Outstanding news for our colleagues at Cesga and all the other members of the FFplus Project consortium!
This programme has established a new record: the 2nd Open Call for Innovation Studies opened and closed in the blink of an eye, having reached the maximum number of proposals (250!!) in less than 24 hours. The organizers are astonished to see such a remarkable feat in such a short submission window: “The strong and rapid response clearly shows the high level of interest from European SMEs and start-ups in advancing generative AI with HPC”.
The evaluation process will now begin and will be carried out by external expert evaluators. The execution of the innovation studies is expected to start in September 2026, with a planned completion in June 2027 . The third (and final) FFplus Open Call for Innovation Studies is expected to open in spring/summer 2027.
More initiatives of the FFplus project
Did you miss this Open Call? Sorry to hear that, but the FFplus consortium has other activities and initiatives you can join, such us:
FFplus Webinars
Strategic Integration of AI & High-Performance Computing (FFplus European Innovation Showcase)
To highlight the cutting-edge technological innovations developed by SMEs within the first tranche of FFplus Innovation Studies, we are pleased to invite you to exclusive webinars taking place on February, 18 (Wednesday) and 20 (Friday)
During these sessions, SMEs will take centre stage, showcasing their work and demonstrating how the powerful synergy between HPC and AI enables unprecedented computational scale, accelerates innovation, and delivers tangible industrial impact.
Discover how these advanced technologies are helping companies gain a strong competitive advantage on the global stage, and get first-hand insight into real-world, industry-driven applications of HPC and AI.
Innovation Studies Success Stories
The Innovation Studies call was designed to support SMEs and start-ups ready to develop and fine-tune generative AI models, including Large Language Models LLMs, by leveraging large- to extreme-scale HPC resources. The goal: to strengthen Europe’s innovation capacity and help companies scale cutting-edge AI solutions built on their domain expertise and business vision. First 18 sub-projects successfully concluded their journey. Their work is now highlighted through a success stories, presenting their development phase, impacts and business benefits they gained.
Get inspired by success stories here!
FFplus Podcast
Curious about how SMEs and start-ups find their niche, get familiar with HPC, ML, AI and generative AI, and take their first steps into the HPC world? How do they experiment with EuroHPC JU infrastructure, face business and technical challenges, and turn them into outstanding results and innovations? And most importantly — what lessons and experiences are SMEs sharing with other SMEs to help them succeed on this journey?
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