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FFplus Open Call – Innovation Studies 🚀
AI + supercomputing for SMEs & startups.
🗓 Opens Feb 3, 2026 | Deadline Feb 25

www.ffplus-project.eu/en/open-call...

#FFplus #AI #HPC
Innovation Studies
FFplus is a European initiative, highlighting the adoption of High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for SMEs and Startups across Europe, showing the business benefits and…
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January 8, 2026 at 10:06 AM
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🚀 Exciting opportunity for SMEs & startups in #GenerativeAI! 

The FFplus open call is now LIVE!

Develop #AI models using cutting-edge #HPC resources➡️Apply by  25 February 2026. 

Don’t miss it! 🔗www.ffplus-project.eu/en/open-call...
December 8, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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AI is reshaping innovation — and Fortissimo is evolving to keep pace. In this new interview, Guy Lonsdale of scapos AG discusses how FFplus is helping SMEs across sectors unlock the potential of #HPC and generative #AI.

Read it here: www.hlrs.de/news/detail/...
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April 17, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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🚀 Curious how HPC can boost your startup or SME? Join a public webinar on the FFplus Open Call for Business Experiments!
🗓️ June 17 & 23
ℹ️ Register: www.ffplus-project.eu/en/news-and-...

📄 Call info: www.ffplus-project.eu/en/open-call...
#HPC #SMEs #OpenCall #EUfunding
The Second FFplus Open Call for Business Experiments Webinars: Essential Insights and Information
FFplus Open Call 2- T1 webinars address European SMEs and startups, as well as supporting organisations (e.g., research institutes, universities, ISVs, IT...
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June 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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FFplus
Programa Europa Digital. Financiación en cascada. Segunda convocatoria de estudios de innovación para el desarrollo de modelos de IA generativa (FFplus).
W3 Oportunidades de financiación y convocatorias de propuestas, 10.09.2025
📆Fecha límite: 26.11.2025
www.guiafc.es/ffplus/
September 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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FFplus Project Launches Open Calls for SMEs to Leverage HPC and AI Tech – HPC | #Tech #AI | MORE at EcoSearch
July 10, 2024 at 7:24 AM
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Programa Europa Digital. Financiación en cascada. Segunda convocatoria de estudios de innovación para el desarrollo de modelos de IA generativa (FFplus). Fecha límite: 26.11.2025 | W3 Oportunidades de financiación y convocatorias de propuestas, 10.09.2025 #ayudasue https://www.guiafc.es/ffplus/
FFplus - Guía de Financiación Comunitaria
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September 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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🚀 𝗙𝗙𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
🎯 Overcome business challenges with #HPC
💰 Up to €200,000 funding
🕔 15-month duration
⌛ Deadline 26/08/2025, 17:00

Want to learn more?
🔗 Get in touch via www.enccb.be/FFPLUS-2025
🔗 Join the #FFPlus webinar 🖥 (23/06) tinyurl.com/4a43bym9

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June 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Programa Europa Digital. Financiación en cascada. Segunda convocatoria de estudios de innovación para el desarrollo de modelos de IA generativa (FFplus). Fecha límite: 28.11.2025 | W3 Oportunidades de financiación y convocatorias de propuestas, 03.10.2025 #ayudasue https://links.uv.es/Rywka5w
Innovación para el desarrollo de modelos de IA generativa - Guía de Financiación Comunitaria
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October 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Výzva FFplus Business Experiments je otvorená!
Podporuje MSP pri riešení obchodných výziev pomocou HPC.

📅 Uzávierka: 26. 8. 2025
💰 Rozpočet: 4 mil. €

Máte záujem zapojiť sa? Obráťte sa na nás – pomôžeme s návrhom aj hľadaním partnerov.

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Výzva na Business Experiments – podpora pre MSP pri implementácii HPC riešení – EUROCC@NSCC
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July 28, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Calling all startups & SMEs: The FFplus Open Call is live!

🟢 Up to €200K
🟢 EuroHPC JU access
🟢 Real HPC support for real business innovation

🎥 Intro video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGdz...
📄 Apply here: www.ffplus-project.eu/en/open-call...
Introduction to the FFplus Open Call 2 for Business Experiments
The second FFplus Open Call for proposals addresses the uptake of HPC by SMEs in order to solve specific business challenges of SMEs that have had no prior u...
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July 16, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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FFplus Innovation Studies please take note!!
February 12, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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🎙️ New Podcast episode out now!
We’re back with Guy Lonsdale to talk about what’s new with FFplus one year on, how SMEs are using HPC+AI, and what the future looks like for digital innovation in Europe. Featuring: AI Factories, NCCs & cascade funding. Listen now:
HPC Podcast E13 – HPC & AI for Industry: FFplus and the Road Ahead with Guy Lonsdale
HPC Podcast powered by EXCELLERAT · Episode
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May 21, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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HLRS at HPC Roundtable 25🤝

With contributions of our funded projects FFplus and @hammerhai-eu.bsky.social, we look forward to joining the #HPC community to share & discuss real-world AI requirements, from first pilots to reliable production.

📍Munich, October 23
▶️Register: www.hpcroundtable.de
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October 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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The FFplus Open Call 2 is open! SMEs & start-ups working with generative #AI and #HPC can apply for <€300,000 to scale their innovation using large- and extreme-scale compute.

Eligible: EU/Horizon Europe SMEs/start-ups (1–3 partners/total). Apply by 25 Feb: www.ffplus-project.eu/en/open-call...
Innovation Studies
FFplus is a European initiative, highlighting the adoption of High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for SMEs and Startups across Europe, showing the business benefits and i...
www.ffplus-project.eu
December 4, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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💥 #FFplus Innovation Call = Success!

18 innovation projects from 14 countries funded to boost #GenerativeAI in European #SMEs & start-ups 🚀

Congrats to 🇧🇪 company @PUXANO, exploring how LLMs can power breakthroughs in protein analysis & nanotech 🔬🤖

🔗 tinyurl.com/3hwawsxy

Next call coming soon 👀
The First FFplus Open Call for Innovation Studies was Successful: 18 Sub-projects were Selected for Funding
The First FFplus Open Call for Innovation Studies was Successful: 18 Sub-projects were Selected for Funding &nbsp; About The first FFplus Open Call for...
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April 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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SMEs & startups: the FFplus open call for Innovation Studies is live!

Get funding to develop or fine-tune #GenerativeAI / #LLMs, plus free access to EuroHPC infrastructure.

👉 www.ffplus-project.eu/en/open-call...
Innovation Studies
FFplus is a European initiative, highlighting the adoption of High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for SMEs and Startups across Europe, showing the business benefits and i...
www.ffplus-project.eu
December 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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The #ANC has described its latest meeting with the #FFPlus about the ongoing national budget impasse as constructive.
ANC describes meeting with FF Plus over budget impasse as constructive
The ANC highlighted that the meeting was conducted in a respectful manner, with a clear focus on the national interests.
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April 14, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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🎧 New Supercomputing in Europe episode!

Dr. Guy Lonsdale, CEO of ⁠scapos AG⁠, joins ⁠EXCELLERAT⁠ P2’s Sophia Viktoria Honisch to discuss the progress of the FFplus⁠ project—one year after its launch.

Listen now 👇
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May 21, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Looking for inspiration on how businesses utilised #HPC and/or #AI?

Join the webinar “Discover Real HPC Business Impact for SMEs” on July 1, 11:00 am CEST, highlighting real success stories from European SMEs who participated in Fortissimo and FFplus: www.ffplus-project.eu/en/news-and-...
FFplus Workshop –Discover Real HPC Business Impact for SMEs
We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming Fortissimo/FFplus online workshop, taking place on Tuesday, 1st July 2025 at 11:00 AM CEST. What&rsquo;s the...
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June 26, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧 #𝐒𝐌𝐄 𝐨𝐫 #𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠?

💡The FFplus Open Call is open until August 26th!

More infos here ➡️ www.ffplus-project.eu/en/open-call...

Reach out to your nearest National Competence Center (#NCC) to provide you with support!
July 29, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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What does the #FreedomFrontPlus stand for?

(Its new leader, #CorneMulder, shares his thoughts on several topics with #ClementManyathela, including the #GNU, employment equity and the long-held perception that the #FFPlus is a racist party.)
'We understand the past and want to be a constructive force in South Africa' - FF Plus
The right-wing FF Plus is one of the parties within the Government of National Unity.
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May 6, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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As the national budget process looks set to start from scratch, the #DA and the #FFPlus #GNU remain tenuous.
As budget process set to start from scratch, DA & FF Plus' GNU positions remain tenuous
Neither party was present on Thursday, when the ANC announced it and other GNU partners, as well as ActionSA and BOSA had swayed the minister to reverse a VAT increase.
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April 25, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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What does the #FreedomFrontPlus stand for?

(Its new leader, #CorneMulder, shares his thoughts on several topics with #ClementManyathela, including the #GNU, employment equity and the long-held perception that the #FFPlus is a racist party.)
'We understand the past and want to be a constructive force in South Africa' - FF Plus
The right-wing FF Plus is one of the parties within the Government of National Unity.
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May 6, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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HPC can supercharge startups, fueling innovation and efficiency! 🚀 Don't miss this chance to harness EU funding for growth. Smart move by FFplus! 💪 #HPC #SMEs #Innovation
June 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM