EuroHPC JU selects six new AI Factories
The EuroHPC JU has selected six new sites to host additional European AI Factories, set to be deployed next year across Europe: in Czechia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania and Spain.
BDVA welcomes the announcement of the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) regarding the selection of six new sites to host additional European AI Factories, which are due to be deployed next year across Europe: in Czechia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania and Spain. The newly selected AI Factories will join the 13 previously chosen sites, forming an interconnected network of AI hubs ready to drive innovation across Europe.
These countries will establish new AI-optimised systems equipped with AI Factories, further enhancing Europe’s AI infrastructure. The Spanish site will also feature an experimental platform, providing state-of-the-art facilities for developing and testing innovative AI models and applications, while fostering collaboration across Europe.
Each AI Factory will operate as a national one-stop shop, offering European AI start-ups, SMEs and researchers comprehensive support to develop AI-ready data and gain access to AI-optimised high-performance computing (HPC) resources, training and technical expertise.
This expansion strengthens Europe’s position as a global leader in artificial intelligence and ensures that AI solutions can be developed, tested and scaled within a digitally sovereign European ecosystem.
As a result of the third cut-off on 30 June 2025, under the EUROHPC-2024-CEI-AI-02 call, the EuroHPC JU Governing Board has approved the selection of six new AI Factories. So far, 19 sites across Europe have been selected to host AI Factories.
Find out more about the AI Factories here
In December 2024, seven countries were selected to host Europe’s initial AI Factories in Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain and Sweden. In March 2025, the EuroHPC JU selected six additional AI Factories in Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Poland and Slovenia.
To equip Europe with a cutting-edge supercomputing infrastructure, the EuroHPC JU has already procured 11 supercomputers, distributed across Europe. Three of these EuroHPC supercomputers are now ranked among the world’s top 10 most powerful supercomputers: JUPITER in Germany, Europe’s first exascale supercomputer (4th place) along with LUMI in Finland (9th place), Leonardo in Italy (10th place).
The Big Data Value Association (BDVA) is one of the three participating private partners of the EuroHPC JU, alongside the European Technology Platform for High Performance Computing (ETP4HPC) and the European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC).
BDVA, as it represents the Data and AI ecosystem, welcomes the additional 6 AI Factories, which will have a positive impact across European industry and society. This news comes in the context of the two recently unveiled European Commission strategies designed to accelerate the adoption of AI, the Apply AI Strategy and the AI in Science Strategy.