High-performance computing and advanced AI are no longer the exclusive playground of Big Tech and multinational pharma giants. Immunochem, a biotechnology SME based in Wallonia, is proving that smaller ecosystem players can spearhead industry-defining innovation. Over a three-year strategic pivot, the company has successfully integrated CENAERO’s LUCIA supercomputer into its pipeline to automate candidate generation at a fraction of the cost of commercial cloud providers.

In this VSC Connect Blog post, our colleague Carl Mensch, discusses the potential of quantum computing, adressing challenges and hurdles in the way of the quantum computing research. In this interview, he provides insights and recommend resources to researchers and companies who are getting involved in that research area.

Quantum computing won't replace classical computing it wil complement it, solving problems we couldn't tackle before.”

For all HPC enthusiasts, within and outside the EuroCC 2 and EuroCC4SEE network: Guests can now register to follow web-streamed plenary sessions ! 🖥️

📅10 - 12 March 2026

📍Paphos, Cyprus

Program

Day 1:

09H00-10H30 : On the Road to AI Gigafactories: Scaling Europe’s HPC and AI Ambition

11H00-12H30 : The Next Frontier of Compute for AI Factories and Gigafactories

14H00-15H30 : Parallel sessions

On December 17th, 2025, the third edition of the LUMI-BE User Day was organised in the Marie-Elisabeth Belpaire Building, Bd Simon Bolivar 17, Brussels.

It was jointly organised with the VSC (the Flemish Supercomputer Center) Users Day.

The LUMI-BE parallel session contained experiences and inspiring stories from LUMI users. 

You can view the presentations by clicking on the topic in the program (only Laurent Bricteux's presentation is not available yet).

In the latest 𝙑𝙎𝘾 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝘽𝙡𝙤𝙜, Lander Willem from the Universiteit Antwerpen shares his vision as the new Chair of the VSC User Committee.
He reflects on the committee’s vital role as the bridge between researchers and VSC’s operational teams — fostering collaboration, improving services, and ensuring that HPC resources continue to empower innovation across Flanders and beyond.

My goal is to ensure that the voice of VSC users remains strong, visible, and unified.”

VSC proudly presents the first VSC Connect Blog, sharing insights, stories and expert perspectives on HP, AI & innovation from the VSC Team. 
 

👉 Prof. Dr. Geert Jan Bex, Docent in Supercomputing & Data Sciences (UHasselt & KU Leuven), and Training & Awareness Manager at EuroCC Belgium kicked of the series. 

Prof. dr. Geert Jan Bex shares how international collaboration in EuroCC boosts training opportunities: 

We’re excited to share that the second FFplus Open Call for Business Experiments is now open! This is a unique opportunity for SMEs and startups across Europe to explore the benefits of high-performance computing (HPC) — with funding of up to €200,000 per project available.

HPC, a strategic development tool, is available to the Belgian industry! 
 

As part of the EuroCC project, Cenaero leads the Belgian Competence Center in HPC, High-Performance Data Analytics (HPDA), and Artificial Intelligence (AI), called EuroCC@Belgium.

Join us on Wednesday, 2 April, for an exclusive information session on how numerical simulation and HPC can accelerate innovation and competitiveness in industry. 

Quantum is coming… bringing a range of new promises and perils. Join us for a webinar exploring the emerging threat quantum computing poses to encryption, and its potential impact on data security. This event, co-hosted by Beltug, EuroCC, Quantum Circle and the Flemish Supercomputer Centrum (VSC), will bring together experts and professionals to deliver insights on the path to safe communications and data in the quantum computing age.