Spain-Based Startups Advance Regional Innovation With Barcelona Supercomputing Center
The Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) ’s AI Factory Accelerator Programme, now in full operation following a pilot initiative, gives startups access to sovereign compute, technical support and training to support innovation across industries. Many of these companies are also members of the NVIDIA Inception program for cutting-edge startups — and as of today, access to some of the BSC AI Factory services are available through the NVIDIA Inception portal . NVIDIA Inception complements the BSC AI Factory Accelerator Programme by providing members with training through NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute open courses, business mentoring, venture capital connections and other resources. An upcoming extension of MareNostrum 5 — BSC’s public infrastructure serving scientific and technological innovation, powered by NVIDIA accelerated computing — will deliver supercomputing access through the BSC AI Factory and other AI Factories across Europe. BSC AI Factory is among Europe’s first AI factori…
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The Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) ’s AI Factory Accelerator Programme, now in full operation following a pilot initiative, gives startups access to sovereign compute, technical support and training to support in Reported by NVIDIA AI on October 20, 2026.