{"id":15340,"date":"2025-02-11T14:26:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T11:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/defence-business-lab\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T13:12:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T10:12:17","slug":"defence-business-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/en\/defence-business-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Defence Business Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15340\" class=\"elementor elementor-15340 elementor-12864\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-047d659 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"047d659\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc10343 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc10343\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a5ee58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a5ee58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Defence Business Lab<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a0cc1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a0cc1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Applications are open!<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>The pre-accelerator programme Defence Business Lab welcomes <\/strong><strong>deep tech startup founders and team members whose company has a technology readiness level (TRL) of 3 or higher.<\/strong><\/p><p>The programme aims to support further development of the company\u2019s technology and enable testing in real-world environments. Its ultimate goal is to prepare teams to successfully apply to the NATO DIANA accelerator or the European Defence Fund (EDF) programmes. <\/p><p>The programme is suited for teams with an innovative solution to defence and security challenges, a TRL of at least 3, and readiness to further develop and test their solution in real-world environments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-115fd86 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"115fd86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e27e63 sparkup-hexagon-behind-v2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e27e63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Diana_DBL_1920x1080_est-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12921\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Diana_DBL_1920x1080_est-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Diana_DBL_1920x1080_est-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Diana_DBL_1920x1080_est-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Diana_DBL_1920x1080_est-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Diana_DBL_1920x1080_est-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ab451 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile hide-background-element elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9ab451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"174\" src=\"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/inactive-dot.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9531\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c851bf elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile hide-background-element elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c851bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"174\" src=\"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/active-dot.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9532\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43292401 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43292401\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15df8962 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15df8962\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4> <\/h4><h4>The programme includes:<\/h4><div><article><div><ul><li>a \u20ac5,000 grant to support development and innovation;<\/li><li>a pre-accelerator programme with intensive training led by experts;<\/li><li>a structured 3-month programme focused on in-depth guidance and development;<\/li><li>mentorship with up to 8 hours of one-on-one support from top experts;<\/li><li>access to a strong network, providing contacts and resources to bring your idea into real-world use.<\/li><\/ul><div> <\/div><p>The programme consists of four learning modules and concludes with a demo day, where teams receive feedback on their progress. The best applicants selected during the admission round will join the 3-month intensive programme. <\/p><p>The application deadline is <strong>April 10 <\/strong>\u2014 apply today and take your technology to the next level. <\/p><\/div><\/article><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65c5726 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"65c5726\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b395c7f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b395c7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ad696a elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2ad696a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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The pre-accelerator programme Defence Business Lab welcomes deep tech startup founders and team members whose company has a technology readiness level (TRL) of 3 or higher. The programme aims to support further development of the company\u2019s technology and enable testing in real-world environments. 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