For Europe’s High‑Performance Computing (HPC) Centres of Excellence, excellence in research alone is no longer enough. To ensure long‑term sustainability and to maximise their contribution to Europe’s economy and society, CoEs are increasingly expected to exploit their results, to turn Key Exploitable Results into services or products, and to develop clear pathways to commercialisation. Building these capabilities is vital for transforming scientific breakthroughs into tangible benefits for industry, policymakers and citizens.
“This white paper is a practical guide for transforming cutting-edge research into market‑ready services. It highlights routes and strategies for CoEs to go beyond excellence in science and deliver real‑world value,” says Guy Lonsdale, CEO of scapos AG and partner of the CASTIEL 2 Project. The CASTIEL 2 Project provides support activities for both the national HPC Competence Centres and the CoEs, with scapos having a particular focus on the latter.
Developed within the Taskforce for the Sustainability Vision for CoEs, the White paper captures the combined expertise of BioExcel, ChEESE, ESiWACE, EXCELLERAT, HiDALGO2 and MultiXscale. It is freely available on ResearchGate and Zenodo, and provides tools, lessons learned and practical steps to help CoEs build strong value propositions, develop services and establish sustainable business models tools for geohazard modelling, including earthquake and tsunami prediction.
The white paper is openly accessible and designed for CoE coordinators, innovation managers, business developers, policymakers, and all actors supporting applied innovation in European research.
Where to read it
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Join the discussion and contribute to shaping the future of the European CoE ecosystem by visiting https://hpc-portal.eu or sharing your feedback on the white paper here.
Published: 21 July 2025
By Aerton Guimarães and Varvara Vedia
From the ChEESE-2P Dissemination Team
