Compute

About the Platform

ELIXIR Italy’s Compute Platform enables researchers and life sciences professionals to access integrated, scalable solutions for data analysis, cloud computing, storage, and workflow execution. In a landscape where biological data is generated at a massive scale and often stored across distributed archives, ELIXIR Italy ensures researchers can bring their analysis to the data, securely and efficiently.

By combining high-performance computing (HPC), federated cloud services, and national infrastructure, the platform supports everything from routine bioinformatics tasks to large-scale, complex analyses. Its goal is to simplify access to advanced computational resources across Italy, promoting reproducibility, interoperability, and innovation in research and industry.

Organization

The ELIXIR-IT Compute Platform brings together a network of national technological partners. These include top-tier cloud providers, HPC centres, and service developers that jointly sustain the digital backbone of ELIXIR Italy. The infrastructure is structured to support flexibility, scalability, and resilience, key to powering modern bioinformatics.

A national high-performance network connects distributed computing and data platforms, enabling secure access, interoperability, and large-scale scientific analysis.

The Compute Platform has a hybrid access model ensuring researchers of all skill levels can benefit from powerful HPC capabilities.

Cloud Platforms

A network of reliable, distributed cloud infrastructures that ensures scalable data storage, compute power, and collaborative environments for research across life sciences and bioinformatics.

Cineca AdaCloud
Cloud@ReCaS-Bari
Cloud Veneto
CRS4 Orione Cloud Farm
GARR Cloud

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Custom dashboards enable the seamless deployment of complex bioinformatics services across clouds, streamlining management and supporting flexible, scalable scientific applications.

INFN PaaS – general-purpose services
Laniakea@ReCaS – specialised in on-demand bioinformatics workflows

High-Performance Computing (HPC) Platforms

ELIXIR Italy leverages advanced HPC systems to deliver fast, secure, and large-scale computing for omics data analysis and complex bioinformatics tasks.

CINECA HPC Systems: Leonardo (Tier-0), Marconi, and Galileo100
INFN HPC Clusters
ENEA CRESCO “HPC Service”

HPC@CINECA

HPC access at CINECA is streamlined for ease of use:

Web-based front-ends for user-friendly interaction
Command-line interfaces for advanced workflows

Leadership

Platform Leader Marco Antonio Tangaro

CNR

Platform Leader Giacinto Donvito

INFN

For industry

Whether you're a biotech startup or a large pharmaceutical company, ELIXIR-IT provides access to:

Skilled technologists in computing, algorithm development (including AI), and data platforms
Custom support for deploying scalable cloud and HPC solutions
Expertise in managing secure data lakes and workflow automation

From infrastructure to expertise, the Compute Platform empowers industry to accelerate innovation with confidence and flexibility.