Materials Nexus launch world's largest AI materials science supercomputer

Materials Nexus Ltd. (trading as Matnex), a leader in AI-driven materials discovery, and Viridien (EURONEXT:VIRI), an advanced technology and digital company, are partnering to rapidly scale Matnex’s computational capacity for the discovery and production of groundbreaking materials.

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The partnership between Viridien and Matnex reflects a shared goal to accelerate innovation and reduce the environmental impact of technologies critical to the net-zero transition in areas such as energy generation, energy storage, transport and sustainable computing. This expansion of computational resources, represents a paradigm shift in materials discovery. By leveraging AI/HPC and optimization expertise, Viridien will industrialize Matnex’s innovation pipeline. This partnership is set to deliver the highest throughput of new material discoveries globally, unlocking unprecedented commercial opportunities and industry-wide transformation.

This cutting-edge work is furthered by additional investment from US and European venture capital funds, including Samos Investments, Ada Ventures, MD One, Genuine Capital, Cartography Capital, Conviction and Cambridge Enterprise Ventures.

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Dr. Jonathan Bean, CEO of Matnex:

“This project marks a major leap forward in materials science. By harnessing AI at this scale, we can tackle complex challenges that have previously been beyond reach. This partnership with Viridien provides us with computational power that is not only unrivalled but transformative for the field of materials discovery.”

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Chris Page, EVP, New Business Development, Viridien:

“This agreement is another exciting example of how Viridien’s HPC & Cloud Solutions teams are collaborating with high HPC baseload scientific companies to achieve faster, more accurate results with lower and more predictable R&D and operating costs enabling them to accelerate scientific discoveries and push innovative products to the market more quickly and economically. We are particularly delighted to be supporting Matnex’s research into next-generation materials for the HPC industry. This fits well with our corporate commitment to help catalyze technology innovations for a more sustainable future for society.”

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