This book presents the state of the art in glycoscience and proposes a road map for the coming
decade focusing on the potential of glycoscience research to shed light on important basic
science issues and give rise to exciting new applications especially in the field of diagnosis
and therapeutics. Individual sections offer in-depth coverage of various topics relating to
glycans and biopharmaceuticals glycans in medical science and medicine glycan technologies
glycans in food and nutrients and glycan-related materials and their uses. In addition the
book presents an exemplary training course on glycomics and highlights educational and
analytical web resources and also includes glossaries and boxes summarizing key facts to
ensure ease of understanding for non-expert readers and students. Written by more than 150
active participants in the Japan Consortium for Glycobiology and Glycotechnology (JCGG) whose
goal is to promote the development of interdisciplinary glycoscience and establish a global
network in the field it is a valuable resource for students postdocs and researchers in the
life sciences as well as for stakeholders and professionals in government funding agencies and
industry.
