Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) problem – Uplaza

DIANA’s mission is to establish and assist innovators from throughout NATO – in flip, serving to the Alliance keep its technological edge, shield its one billion residents and construct a peaceable and extra resilient future. 

We work with among the planet’s most dynamic and thrilling younger corporations to search out dual-use options to defence and safety challenges. 

DIANA wants the brightest and the most effective, and we’re delighted that you simply’re contemplating becoming a member of us.

DIANA leverages its accelerator programme and check centre community to deliver start-ups along with operational finish customers, scientists, and methods integrators to advance compelling deep tech dual-use options for the Alliance.

Corporations chosen by means of the DIANA challenges achieve entry to:

• the DIANA Accelerator Programme together with assist with their know-how and enterprise growth 
• funding to allow them to proceed iteration of their proposed answer by means of an ongoing clear and aggressive course of
• 10+ accelerators throughout the Alliance, with extra deliberate over the approaching years 
• a community of check centres throughout the Alliance the place innovators can check, exhibit and validate their proposed dual-use technological options
• mentoring from scientists, engineers, trade companions, finish customers, and authorities procurement consultants
• an investor community for trusted third-party funding
• alternatives to exhibit know-how in operational environments
• pathways to market throughout the NATO enterprise and 32 Allied markets

Rising and disruptive applied sciences are altering the best way the Alliance operates in instances of peace, disaster, and battle. To sharpen NATO’s technological edge, Allied nations are working along with the non-public sector to undertake and combine new applied sciences and form requirements.

Amongst different know-how areas, DIANA will concentrate on massive knowledge, synthetic intelligence (AI), autonomy, quantum, biotechnologies and human enhancement, power and propulsion, novel supplies and superior manufacturing, hypersonics and house – particularly the place they’re dual-use (civilian and defence) and deep tech in nature, and the place they can be utilized to unravel difficult defence and safety issues.