Companies, knowledge institutions, and governments in Brabant gain easy access to extremely powerful computers. The Province of North Brabant has decided to invest over €4 million in the AI Supercomputing initiative Brabant. This collaboration between the province, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), Tilburg University, and the Brabant Development Agency (BOM) supports organizations in moving from regular computers to AI supercomputers.

With artificial intelligence (AI), companies, knowledge institutions, and governments can develop smart applications that help improve production processes and make well-founded decisions based on data. AI enables faster diagnoses in healthcare and can manage traffic flows more intelligently. AI applications thus strengthen both daily life and the economy.

“AI increasingly determines the competitive edge of companies,” says Deputy Martijn van Gruijthuijsen (Economy, Finance, and Talent Development). “With this investment, we ensure that entrepreneurs in Brabant have easy access to computing power and knowledge needed to grow. This keeps Brabant internationally competitive.”

Supercomputer expands possibilities

The AI supercomputers used have many extremely powerful AI processors available. This allows them to process huge amounts of data and train complex AI models. Companies and researchers often currently work with AI on laptops or standard computers. That works fine for small tests but falls short when developing advanced AI models.

Advanced computing power made accessible

Many organizations see opportunities in supercomputing but face barriers. Usage requires specialist knowledge, high investments, and access to complex infrastructure. Patrick Groothuis, vice-chairman of TU/e: “We are proud to expand our highly advanced AI and supercomputing expertise and facilities and make them accessible to Brabant. We contribute to innovation and economic advantage in the province. At the same time, we build knowledge together on how to use supercomputers efficiently.”

The AI Supercomputing initiative Brabant is expected to start in spring 2026. From that moment, organizations can use practical guidance, such as help with code optimization, data management, and questions about AI-related laws, regulations, and ethics. Additionally, an active community with training, a public knowledge base, and innovation tables where entrepreneurs, governments, and knowledge institutions collaborate on complex issues will be built. “We start from the entrepreneur’s question and connect it to computing power, knowledge, and practical guidance. This way, a rough use case quickly becomes a working AI solution with concrete results,” says Chantal Dietvorst ‑ ten Tije, Managing Director Ecosystems Development and member of the MT at BOM.

Strengths combined in ecosystem

The AI Supercomputing initiative not only provides access to powerful computing and data capacity for AI but also builds a complete support ecosystem. Scientists from TU/e and Tilburg University collaborate with entrepreneurs and governments to share knowledge and accelerate innovation.
“Powerful ecosystems where companies, knowledge institutions, and governments collaborate are crucial for rapid development, application, and adoption of AI technology,” says Antoinette de Bont, vice-rector magnificus of Tilburg University. “Innovative organizations gain access to the latest knowledge about smart data use, flexible business models that adapt to changing environments, and insights into human interaction with technology. From Tilburg University, we are happy to contribute to accelerating and sustainably strengthening Brabant’s earning capacity through this bundling of expertise.”
If you have questions about the subsidy, please contact the province via: economie@brabant.nl

If your company wants to participate, contact the Brabant Development Agency (BOM) via: wdebruin@bom.nl