Epilogue: What did we learn? What can we expect in the future? Concluding remarks and outstanding issues

Abstract

At the end of this book, it is the place to draw a number of key conclusions. Information is provided and opinions are expressed in the 11 chapters describing the basic concepts of NBCDs, different NBCD and closely related product families, and analytical toolboxes for NBCDs. Going through the contents one can come up with a number of observations and conclusions. In this epilogue: ‘What did we learn? What can we expect in the future? Concluding remarks and outstanding issues’ we will discuss some of these observations and provide (a beginning of) some answers.