The first Prize Winners from Asia
2015 Laureates awarded for energy-saving method Akira Isogai, Tsuguyuki Saito, Tokyo University and Yoshiharu Nishiyama, Cermav, France, were the first scientists from Japan to be awarded with the Marcus Wallenberg Prize. They were also the first laureates from Asia. The Marcus Wallenberg Prize is based on appropriations of Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags AB, Sweden, to encourage […]
Young researchers bringing the future to the forest industry
New approaches to the forest industry were presented by young researchers during the celebrations of The Marcus..
Young Researchers looking for sustainable solutions
The urge to replace fossil based polymers characterizes the work of several young researchers participating in the celebrations of..
2015 Marcus Wallenberg Prize Awarding
A group of researchers from Japan and France is being awarded The 2015 Marcus Wallenberg Prize for their development of an energy..
Young Researchers’ Challenge 2015
The Marcus Wallenberg Foundation invites young researchers to take part in Young Researchers’ Challenge with the chance to win a spot at the Prize..
2015 – Akira Isogai, Tsuguyuki Saito, Japan, and Yoshiharu Nishiyama, France
for their ground-breaking research on TEMPO-mediated oxidation of cellulose fibre and further exploitation of this oxidation as a tool to produce nanofibrillated cellulose from wood pulp in an energy-efficient way. Their innovative work has strongly intensified the interest for industrially attractive production of nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) and the development of commercial applications throughout the world. […]
Energy-efficient method for producing nanocellulose
The 2015 Marcus Wallenberg Prize is being awarded to a group of researchers from Japan and France for their development of an energy-efficient method to produce nanofibrillated cellulose. Stabilizers in chemicals, food and cosmetics, raw materials for new types of textile fibres or composites or materials for wound dressing are just a few examples of […]
Electronics on paper opens up a new global market
Professor Magnus Berggren’s research enables electronics like sensors, displays and antennas to be printed on paper and cardboard, opening up a new, gigantic global market for forest industry products. Today, his pioneering research will be acknowledged when the Swedish King awards him the Marcus Wallenberg Prize in Stockholm. The best-before date printed on the milk […]
