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Hellenic Centre for Defence Innovation (HCDI)

Hellenic Centre for Defence Innovation (HCDI)Member of the national defence innovation ecosystem.

SEKPY

SEKPYMember of the Hellenic Manufacturers of Defence Materiel Association.

Four services, one route to market.

Technical support, capability development and transfer of professional expertise, for companies that must meet national, European and NATO requirements at the same time.

Compliance and industrial security

The registrations and certifications that make a company eligible for defence work.

What we deliver

  • HURDSE (EMEAT) registration
  • Industrial security clearance (FSC)
  • National armaments law compliance
  • ISO 27001 / 42001 readiness
  • Defence exhibitions and catalogues

EU and NATO programmes

Access to funding and procurement at European and NATO level.

What we deliver

  • Proposals for EDF, EDIP and Horizon Europe
  • Consortium building
  • EDA collaborative projects
  • NATO DIANA and NATO Innovation Fund
  • Access to NSPA procurement

Innovation and R&D

From technology to defence capability that gets funded.

What we deliver

  • Proposals for HCDI calls
  • Innovation roadmaps
  • Technology readiness assessment
  • Academic collaboration

Strategy and capability development

A clear growth path in the defence market.

What we deliver

  • Defence business strategy
  • Capability development
  • Partnerships with prime contractors
  • Market and technology intelligence

Plan your route

Your route into the defence market, in three phases.

  1. 01EligibilityHURDSE (EMEAT), FSC
  2. 02VisibilityDEFEA, catalogues
  3. 03ContractsPrimes, supply chain

Where your programmes are decided.

The institutions that register, clear, fund and buy defence capability, and what we do at each one.

Home base

Athens

  • Hellenic Centre for Defence Innovation (HCDI)
  • General Directorate for Defence Investments and Armaments (GDDIA)
  • EBS headquarters

What we do there

Registration, industrial security clearance and national calls, prepared on the ground.

Track record

EBS was founded in Athens in 2023 by people from inside the defence sector, with more than a decade of combined experience in procurement, innovation and regulatory compliance.

companies registered in HURDSE (EMEAT), formerly MKAY
35+
companies prepared for industrial security clearance (EKBA/2020)
30+
EDA CapTech engagements
10+
ISO 27001 / 42001 readiness projects
10+
clients supported at DEFEA and international exhibitions
10+
procurement contracts won
5+
NATO DIANA Accelerator selections supported
2+

Achievements

NATO DIANA

Raymetrics, selected for the NATO DIANA 2025 cohort

We supported Raymetrics, a pioneer in atmospheric LIDAR, in NATO DIANA’s challenge call for the 2025 cohort. Its proposal, “Coherent Doppler LIDAR System for UAV Detection”, was selected in the Sensing & Surveillance challenge.

Challenge
Sensing & Surveillance
Cohort
2025
Field
2,600+ proposals

European Defence Agency

ElvalHalcor, selected for the European Combat Vessel workshop

The European Combat Vessel is an EDA-coordinated effort towards a new generation of modular, multi-role warships, with a 2040 horizon. With our support, ElvalHalcor was chosen from a large field of applicants to join the ECV Industry Workshop as an industrial partner.

Programme
European Combat Vessel
Venue
San Fernando, Cádiz
Date
May 2026

Certification partner

Axia Cert

An ESYD-accredited certification body. Together we take defence, dual-use and industrial companies from documentation to audit.

  • ISO 27001
  • ISO 27701
  • ISO 42001

Companies we work with

SMEs and startups, defence industrials, multinationals, and research and innovation bodies.

  • Theon International
  • ICEYE
  • Viohalco
  • ElvalHalcor
  • Sidenor
  • Raymetrics
  • Scytalys
  • Realiscape
  • Sthenos AI
  • Acromove
  • Stark
  • ClearPath Defence Advisory
  • ELKEME
  • Steelmet
  • TCB Avgidis Automation
  • Bellavia Aviation Services
  • TechnoHull
  • Hull Works
  • UCANDRONE
  • Aether Aeronautics
  • Rafnar
  • ILYDA
  • TEDRA
  • EFA Ventures
  • EPI Systems
  • GeoAnalysis
  • Analysis Ltd
  • Proton
  • nvisionist
  • Atomon
  • Alphadelta Constructions
  • Lino
  • Steelmax Energy
  • Ionian Chemicals
  • CNC Ververakis
  • Tele Trans
  • MAT

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Every route starts with a first conversation about your company, your technology and your goals.

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G.E.MI. no.
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