The EU Defence Innovation Scheme (EUDIS) is an instrument enabled by the European Defence Fund (EDF) to strengthen defence innovation in the European Union. EUDIS offers a set of instruments for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including start-ups, and other non-traditional players in defence industrial ecosystem to ensure more opportunities to access the European Defence Fund. It aims to lower entry barriers into the defence domain for smaller players and innovators, focusing on technological readiness and market maturity. EUDIS is here to support innovators throughout the development cycle to mature, scale-up, demonstrate their use-case, grow and successfully enter the market. https://lnkd.in/dRKgS7s3
European Defence Fund
Investment Management
The European Defence Fund 2023 Work Programme provides €1.2bn for defence RD&I through its annual calls for proposals.
About us
The European Defence Fund (EDF) is a component of the European Union's (EU) Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) which aims to coordinate and increase national investment in defence research and improve interoperability between national armed forces.
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https://eda.europa.eu/what-we-do/EU-defence-initiatives/european-defence-fund-(edf)
External link for European Defence Fund
- Industry
- Investment Management
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Ixelles
- Type
- Government Agency
- Founded
- 2017
Locations
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Primary
Get directions
Rue des Drapiers, 17-23
European Defence Agency
Ixelles, B-1050 , BE
Employees at European Defence Fund
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Luis Barbosa
Chief Innovation Officer | Deep Tech | Creative Digital Intelligence (CDI)| Defense | PhD Researcher Pioneering “Nature Citizenship" paradigm
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Thomas Athanasiou
There is a solution for every problem - and I’m there to find it!
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Fredrik Bruhn, PhD
CEO & Aviator at BruhnBruhn Holding, Council member Stimson Center Loomis Innovation Council, Eisenhower Fellow
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David D.
Business Strategy and Innovation
Updates
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Check out the The EDF Work Programme 2025 addressing 33 call topics in total, structured along 7 thematic calls for proposals, 2 non-thematic calls for proposals and 2 actions in support of the Alliance for Defence Medical Countermeasures. The European Commission adopted the European Defence Fund’s annual Work Programme for 2025, allocating €1.065 billion for collaborative research and development in the field of defence. It supports the development of critical defence technologies and capabilities in all military domains, incl. ground, air, naval, space, and cyber in line with the EU capability priorities agreed by Member States. The Work Programme also contains a number of dedicated measures to support SMEs and mid-caps under the EU Defence Innovation Scheme (EUDIS) https://lnkd.in/ecnGG66U