Hellenic Center for Defense Innovation (HCDI)

The Hellenic Center for Defence Innovation (HCDI) is a Greek organization dedicated to advancing defense and dual-use technologies to meet the needs of the Armed Forces, Security Forces, and civil defense. It supports fundamental and applied research, manages R&D programs, provides financial tools like grants and equity investments, and incubates startups and SMEs up to proof-of-concept stage. HCDI collaborates with the Ministry of National Defence, Greek industries, EU entities, NATO, and international partners to drive innovation and prototype development.