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EPCC provides supercomputing & data services to industry and academia. We host and manage an extensive collection of supercomputing systems that includes ARCHER, the UK’s £43 million national supercomputing service.
Since our inception in 1990, we have gained an enviable reputation for leading-edge capability in all aspects of HPC, data and novel computing.
Our skill set extends beyond our 100 staff to embrace world-class multi-disciplinary capabilities, reinforced by deep ties with industry and academia.
Since our inception in 1990, we have gained an enviable reputation for leading-edge capability in all aspects of HPC, data and novel computing.
Our skill set extends beyond our 100 staff to embrace world-class multi-disciplinary capabilities, reinforced by deep ties with industry and academia.
Overview
Location
United Kingdom, Scotland, City of Edinburgh
Employees
51-200
Phone
+1 915-831-6560
Founded date
1990
Mentions in press and media 12
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| Jul 14, 2026 | Quantinuum, Rolls-Royce, Riverland and Edinburgh Uni Partner on Quantum | Quantinuum, Rolls-Royce, Riverlane and EPCC, the UK National Supercomputing Centre based at the University of Edinburgh, today announced an agreement to explore the quantum computing capabilities needed in future industrial workflows, such ... |
| Mar 18, 2026 | UK’s Supercomputer Delivers £8 to Economy for Every £1 Spent | Independent analysis of the economic impact of ARCHER2, hosted by EPCC at the University of Edinburgh, shows it has enabled more than £4.2bn in benefits to the UK economy over its five-year operational period. This is equivalent to a return... |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Edinburgh Uni AI Breakthrough Makes Models 10x Faster | Researchers at the University of Edinburgh claim to have made a software breakthrough that could allow future AI models to process information ten times faster than today’s systems. Working with the world’s largest computer chip, called a w... |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Scientists use AI to Learn the Intricate Language of Biomolecules | Glasgow, United Kingdom Scientists at the University of Glasgow have harnessed a powerful supercomputer, normally used by astronomers and physicists to study the universe, to develop a new machine learning model which can help translate the... |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Inside the UK’s innovation surge: record spinout funding, AI initiatives, and academic momentum | Amid record funding and growth, Britain is shaping itself as a top innovation powerhouse – and it’s doing so by reinvesting in an age-old advantage: its universities. This time, however, it’s not just academia leading the charge. A three-pr... |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Edinburgh Uni Gains £10.2M Fund for Sustainable Software Research | The Software Sustainability Institute (SSI), led by the University of Edinburgh, The Universities of Manchester and Southampton, has been awarded a record £10.2 million funding for a a new project phase from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI... |
| Aug 2, 2024 | UK Gov Stalls £1.3bn Tech and AI Investments | The Labour government has announced that £1.3 billion of funding initially promised by the Conservatives for the development of new technology, including artificial intelligence, is to be shelved indefinitely. The funding cuts, first report... |
| Jun 18, 2024 | No fail, no gain: как мы исправили более миллиона тестов, проверяя оптимизацию библиотеки OpenBLAS под RISC-V | Открытая архитектура RISC-V активно развивается: в стандарт добавляются новые расширения и инструкции, разрабатываются новые ядра и SoC. Поскольку многие компании видят перспективы архитектуры и готовы использовать ее в продакшене, создаетс... |
| Nov 6, 2023 | Isambard-AI: UK’s New £225m AI Supercomputer to Be Among the World’s Fastest | The Isambard-AI supercomputer will be housed at the National Composites Center in Bristol, U.K. Image: NCC The U.K. government is spending £225 million ($280 million) in a bid to build one of the world’s fastest supercomputers, capable of d... |
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FAQ about EPCC
When was EPCC founded?
EPCC was founded in 1990.
What has the press written about EPCC?
Parsers VC has collected 12 articles mentioning EPCC, among them “Quantinuum, Rolls-Royce, Riverland and Edinburgh Uni Partner on Quantum” (Jul 14, 2026) and “UK’s Supercomputer Delivers £8 to Economy for Every £1 Spent” (Mar 18, 2026).
Is EPCC still active?
Yes, EPCC is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jul 14, 2026.