On 17 June and 23 June 2025, FFplus hosted two public webinars designed for European SMEs, startups, and supporting organisations (research institutes, universities, ISVs, IT providers) eager to learn how to leverage HPC and AI to tackle business challenges and drive innovation through the Second Open Call for Business Experiments.

Who was welcomed to attend:

  • SMEs and startups from Europe (including Horizon Europe‑eligible countries) with no prior HPC experience.
  • Consortia of 2-4 organisations (min. one SME plus 1-3 research/tech partners).
  • Anyone seeking funding of up to €200,000 per project.

Why they joined:

  • To learn application eligibility, funding rules and evaluation criteria.
  • To hear insights from programme experts and past beneficiaries.
  • Το ask questions live and receive real‑time answers.

Key Call details:

  • Submission deadline: 26 August 2025, 17:00 CET
  • Budget: up to €200,000 per business experiment
  • Funding pool: €4 million across all experiments

Explore real-world examples of successful business experiments from the first FFplus Open Call – over 120 European organisations have already benefited from HPC-driven innovation!

Learn more on the FFplus website. Read the full Open Call details and submit by 26/8 here.

Watch the recording of the webinars here.

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