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NATO - Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA)
https://www.diana.nato.int/Last activity: 21.07.2025
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DIANA provides dual-use innovators in NATO countries with funding and a fast track to adapt their solutions for defence and security needs. Emerging and disruptive technologies are shaping the world – and the Alliance is adapting to keep pace. Our Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic seeks to unite the best and brightest deep tech innovators in the Alliance to ensure that we are well-prepared to protect our 30 nations and nearly one billion citizens.
Location: Belgium, Brussels-Capital, Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2022
Mentions in press and media 18
| Date | Title | Description |
| 21.07.2025 | “Someone Might Argue That Investing in a Pen Factory Is Dual-Use” | Europe ~ Company: By mid to late 2023, Ukrainian units repurposed low-cost agricultural drones to launch 15 kg of explosives against Russian armor. Within days, equipment built for crop analysis became an improvised artillery system. It’s n... |
| 10.06.2025 | Finland’s NATO DIANA defence innovation accelerator kicks off in 2026 – companies can already apply for next year’s programme | Finland’s NATO DIANA defence innovation accelerator kicks off in 2026 – companies can already apply for next year’s programme Tue, Jun 10, 2025 08:09 CET Report this content Press release 10 June, 2025 VTT Technical Research Centre of Finla... |
| 05.06.2025 | NATO DIANA applications open | The Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (NATO DIANA) is accepting applications for an innovation programme in ten challenge areas to develop next-generation dual-use technologies, Latvia’s Ministry of Defence is reminding ... |
| 23.04.2025 | Aquark Technologies and NOC successfully trap cold atoms underwater for the first time with Boaty McBoatface | In partnership with the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and their Autosub Long Range, affectionately known as Boaty McBoatface, Aquark Technologies has successfully and continuously trapped cold atoms in dynamic conditions underwater for... |
| 11.12.2024 | Swedish BLIXT Joins NATO’s DIANA Programme – Leading Innovation in Power Technology | Swedish BLIXT Joins NATO’s DIANA Programme – Leading Innovation in Power Technology Wed, Dec 11, 2024 15:00 CET Report this content Stockholm, Sweden – December 11, 2024 – BLIXT, a global leader in programmable power, has been selected to p... |
| 15.10.2024 | Wazoku powers One Big Thing: empowering UK civil servants to drive change | The UK Government has launched One Big Thing, an innovation programme that aims to inspire civil servants to make small, impactful changes that spark innovation across departments. The programme runs until 14 February 2025 and will provide ... |
| 13.09.2024 | Draghi report sounds alarm on Europe's competitive decline | This week, the European Union released a report about the future of European competitiveness authored by Mario Draghi, former Italian prime minister and president of the European Central Bank. The nearly 400-page report, a year in the makin... |
| 30.07.2024 | NATO’s Accelerator DIANA Opens Applications for Defence Startups from SEE | Southeast Europe ~ Company: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has launched the challenges of the second edition of NATO‘s own deep tech, dual-use accelerator programme, DIANA (Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlanti... |
| 08.07.2024 | New application round for NATO DIANA is now open until August 2024 | The new application round for the NATO DIANA (Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic) is open until the beginning of August! Innovative startups from across NATO are invited to apply and bring their groundbreaking solutions t... |
| 14.06.2024 | Wazoku partners with NATO DIANA accelerator | Wazoku has officially partnered with NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) to support the accelerator’s day-today operations. DIANA’s mission is to locate and accelerate dual-use innovation across the Alliance... |
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