CESNET is proud to announce a significant expansion of the national computational and storage infrastructure, strengthening support for the ELIXIR life science community in the Czech Republic. Newly procured high-performance computing (HPC) clusters and large-scale data storage systems have been deployed across key research sites and are now almost all fully integrated into MetaCentrum, the national grid infrastructure operated by CESNET.

HPC Infrastructure

A total investment of 28 million CZK has been made into new HPC clusters with approximately 4500 CPU cores of computing capacity. These powerful computing resources are now operational at the following locations:

  • BIOCEV (Biotechnology and Biomedicine Centre CAS and Charles University)

  • UMG (Institute of Molecular Genetics CAS)

  • IOCB Prague (Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry CAS)

  • Masaryk University, Brno

  • FNUSA Fakultní nemocnice u sv. Anny, Brno

  • Biology Centre CAS

  • UPOL Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Palacky University Olomouc

These clusters will provide the life science research community with the computing capacity needed to analyze large-scale biological datasets, perform molecular simulations, and develop AI-driven methods for medical and environmental applications.

Storage Expansion

In addition to computing resources, 3 millions CZK has been invested into storage infrastructure. The new systems provide in total 2 PB (petabytes) of storage and have been installed at:

  • BIOCEV

  • IOCB Prague

These high-capacity storage units, delivered by Abacus Electric, will support the secure and efficient handling of genomic data, high-resolution imaging, and other data-intensive workflows crucial to modern life sciences.

This infrastructure upgrade reflects the ongoing commitment of the Czech ELIXIR node to providing world-class computational support for life science research. The new systems are already being integrated into national e-infrastructure services and are expected to significantly boost collaboration and scientific discovery across the Czech research landscape.

Financed by the project ELIXIR CZ: Capacity extension,
CZ.02.01.01./00/23_015/0008210

New High-Performance Computing and Storage Infrastructure for ELIXIR Life Science Community