{"id":398,"date":"2019-10-31T11:39:45","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T11:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/enterprisesu\/?p=398"},"modified":"2025-03-26T13:32:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T13:32:26","slug":"lewis-loane-takes-top-prize-at-invent-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/studentsunion\/2019\/10\/31\/lewis-loane-takes-top-prize-at-invent-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Loane Takes Top Prize at INVENT 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<table class=\"wp-block-table\"><tbody><tr><td>Lewis is final Electrical and Electronic Engineering student and approached\u00a0 <strong>Enterprise SU<\/strong> in 2018 seeking support to develop a business idea.\u00a0 <em>\u2018Signal Optimiser\u2019<\/em> is an electronic signal device that improves the sound quality of amplified instruments.\u00a0\u00a0 <br> \u00a0<br>Lewis received one to one advice and support from the Enterprise Advisers in <strong>Enterprise SU<\/strong> and then applied for the SU\u2019s <em>\u2018What\u2019s the Big Idea<\/em>&#8216; 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