AI Factory France (AI2F), under the leadership of GENCI, has announced Europe\u2019s first AI Factory collaboration with the NVIDIA Inception programme for start-ups and the NVIDIA Connect programme for independent software vendors (ISVs) – marking a major milestone in accelerating AI innovation for start-ups and SMEs across the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The collaboration will unlock unparalleled access for start-ups and SMEs from both programmes to AI Factory France\u2019s cutting-edge computing infrastructure and specialised AI services. Building on GENCI\u2019s established track record since 2019 – having supported over 250 start-ups and facilitated more than 1,400 AI projects per year on the Jean Zay Supercomputer – this collaboration further solidifies France\u2019s and Europe\u2019s position at the forefront of AI research and industrial transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AI Factory France is a national and European-scale platform co-funded by the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking. It is backed by a broad coalition of France\u2019s most prestigious academic, public and private partners – including GENCI, Inria, CNRS, CEA, France Universit\u00e9s with 12 French Universities representing the IA Clusters, CINES, Amiad, Mission French Tech, Station-F and HubFranceIA – to connect scientists, Academic AI\/HPC users, tech start-ups, SMEs, large companies and public sector stakeholders to a unique ecosystem of expertise, high-performance computing, training and support services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The platform federates the resources of the French ecosystem to offer a unique one-stop-shop using public supercomputing facilities from GENCI including the Jean Zay Supercomputer at IDRIS\/CNRS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NVIDIA Inception and NVIDIA Connect are free programmes that support companies at different stages of growth. NVIDIA Inception nurtures start-ups by providing co-marketing support and access to NVIDIA experts while NVIDIA Connect assists ISVs and service providers with tailored development resources to help accelerate product development and reduce time to market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By bridging NVIDIA\u2019s innovation ecosystem with France\u2019s national and European AI resources, the initiative aims to accelerate the adoption, scalability and real-world deployment of AI technologies across multiple sectors \u2014 from healthcare and energy to manufacturing and public services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Through this initiative, NVIDIA\u2019s extensive network of start-ups, SMEs and ISVs will gain privileged access to all AI2F services, including high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure, AI development tools, training and expert support. Participants will be encouraged to publish their results contributing to the open advancement of AI knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To structure and streamline this collaboration, NVIDIA will join the scientific and industrial advisory committee of AI2F.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cedric Auliac, Director, AI Factory France, said: \u201cAI Factory France provides an essential response to the needs of both the research and business communities in Artificial Intelligence, at national and European levels. The mobilisation of our national computing resources is central to its success and we are proud to support innovation and open science toward multiple application verticals through this engagement with NVIDIA.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Howard Wright, vice president of startup ecosystem, NVIDIA, said: \u201cThis collaboration helps start-ups and researchers move faster\u2014from idea to impact\u2014while advancing AI built with local talent and data and reinforcing Europe\u2019s position as a global leader in AI.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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