NVIDIA joins EU AI in Science Enablers Initiative with open models, compute access, and training

At the AI in Science Summit in Dublin, the European Commission launched the AI in Science Enablers Initiative, a framework linked to RAISE (Resource for AI Science in Europe) designed to connect private-sector resources with the research community. NVIDIA joined the campaign to address barriers faced by smaller labs and startups, such as limited access to compute, tools, and expertise.

Open Models and Software

NVIDIA’s contribution centers on its open-source ecosystem, which includes more than 250 open models, 250 open datasets, and over 1,400 open source software projects available on Hugging Face and GitHub. These resources span large language models, healthcare, robotics, climate science, and physical AI. Researchers can leverage NVIDIA Nemotron for agentic reasoning and utilize scientific software like NVIDIA BioNeMo Agent Toolkit, NVIDIA PhysicsNeMo, NVIDIA Earth-2, and NVIDIA ALCHEMI NIM microservices to accelerate work in biology, chemistry, and material sciences.

Skills and Training

To democratize knowledge, the NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute launched a new open-source courseware hub. This hub offers hands-on materials for accelerated computing and deep learning that are freely downloadable and openly licensed, requiring no enrollment or fees. The modular courses are designed to integrate into university curricula, supercomputing bootcamps, and developer events, serving as a bridge to broader certification programs.

Compute Access and Infrastructure

NVIDIA is collaborating with European national AI factories and cloud partners to provide sovereign compute access for startups and SMEs. Key partnerships include:

• AI2F in France: The first AI factory to collaborate with the NVIDIA Inception program, demonstrating strong results over four months.
• BSC AI Factory in Spain: Rolling out its first full accelerator program, with plans for other European factories to replicate the model in 2027.
• Sweden AI Factory: Opening its infrastructure to Inception startups in sectors like life sciences and autonomous systems.
• EuroHPC Centers: Facilities like CINECA and JSC provide free GPU access for open research, supported by NVIDIA-led bootcamps and hackathons.

This initiative supports Europe’s largest single-year supercomputing buildout, with 35 supercomputers currently in development. These systems aim to equip over 3 million researchers with next-generation infrastructure for discoveries in climate science, drug development, and materials research.