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”