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The 2020 Champion of Champions Final is here! Ten teams (comprising 28 students) have been shortlisted to pitch their innovations to an esteemed panel of judges from engineering, business, and education sectors.

Congratulations to the seven universities that are represented in the final! 

Plantara was one of 15 groups competing for the Engineers in Business prize, having participated in Lancaster University’s ‘ENGR205 Business Development Project’ Module.

Devon Lewis, a final year PhD Student in Neuroscience, won a £1,500 Engineers in Business Prize for his new business, Inpulse, which is developing smart clothing that increases strength and corrects muscle imbalances for any sport.

This year the first prize winnners in the Engineers in Business Competition (EIBC) will receive appealing new prizes as well as cash prizes ranging between £1,500 and £3,000

This year the first prize winnners in the Engineers in Business Competition (EIBC) will receive appealing new prizes as well as cash prizes ranging between £1,500 and £3,000

Engineering skills are greatly augmented by business education. For this reason, EIBF encourages engineering undergraduates and graduates to participate in university enterprise competitions through the prize fund.

The Silver Award of £2,000 went to Duncan Lyster, an engineering physicist from Exeter University who has created a superior quality, environmentally friendly surfboard

The Gold Award of £3,000 went to Ben Lindsay, a Product Design Engineering student and Emma McQuiggan, a Mechanical Engineering student at Queen’s University Belfast.