On June 21, the first Fortissimo Plus (FFplus) Open Call for business experiments and innovation studies was officially published!
FFplus is a European initiative, highlighting the adoption of High-Performance Computing (HPC) and (generative) Artificial Intelligence (AI) for SMEs and Start-ups across Europe, showing the business benefits and impacts of adopting HPC and AI in real business models. scapos is responsible for the Open Call Management in FFplus.
SMEs and start-ups now have the opportunity to increase their innovation potential through the two types of open call:
- Business Experiments will address the use of HPC by SMEs to solve specific business challenges of SMEs that have no previous use of or experience with HPC services. Further information on the Open Call for Enterprise Experiments can be found here. There will be a webinar on July 1 at 13:00 CEST with more information about this Open Call. Register here
- Innovation studies will support European SMEs and start-ups that are already active in the field of generative AI technology but lack the necessary computing resources to scale up. Further information on the Open Call for Innovation Studies can be found here. A webinar with more information about this Open Call will take place on July 1 at 13:00 CEST. Register here
Submission deadline for both Open Calls: September 4, 2024 at 17:00, Brussels local time