Dual Use and Defense Acceleration Program
Turn big ideas into real impact. For business and for Sweden’s security.
Are you building technology that can change the game, for society and for defense?
Take it further with Amyna, a platform for defense innovation powered by Ideon Science Park. We offer a new Go-to-Market program that gives you and other dual-use innovators a direct route into Sweden’s defense and security ecosystem.
Amyna’s accelerator program is a six-month Go-to-Market program designed to help startups or scaleups with dual-use technologies grow fast, test early, and connect directly with the right partners in the defense sector.
If your solution can make Sweden stronger and more resilient, we will help you turn potential into action.
Amyna Unites Startups, Industry, and Government
Amyna plays a crucial role in addressing our current security challenges. We drive technological advancements, facilitate collaboration, and contribute to cutting-edge innovations reaching the market faster.
The platform enables defense actors and commercial players to collaborate.
Amyna:
- Drives innovation and technological development, as well as growth
- Increases the number of dual-use and defense innovations that reach the market
- Supports start-ups, scale-ups, and SMEs in securing financing and contracts within the defense sector in Sweden
Amyna – The Defense Innovation Platform:
Advances Cybersecurity Solutions
- Supporting cutting-edge cybersecurity startups and stimulating collaboration between industry, government, and defense to proactively counter cyber threats.
Strengthens Military & Hybrid Warfare Defense
- Promoting dual-use tech development and linking innovators with military stakeholders to create defense solutions that meet real-world needs.
Enhances Energy & Supply Chain Security
- Supporting startups and research that strengthen energy security and supply chains by reducing reliance on foreign resources and boosting European production.
Tackles Emerging Technology Risks
- Advancing secure AI, quantum-safe encryption, and space security to protect Europe’s digital and satellite infrastructure against future threats.
Drives Collaboration Between Key Players
- Uniting startups, industry, and policymakers to accelerate innovation, with support through funding, mentorship, and regulatory guidance.
The Amyna Acceleration Program: Built for Acceleration
Phase 1:
Immersion
- Introduction to the needs and future challenges of the defense industry, including how their technologies can address these.
- Meetings with potential defense customers and partners to identify market adaptations
Phase 2:
Market Introduction & Scaling
- Preparation for market introduction in the defense sector
- Navigating defense procurement
- Creating partnerships with defense companies
- Negotiating contracts
Phase 3:
Demo & Networking
- Demo Day – Investors, defense experts and potential customers from both defense- and civil sectors
- Procurement
- Cooperation agreement
What Is In It for You?
As a Defense or Dual Use Startup, Scaleup, or SME: Get the Support to Grow Faster and Stronger
Our program gives you expert coaching, access to mentors and research, and direct connections to funding and strategic partners. We help you navigate the defense market, regulations, and procurement while opening doors to networks, pilot projects, and testbeds. In short: everything you need to turn innovation into impact.
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Established Defense Company or Prime? Strengthen Your Position as an industry Leader
Tap into pioneering technologies, fresh talent, and breakthrough innovations that strengthen your industry leadership. Gain access to new talent and expertise, open doors to strategic collaborations, and explore fresh business opportunities.
By engaging with agile startups and research-driven ventures, you can accelerate development, reduce costs, and stay ahead in an increasingly competitive landscape.
Empowering Innovation for a Secure Future
AMYNA is a platform for defense innovation. It serves as a collaborative hub that brings together stakeholders across the defense, security, and technology sectors to accelerate the development and deployment of new solutions that strengthen our defense capabilities.
We support faster, more agile, and more relevant innovation than traditional procurement cycles allow.
Why work with defense and security? Why do we need AMYNA – a Platform for Defense Innovation?
Global Insecurities
Today’s global security situation is unstable. The international climate is growing more hostile. Democracy is in decline worldwide. Sweden’s security policy protects our independence and sovereignty, but today’s threats are more complex and target our entire way of life, our prosperity, and democracy.
Europe is Ramping Up
Our democracy is built on a strong total defense, comprising both military and civilian efforts. Our military defense serves as a deterrent to those who might seek to threaten Sweden. It is high time we modernize our defense capabilities and become faster, smarter, and more agile in developing innovative solutions.
Advancing Technology
Research and development enhance both society’s and the defense’s ability to respond to complex and unpredictable developments.
We need a resilient and technologically advanced Sweden and Europe. This requires support for pioneering defense and security innovations emerging from entrepreneurs, cutting-edge research, and strategic collaborations.
Read more. Check out our blog posts on Defense:
The Challenges of Defense Innovation in Sweden
The Power and the Risk of Dual Use Tech
Why Defense Innovation Is About More Than Weapons
Amyna: Why Does Sweden Need Defense Accelerators?
Why Do We Need Defense?
The Platform at a Glance
Get in Touch
Amyna supports startups and SMEs test and adapt their technologies for the defense sector. Through our program, businesses gain access to experts, test capabilities, and connections with both government agencies and established industry players.
Curious if your tech could have a dual-use application? Interested in collaborating, investing, or sharing your expertise?
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Meet Our Team
Daniel Persson
Head of Amyna
With a background as an officer in the Swedish Armed Forces, Daniel has a strong foundation in operational leadership and decision-making under uncertainty. He later co-founded Min Doktor and served as CEO of the startup incubator Minc, experiences that strengthened his expertise in mission-driven innovation at the intersection of security, technology, and strategic leadership.
Johan Vaernholt
Head of Business Development
Johan combines experience as a career officer in the Swedish Armed Forces with business development expertise. His army background provides operational insight into security and dual-use applications, while his role at Ideon Science Park adds strong competence in commercialization and industry collaboration. This dual ability helps translate research into real-world solutions and strengthens the cluster’s global competitiveness.
Leonie Blum
Business Development
As manager of ESA BIC Sweden at Ideon Science Park, Leonie works at the forefront of New Space and dual-use innovation. She supports startups using space technologies and data for both civilian and defense applications, helping them access funding, international networks, and technical expertise. With background in business development and innovation ecosystems, she connects space entrepreneurship with Sweden’s defense and security landscape.