First FFplus call for business experiments and innovation studies is open

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.

SMEs and Start-ups now have the opportunity to shift their innovation potential through the two types of the Open Call:
- Business experiments will address the uptake of HPC by SMEs in order to solve specific business challenges of SMEs that have had no prior use of, or experience with, HPC services.
Find more information about the Open Call for Business Experiments here (link to www.ffplus-project.eu/en/open-call/business-experiments/)
- Innovation studies will support European SMEs and Start-Ups already active in the field of generative AI technology, which lack the necessary computational resources to scale up. Find more information about the Open Call for Innovation Studies here (link to www.ffplus-project.eu/en/open-call/innovation-studies/)

Main Open Call information:
Submission Deadline: September 4th, 2024 at 17:00 Brussels local time

BUSINESS EXPERIMENTS:
Expected duration of experiments: maximum 15 months with targeted commencement January 1st, 2025
The indicative total funding budget for all sub-projects funded under this call is € 4M.
Information and submission here (link as above: www.ffplus-project.eu/en/open-call/business-experiments/ )

INNOVATION STUDIES:
Expected duration of innovation studies: maximum 10 months with targeted commencement December 1st, 2024
The indicative total funding budget for all sub-projects funded under this call is € 4M.
Information and submission here (link as above www.ffplus-project.eu/en/open-call/innovation-studies/ )