SCIANCE selected to support RAISE as the European Commission launches new AI science initiative

The European Commission recently launched the Resource for AI Science in Europe (RAISE) at the AI in Science Summit held in Copenhagen in early November - marking a major step toward strengthening AI-driven scientific research across Europe.

In her announcement, European Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva recognised the SCIANCE consortium, whose proposal has been positively evaluated and invited to enter grant preparation under Horizon Europe. She highlighted the strategic role SCIANCE will play in shaping the development of RAISE and in coordinating AI-enabled science through a bottom-up, community-driven approach mobilising leading European research and digital infrastructures, organisations, and networks - including Euro-BioImaging ERIC.

For more information, see the European Commission press release.

What is RAISE?

RAISE – the Resource for Artificial Intelligence Science in Europe – is a new European virtual institute designed to accelerate the adoption of AI in scientific research. It brings together computing power, data, expertise and funding to support scientists in developing and applying AI for transformative discoveries across all research fields.
As a flagship initiative related to the European Strategy for AI in Science, RAISE will help position Europe as a global leader in AI-enabled research.

About SCIANCE

SCIANCE (AI in Science) will support the development of RAISE and coordinate AI-enabled scientific research across Europe through a bottom-up approach. The project mobilises leading European scientific organisations and research infrastructures across five pilot areas - fundamental physics and astronomy, materials science, life science, earth sciences, and social sciences and humanities - together with AI research centres and e-infrastructures. SCIANCE will identify AI-in-science research and innovation priorities and pilot the structure of the RAISE Secretariat for AI in science.

“SCIANCE represents a unique opportunity to coordinate AI-enabled science across Europe - connecting research communities, infrastructures and AI expertise in a way that truly reflects scientific priorities,” said Jonas L’Haridon, Project Coordinator, ESF.

The project will, among other things, deliver:

• a Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for AI in Science
• an implementation roadmap for infrastructure upgrades
• and the RAISE Secretariat for AI in science, to support long-term collaboration, capacity building, and alignment with European policy objectives.

The SCIANCE consortium includes 13 leading European organisations and research infrastructures: ESF, EGI Foundation, OpenAIRE AMKE, CNR, Euro-BioImaging ERIC, EMBL, CU, MU, UT-ITC, Nikhef, DFKI, SZTAKI, and BDVA.

Information requests

During the startup phase of the project, please contact Project Coordinator Jonas L’Haridon (ESF) at info@sciance.eu for any inquiries. Further communication channels will be set up over the next weeks.