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Innovation - Laser Etching onto Cork

Sam Pickard, as a graduate from Bath Spa University, received innovation award funding to develop and test laser-engraved cork wall panelling as a commercially viable product.

Sam Pickard

Sam Pickard

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This innovation award was funded by the Knowledge Escalator project, which is part financed by the European Union's ERDF Competitiveness and Employment Programme 2007-13 securing £1,833,000 of ERDF investment through the South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA).

ERDF

ERDF

SWRDA

SWRDA

"The mentor meetings and support were invaluable for keeping me focused and seeing things from a different perspective."

Sam Pickard, Innovation Award Winner 2008