{"id":3295,"date":"2026-05-06T09:23:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T09:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/rie\/?p=3295"},"modified":"2026-05-06T09:23:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T09:23:44","slug":"pitch-collaborate-and-innovate-at-ceeds-tradingzone-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/rie\/pitch-collaborate-and-innovate-at-ceeds-tradingzone-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Pitch, collaborate and innovate at CeeD\u2019s TradingZone\u2122 event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ceed-scotland.com\/civicrm\/event\/info?id=2102&amp;reset=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3296 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/rie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2026\/05\/CeeD-event-May2026-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/rie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2026\/05\/CeeD-event-May2026-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/rie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2026\/05\/CeeD-event-May2026-600-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Edinburgh Napier University\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/innovationhub.napier.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Innovation Hub<\/a> is pleased to be supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/ceed-scotland.com\/\">CeeD Scotland<\/a> to host a high\u2011energy TradingZone\u2122 pitching event on Wednesday 27 May, bringing together industry, innovators and researchers to explore new opportunities in advanced through\u2011life product development.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Running from 10am to 3pm at our <strong>Craiglockhart Campus<\/strong>, this interactive session is designed to spark practical conversations, surface shared challenges and build collaborations that can accelerate new ideas into real\u2011world impact.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Connecting research with industry needs<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>TradingZone\u2122 thrives on diverse expertise, making this an ideal opportunity for academics across the University to engage directly with industry challenges and innovation priorities.<\/p>\n<p>While the themes have strong relevance to engineering and technology, they also intersect with areas such as sustainability; human behaviour; design; data; business models; health; creativity; and user experience.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What the session will explore<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The TradingZone\u2122 will focus on <strong>Advanced Through\u2011Life Product Development<\/strong>, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AI assisted product design and optimisation<\/li>\n<li>Design and development of novel materials<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable design, including energy usage, reusability and recycling<\/li>\n<li>Human centred design, usability and safety<\/li>\n<li>Digital twins for design validation, monitoring and optimisation<\/li>\n<li>Advanced manufacturing workflows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Application areas include medical devices, wind turbines, engines, bicycles and wider engineering systems.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are researching emerging methods, developing new technologies or exploring how innovation can be applied in practice, this event offers a space to test ideas, gain insight and build connections.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What makes TradingZone\u2122 different<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>TradingZone\u2122 is not a conference and not a networking session. It is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open discussion<\/li>\n<li>Live problem\u2011solving<\/li>\n<li>Collaboration and partnership building<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The aim is to identify and develop business and innovation opportunities, especially where collaboration can help ideas move faster and further.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Who can take part and pitch? <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This interactive event is open to <strong>industry, academia, innovators and problem\u2011solvers across Scotland<\/strong>, and we are encouraging<strong> ENU academics from all Schools to get involved<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>CeeD are looking for <strong>12 pitches in total<\/strong>, and we would like to see strong representation from Edinburgh Napier, so please consider putting an idea forward.<\/p>\n<p>Your pitch can be at any stage of development. 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