DASA Themed Competition — Biosecurity Frontiers
Funds teams delivering high impact prototypes with milestone support for DASA Themed Competition Biosecurity Frontiers in defense innovation, biotechnology, and synthetic biology.
Biosecurity Frontiers is a themed competition run by the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) as part of the UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) portfolio, targeting innovations that strengthen the United Kingdom's biosecurity capabilities. DASA launches themed competitions several times per year on behalf of Dstl and other MOD customers, with individual pools typically ranging from £1 million to £1.5…
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