Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır announced in his post on his X account that 8 new members from Turkey have joined NATO’s innovation accelerator network. So what is an innovation accelerator network?
8 new members from Turkey joined the NATO innovation accelerator network!
The Ministry of Industry and Technology announced that 8 new centers from Turkey have joined the Test Centers Network of the NATO Acceleration Program DIANA, which is carried out in national coordination. In this way, it was said that the number of test centers in the country’s network reached 10.
It was stated that this DIANA Program, which develops technologies for civil and military purposes in nine advanced technology fields and provides grant support of up to 300,000 Euros to companies, also offers services such as consultancy, access to investor networks, free access to acceleration and test centers, and access to the markets of NATO and allied countries. .
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Two Turkish companies were among the 44 companies that were eligible to be supported in the program’s pilot calls opened in 2023. It was emphasized that the companies selected for the DIANA Acceleration Program will have free access to 182 Test Centers, 10 of which are in Turkey, with infrastructures where they can develop, test and verify their technologies.
The Test Centers of the North Atlantic Defense Innovation Accelerator Program in Turkey are as follows:
- TÜBİTAK BİLGEM
- TÜBİTAK SAGE
- TUBITAK Marmara Research Center (MAM)
- Biological Chemical Testing Center
- CBRN Defense Technologies Research Group
- METU Micro Electromechanical Systems Center (MEMS)
- METU Solar Energy Research Center (GÜNAM)
- Sabancı University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM)
- Bilkent University National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM)
- Izmir Biomedicine and Genome Center (İBG)
- TAI Turkish Aerospace Industry Joint Stock Company
- BİAS Engineering
Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır, who made all these statements, supported the project by using the following statements.
“We also see the returns of our investments in Turkey’s technology infrastructure and capabilities in the international arena. 8 new centers from Turkey have joined the Test Centers Network of the NATO Acceleration Program DIANA, whose national coordination is carried out by our Ministry.
Thus, the number of test centers in our country’s network reached 10. The DIANA program provides grant support of up to 300,000 Euros to companies developing dual-use (civilian and military) technologies in nine advanced technology areas.
In addition, it offers consultancy, access to a wide investor network, free access to acceleration and testing centers, product testing opportunities, and access to the markets of NATO and allied countries. 2 Turkish companies were among the 44 companies that were eligible to be supported in the program’s pilot calls opened in 2023. Companies selected for the DIANA Acceleration Program gain free access to 182 Test Centers, 10 of which are located in our country, where they can develop, test and verify their technologies.
“Thanks to the presence of more centers from Turkey in this network, the effectiveness of our country in the implementation of the program will increase, while more of our companies will benefit from the supports, the companies selected for the program will be able to use the test centers in our country.”
So what is an innovation accelerator network?
The Innovation Accelerator Network, namely the DIANA program, provides grant support to companies developing technologies for civil and military purposes in nine technology areas: big data, artificial intelligence, autonomy, quantum, biotechnologies and human development, hypersonics, energy and propulsion, new materials and advanced manufacturing and space. It is a program run by .