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participation in four COST actions is very important, allowing for international 
exchange and transfer of knowledge. Collaboration within the unit, between the 
carbohydrate and trace element researchers, is not significant.

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Recommendations
The carbohydrate unit is doing well and should continue in the directions indicated. 
The application of modified oligosaccharides as renewable raw materials in material 
sciences might be an attractive additional research field. The fundraising and number 
of publications should increase steadily during the next years. Publication in non-
specialist journals should also be considered. The situation of the trace element group 
is not satisfactory, since it is quite isolated within the unit.