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United Kingdom

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am a fourth year Chemical Engineering MEng student at the University of Edinburgh
currently looking for a 6 month placement starting this summer. The internship will be part
of the 5th year of my degree. Working at the FujiFilm Tilburg Research Laboratories would be
a great opportunity to play an active role in the development of your colour paper and offset
plates manufacturing facilities.
I am originally from Spain, but grew up in Belgium where I attended an international school,
making me completely fluent in English, French and Spanish. Moreover, I really enjoyed
working in a multilingual environment during my summer internship at the European
Council. Therefore, working for FujiFilm in the Netherlands appeals to me as being in a new
country would further my international interest and provide a great opportunity to learn
Dutch.
Both research areas in your Tilburg facilities, separation membrane technologies and
recombinant gelatine, are interesting and dynamic. During my year abroad in Canada at
Queens University I was involved in a brewing design team and carried out multiple
experiments involving yeasts. After getting familiarised with a relatively simple brewing
setup, I would love to study, understand and improve your manufacturing processes of photo
paper, offset plates, membranes or artificial gelatine.
This year, I chose to take Separation Processes as one of my optional courses. Moreover, I
have learnt about separation techniques while carrying out research for a literature review
project on the flow synthesis of pharmaceuticals. The continuous nature of these processes
enabled better yields and reduced waste. Nowadays, making new, greener, safer and more
efficient products and manufacturing processes is a necessity due to the current unsustainable
use of resources. Recently, FujiFilm has developed plates that require minimal water and
chemicals and I would look forward to carrying out research and further develop these
products to strengthen its market-leading position.
Thank you for taking the time to consider this application and I look forward to hearing from
you in the near future.
Sincerely,

Miguel Granero