Up to £1.5M Funding for Conflict Wound Care Innovations
Summary
UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) has launched a themed competition offering up to £1.5 million for innovations addressing conflict wound care. Funded by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and MOD Defence Medical Services, the competition seeks proposals for modelling conflict wounds and developing novel treatments. UKDI expects to fund 5 to 7 proposals ranging from £200,000 to £300,000 each.
What changed
UKDI announced a new funding competition for conflict wound care innovations, offering up to £1.5 million to remedy gaps in wound modelling and treatment. The competition is divided into two challenge areas: modelling conflict wounds to study wound aetiology and test novel therapeutics; and developing novel treatments to lower morbidity and improve outcomes for complex conflict wounds.
Innovators in wound care research, medical technology, and related fields should review the competition document and consider submitting proposals by the 24 March 2026 deadline. Proposals must demonstrate relevance for injury to skin, muscle, bone (extremities or torso), and show potential for practical translation.
What to do next
- Submit proposals via DASA Online Submission Service before midday GMT 24 March 2026
- Review competition document for full scope and eligibility requirements
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Up to £1.5 million available for innovations that improve conflict wound care
Dstl/DMS competition through UKDI offers funding to innovators that can remedy gaps in modelling and treating conflict wounds
From: UK Defence Innovation, Defence and Security Accelerator, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and Ministry of Defence Published 27 January 2026
- UKDI has launched a new Themed Competition, Conflict wounds: from biology to battlefield solutions
- Funded by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and Ministry of Defence (MOD) Defence Medical Service (DMS)
- Up to £1.5 million of funding is available for innovations that help model conflict wounds, and/or treat conflict wounds
- Competition closes on 24 March 2026 This competition is run by UK Defence Innovation (UKDI), previously the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA). Please note that while we undergo a full transition of our online platforms some existing DASA systems will still be live and in use, including the DASA Online Submission Service required for this competition.
This UKDI competition is run on behalf of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and Ministry of Defence (MOD) Defence Medical Services (DMS) and seeks to remedy two identified problem areas:
- the current lack of effective models available in which to study wound aetiology and test novel therapeutics
- the urgent need to develop novel treatments that can lower morbidity and improve outcomes in those patients who sustain complex conflict wounds. Therefore, this competition seeks innovations that will improve our understanding of and develop treatment options for conflict wounds.
Proposals are invited under two challenge areas:
Challenge 1: Modelling conflict wounds
Challenge 2: Treating conflict wounds
Learn more in the Competition document
We are interested in…
We want novel ideas to benefit end-users working in UK defence and security. Your proposal should include evidence of:
- relevance for injury to skin, muscle, and / or bone at the extremities (including maxillofacial) or torso
- the potential for your innovation to be translated into a practical demonstration in the future, whether it be theoretical development, method / technical advancement or proof of concept research
- innovation or a creative approach
- how the proposed work applies to any defence and / or security context
Learn what we are not interested in and the full scope of the project in the competition document
Key dates and funding
Up to £1.5 million (excluding VAT) funding is available. We expect to fund 5 to 7 proposals, in the region of £200,000 to £300,000 each, but we reserve the right to fund proposals at higher and lower values than these amounts.
The deadline to submit a proposal is midday (GMT) 24 March 2026
Read the full competition document and submit a proposal before then.
Supporting events
Launch webinar
On 10 February 2026 we will lead a launch webinar to provide further detail on the problem space and a chance for attendees to ask questions in an open forum. If you would like to participate, please register on the UKDI Eventbrite page.
One-to-ones
On 18 and 24 February 2026 we are offering a series of 15 minute one-to-one teleconference sessions, giving you the opportunity to ask specific technical questions to the competition team in a closed forum. Registration for these sessions will be available the day after the launch webinar on 10 February 2026, on the Eventbrite pages below. Booking will be on a first come first served basis, please use the following links to register.
Register for a 1-2-1 session on 18 February 2026
Register for a 1-2-1 session on 24 February 2026
Non-technical questions about the competition process should be sent to the UKDI Help Centre, accelerator@dstl.gov.uk.
Submit a proposal
If you have an innovation that could enable the advancement of conflict wound modelling and care, don’t delay in submitting your proposal. Your idea could really help save lives.
Read the full competition document to learn more and submit a proposal.
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