Barcelona Supercomputing Center expands AI Factory Accelerator, adds NVIDIA access
Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) has moved its AI Factory Accelerator Programme into full operation, offering startups sovereign compute, technical support and training. The program, which began in April 2025, has already delivered more than 800 services to private and public‑sector clients. Access to the accelerator’s resources is now also available through the NVIDIA Inception portal,…
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- BSC AI Factory Accelerator, launched April 2025, has delivered over 800 services to private and public clients.
- Qatium, OneCareAI, and Avatia were named AI Champions, each using NVIDIA NIM microservices and open‑source Nemotron models.
- The programme now provides startups access to MareNostrum 5 supercomputer and NVIDIA Inception resources via a shared portal.
At the recent demo day, three Inception members were named AI Champions. Qatium’s water‑network platform, used by over 250 utilities in 16 countries, runs early‑production Neural Water Intelligence models trained on MareNostrum 5 and built with NVIDIA cuGraph, PhysicsNeMo and Nemotron open models. OneCareAI, a BSC spin‑off, employs NVIDIA NIM microservices to detect hidden atrial fibrillation in normal ECGs, aiming to flag stroke risk. Avatia showcased a voice‑first, multi‑agent system for pharmaceutical sales, powered by NVIDIA NIM, the Nemotron 3 model family and the NeMo Curator library. Other participating startups span precision agriculture, medical imaging, speech services, security, sales intelligence and sustainable packaging.
Spain-Based Startups Advance Regional Innovation With Barcelona Supercomputing Center
NVIDIA Blog · 20 October 2026
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