kazuyuki Okada (Nissin Sugar Manufacturing Co., Ltd.)
“Production and functional studies of cycloisomaltooligosaccharide”
1) Society Award of JSAG
Shinya Fushinobu (Tokyo Univ.)
“Research on three-dimensional structures of novel carbohydrate-active enzymes”
Kiyohiko Igarashi (Tokyo Univ.)
“Functional analysis of hydrolytic and redox enzymes involved in cellulose degradation”
2) Encouragement Award
Takatsugu Miyazaki (Shizuoka Univ.)
“Study on structures and function of glycoside hydrolases active on microbial α-glucans”
Daitaro Ishikawa (Tohoku Univ.)
“Study on the evaluation of internal structure of food polymers and control of physical properties by applied spectroscopy”
3) Technical Development Award
Ryo Kakutani, Hideki Kajiura, Takashi Huruyashiki, Michiyo Yanase, Koji Odan, Takashi Kuriki (Ezaki Glico Co.,Ltd.)
“Enzymatically synthesized glycogen: development of new synthetic methods, manufacturing at the industrial scale, and applications in food, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals”
Akiko Yasuda, Takanori Okura, Akira Kawashima, Machiko Sugimoto, Shoji Kakuta, Mieko Kuniyoshi (Nagase Viita Co., Ltd.)
“Development of a dietary fiber material, cyclic nigerosylnigerose syrup”
1) Nikuni Award
Hitoshi Hashimoto
“Contribution to industrial production of new carbohydrates integrated with sugar refining technology“
Yoshiyuki Sakano
“Studies on structure-function relationships of enzymes acting on starch and related polysaccharides and their applications“
2) Society Award of JSAG
Tatsuji Sakamoto (Osaka Metropolitan Univ.)
“Studies on pectinolytic enzymes produced by fungi and their applications”
2) Encouragement Award
Midori Umekawa (Mie Univ.)
“Mechanism of starvation-induced glycan metabolism in yeast“
Kazuhiro Chiku (Nippon Veterinary and Life Science Univ.)
“Research on structural transformation of oligosaccharides under heat treatment“
