New EuroHPC Project to Strengthen Europe’s Role in AI for Science

The EuroTPC project will establish a clear and actionable framework to ensure that European perspectives are effectively represented in strategic decisions within the international Trillion Parameter Consortium (TPC). 

In parallel, the EuroTPC project will establish a dedicated TPC Office in Europe, serving as a central coordination hub for European participation. The office will support collaboration among European partners, align activities with EU strategic priorities, and contribute to the development of a EuroTPC Roadmap for Europe.

By enabling coordinated European contributions to open, large-scale AI models, including all the data, evaluation and infrastructure around them, the EuroTPC project will support the development of extreme-scale, state-of-the-art, trustworthy, and reliable AI for science aligned with European values, ultimately strengthening Europe’s digital autonomy and competitiveness. 

The project will also foster stronger synergies between HPC and AI, supporting the optimisation of massive-scale AI models for critical scientific domains, including climate modelling, drug discovery, and industrial innovation.

Finally, the project will facilitate deep collaboration between the experts from EuroHPC AI Factories, European supercomputing centres, scientific communities, and private entities, leveraging workshops, hackathons, and technical working groups, to ensure broad stakeholder engagement.

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The EuroTPC project’s consortium is led by Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), together with leading European institutions with complementary expertise in HPC, AI and innovation from other four European countries: CSC (Finland), CINECA (Italy), Neovia Innovation (France), and BADW-LRZ (Germany).

The project officially started on 1 May 2026 and will last three years. 

The EuroTPC project has been selected following the call for proposal HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2025-INCO-01 and is funded by the Horizon Europe programme, with a total EU contribution of EUR 1 498 875.00. 

The international Trillion Parameter Consortium (TPC) is a global initiative launched in 2023 to advance open and collaborative research on AI for science. Resulting models, systems and resources are expected to significantly impact scientific discovery, industrial innovation, and public services in the years ahead.

Background 

The EuroHPC JU is a legal and funding entity that brings together the European Union and participating countries to coordinate efforts and pool resources with the objective of making Europe a world leader in supercomputing.    

To equip Europe with a cutting-edge supercomputing infrastructure, the EuroHPC JU has already procured 12 supercomputers, distributed across Europe including JUPITER and Alice Recoque, Europe’s first exascale systems. 

European scientists and users from the public sector and industry can benefit from EuroHPC supercomputers via the EuroHPC Access Calls no matter where in Europe they are located, to advance science and support the development of a wide range of applications with industrial, scientific and societal relevance for Europe. 

Currently, the EuroHPC JU is also overseeing the implementation of 19 AI factories (AIF) across Europe, complemented by  13 AI Factory Antennas, to offer free, customised support to SMEs and startups. 

Additionally, the EuroHPC JU is deploying a  European Quantum Computing infrastructure, integrating diverse European quantum computing technologies with existing supercomputers.

The EuroHPC JU also funds  research and innovation projects to develop a full European supercomputing supply chain, from processors and software to applications to be run on these supercomputers and know-how to develop strong European HPC expertise. 

With the recent adoption of Council Regulation (EU) 2026/150, the EuroHPC JU’s mandate has been expanded with new action pillars dedicated to the deployment of AI Gigafactories across Europe and the advancement of quantum technologies.