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SUMMARY:260527 TradingZone™: Advanced Through‑Life Pro
 duct Development
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Edinburgh Napier University for a highâ
 €‘energy TradingZone&trade\; focused on Advanced T
 hrough‑Life Product Development\,&nbsp\;bringing
  together industry\, academia\, innovators and pro
 blem‑solvers to explore collaboration opportunit
 ies and accelerate new ideas.\n \n This interactiv
 e session is designed to spark practical conversat
 ions\, identify shared challenges\, and build part
 nerships that can turn emerging technologies into 
 real‑world impact.\n \n This TradingZone&trade\;
  will explore how advanced product development app
 roaches can be applied across the full product lif
 ecycle\, with a particular focus on:\n \n \n 	AIâ€
 ‘assisted product design and optimisation\n 	Desig
 n and development of novel materials\n 	Sustainabl
 e design\,&nbsp\;including energy usage\, reusabil
 ity and recycling\n 	Human‑centred design\;&nbsp
 \;usability\, safety and real‑world user needs\n
  	Digital twins for design validation\, monitoring
  and optimisation\n 	Advanced manufacturing workfl
 ows\n \n \n Whether you are developing new technol
 ogy\, researching emerging methods\, or looking to
  apply innovation within your organisation\, this 
 TradingZone&trade\; offers a space to test ideas a
 nd build connections.\n \n TradingZone&trade\; is 
 a dynamic\, participant‑led trading environment.
 &nbsp\;Unlike traditional networking or conference
  formats\, TradingZone&trade\; is driven by:\n \n 
 \n 	Open discussion\n 	Live problem‑solving\n 	C
 ollaboration and partnership building\n \n \n The 
 aim is to identify and develop business and innova
 tion opportunities\, particularly where collaborat
 ion can help ideas move faster\, further\, and wit
 h greater impact.\n \n Interested in pitching?\n \
 n Your pitch can be at any stage of development. E
 xamples include:\n \n \n 	An early‑stage idea ne
 eding insight or validation\n 	A research project 
 seeking industry partners\n 	A product or service 
 looking for customer channels\n 	A technical chall
 enge requiring specialist skills\n 	A start‑up s
 eeking collaborators\, suppliers or co‑founders\
 n 	A more developed opportunity seeking investors 
 or customers\n \n \n Variety strengthens the day -
  no idea is &ldquo\;too early&rdquo\; or &ldquo\;t
 oo advanced&rdquo\;.&nbsp\;If you would like to be
  considered as a Speed Pitcher\, please get in tou
 ch with Josie: j.deacon@ceed-scotland.com
CATEGORIES:Workshop
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260527T100000
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260527T100000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260527T150000
LOCATION:Edinburgh Napier University\n Craiglockhart Campus
 \n 219 Colinton Road\n Edinburgh\, EH14 1DJ\n Unit
 ed Kingdom\n 
ORGANIZER:MAILTO:j.deacon@ceed-scotland.com
URL:https://ceed-scotland.com/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=2102
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