Dias or DIAS may refer to: * Desmoteplase In Acute Stroke, a series of clinical trials investigating the clinical efficacy of

desmoteplase Desmoteplase is a novel, highly fibrin-specific "clot-busting" (thrombolytic) drug in development that reached phase III clinical trials. The Danish pharmaceutical company, Lundbeck, owns the worldwide rights to Desmoteplase. In 2009, two large ...

, a thrombolytic agent, in treating acute ischaemic stroke *

Destruction in Art Symposium The Destruction in Art Symposium (a.k.a. DIAS) was a gathering of a diverse group of international artists, poets, and scientists to London from 9–12 September, 1966. Included in this number were representatives of Fluxus and other counter-cult ...

* '' Detaşamentul de Poliţie pentru Intervenţie Rapidă'' (Special Actions and Interventions Detachment), a former name of Romanian police rapid response units *

Dias (surname) Dias is a common surname in the Portuguese language, and therefore in Portugal and Brazil. It is cognate to the Spanish language surname '' Díaz''. Notable people with the surname include: * Albertina Dias, Portuguese long-distance runner * Alin ...

, a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. It is cognate to the Spanish language surname ''Díaz'' * Dias (Диас), a Soviet first name, which became widespread in honour to Spanish communist politician José Díaz * Dias (Lycia), a city of ancient Lycia * Direct Internet Access System *

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) ( ga, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath) is a statutory independent research institute in Ireland. It was established in 1940 on the initiative of the Taoiseach, Éamon de Valera, in Dub ...

Viola (trawler) The ''Viola'' is a steam trawler built in 1906 at Hull. She is the oldest surviving steam trawler in the world. During her long career, she was known as HMT ''Viola'', ''Kapduen'', and ''Dias''. She is currently beached at Grytviken in South ...

, a steam trawler built in 1906 as the ''Viola'' and renamed ''Dias'' * Dias (Δίας), the Modern Greek name for god

Zeus Zeus or , , ; grc, Δῐός, ''Diós'', label= genitive Boeotian Aeolic and Laconian grc-dor, Δεύς, Deús ; grc, Δέος, ''Déos'', label= genitive el, Δίας, ''Días'' () is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek reli ...

* Dias (ΔΙ.ΑΣ), a police motorcycle unit of the

Hellenic Police The Hellenic Police ( el, Ελληνική Αστυνομία, ''Ellinikí Astynomía'', abbreviated ) is the national police service and one of the three security forces of the Hellenic Republic. It is a large agency with responsibilities ra ...

Reversal film In photography, reversal film or slide film is a type of photographic film that produces a positive image on a transparent base. Instead of negatives and prints, reversal film is processed to produce transparencies or diapositives (abbreviat ...

, a type of photographic film that produces a positive image on a transparent base; diafilm, diapositives * Copernicus Data and Information Access Services (DIAS), a European Commission initiative aimed at facilitating and standardizing access to satellite data. *

Dias (mythology) In Greek mythology, Dias (Ancient Greek: Δίας) is a name shared by two individuals: * Dias, according to one tradition, was the son of Pelops and Hippodamia, and the brother of Atreus, and the father of Cleolla. Most accounts have Agamemnon a ...

, two figures in Greek mythology

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