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New opportunities for Bulgarian innovations in defense through the DIANA program

Софи Терзиева

10.06.2025 • 15:58

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Bulgarian entrepreneurs and innovators have the opportunity to apply for funding under the program of the Defense Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA), which offers support for the development of dual-use technologies. The event in Sofia presented the new areas of the program and the application procedure.

The Deputy Minister of Innovation and Growth, Professor Georgi Angelov, emphasized the importance of Bulgarian projects participating in the DIANA program, which covers an extensive market within NATO. The interaction of DIANA with the NATO Innovation Fund, which provides funding for the expansion of approved solutions, is key.

At the information day in Sofia, the program manager Emma Ryan presented 10 new areas focused on dual-use innovations in fields such as energy, communications, biotechnology, logistics, and space operations. Approved candidates will receive up to 100,000 euros to improve their solutions and access a network of test centers in Europe and North America.

The deadline for applications to the accelerator program, which started on June 2, is July 11, 2023. The event is organized by the Ministry of Innovation and Growth and Sofia Tech Park.