Post by Sabir Ahmadov

❗Survival is a capability❗ 💠As NATO leaders and industry gather in #Ankara, many discussions will focus on production, investment and new technologies. But innovation is not only about drones, missiles, platforms or software. Sometimes, it is about something more basic: keeping people alive when time, access and resources are limited. 🔰That is why NATO DIANA’s Human Resilience & Biotechnology challenge is looking so interesting for me. Its 2026 innovators are working on problems that #military medics, #emergency doctors and responders know very well: bleeding, fractures, wound infection, limited surgical capacity, delayed evacuation and pressure on #health systems. 🔺A few examples stand out. 🔹Cohesys is developing #BoneTape, a medical tape designed to simplify fracture repair, including facial and skull injuries. In difficult environments, simpler procedures can help medical teams treat more patients faster. 🔹Avivo Biomedical Inc. is working on technology that can convert A, B and AB blood into universal O-type blood at the point of care. For mass-casualty care, where blood supply can quickly become a critical bottleneck, this could be a major step. 🔹Lysando is developing antimicrobial wound care through its Artilysin platform, including a portable wound spray for difficult environments where infection control is urgent. 🔛 These solutions are designed for defence needs, but their value does not stop there. They can also support civilian #disaster medicine, remote-area rescue, industrial accidents, offshore #emergencies, mass-casualty response and health emergency preparedness. 🪙NATO DIANA Challenge Manager Rune Linding described biotechnology as increasingly important for sustaining NATO combat power in prolonged operations, including blood supply, surgical capacity, antibiotics and biological countermeasures. 🔝 This is where dual-use innovation becomes real. Because resilience is not only about infrastructure and equipment. It is also about people: their survival, recovery and ability to continue. #HumanResilience #Biotechnology #MilitaryMedicine #EmergencyResponse #Resilience Photo (c) NATO DIANA: Cohesys' BoneTape is depicted here. It is provided as a single piece, unlike plates and screws with many shapes and sizes.