RIC Business Seminar: What do your future customers want?

Wednesday 16th September 2026, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Roslin Innovation Centre Boardroom, Ground Floor Mezzanine

Strategic Allies Ltd is an open innovation and technology scouting organisation that helps its clients identify, evaluate and commercialise emerging technologies and innovation opportunities. 



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Working across sectors including chemicals, consumer goods, healthcare, food and beverage and agritech, the company connects clients with novel technologies, strategic partners and subject-matter experts to accelerate innovation and business growth. 

Combining technical expertise with commercial insight, Strategic Allies delivers evidence-based technology scouting, market intelligence and innovation strategy that enables organisations to reduce risk, uncover new opportunities and build sustainable competitive advantage.



Why should I attend?

Irrespective of the size and experience of an organisation or research group, the ability to continually identify, evaluate and respond to the evolving needs of customers and/or markets beyond personal or corporate experience is essential to ensuring commercial impact and driving business growth. 

INVITATION EXCLUSIVE TO RIC TENANTS AND MEMBERS

This session will enable attendees to:

  • Identify and define their capabilities beyond primary products and/or services
  • Discover and adopt methodologies on how to keep abreast of key market / customer needs
  • Access current real-world challenges shared by large corporate organisations, and potentially offer solutions for consideration

Please circulate and encourage representation at these events with an appropriate staff member within your team.

Attendance is also an opportunity to meet with Roslin Innovation Centre tenants and members, to share experiences  and contribute to our wider ecosystem.

If you are unable to attend in person, then please let contact RIC Admin for an MS Teams link.