Laser boss handed £40m of taxpayers’ cash increased his wages before firm folded

Scientist and entrepreneur Dr Graeme Malcolm’s M Squared was handed £37.5million from the Scottish National Investment Bank and a further £2.9million from Scottish Enterprise.


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