Will my data and intellectual property be protected?

DIANA innovators retain all rights to their intellectual property. DIANA will neither take nor assert any rights over innovators’ intellectual property as part of the Challenge Programme, nor will any other stakeholders involved with the Challenge Programme.

DIANA is committed to protecting innovator information and to fostering a trusted environment for innovators’ proprietary/confidential information and their intellectual property. All information submitted as part of a proposal is treated as strictly confidential and will only be accessible to the evaluators assigned to that proposal, all of whom are subject to strict confidentiality obligations.

Proposals are submitted via a secure portal, where each company receives a unique identifier and directions to create a unique login account. All information is encrypted in submission and in storage.

When in the programme innovators will receive guidance and mentoring and may also seek specialist support from DIANA’s Legal Connect network to provide additional levels of assurance on protection of data and intellectual property.