What National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC) Singapore does

The National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC) Singapore is a statutory National Research Infrastructure established in 2015 and funded by Singapore's National Research Foundation (NRF) to manage the country's national high-performance computing resources. NSCC allocates petascale compute exclusively to public researchers across Singapore's universities (NUS, NTU, SUTD, SIT), research institutes (A*STAR, CSI Singapore, CQT), healthcare institutions (Duke-NUS, SingHealth, NUHS, NNI), and government agencies (NEA, MPA) through competitive project calls and a Strategic Resource Allocation Policy. It supports over 9,000 researchers and serves workloads in computational science, AI, climate modelling, biomedicine, genetics, and advanced manufacturing.

NSCC's core product portfolio comprises a multi-generational supercomputing fleet: ASPIRE 2B (launched 8 June 2026, up to 115 petaFLOPS via 1,500+ NVIDIA H200 GPUs and AMD Epyc CPUs with 63.5PB storage), ASPIRE 2A+, ASPIRE 2A, a dedicated AI Platform, and the Köppen climate system. ASPIRE 1 has been decommissioned. A flagship 2025 initiative, HQCC 1.0 (S$24.5 million), plus an ASPIRE 2B-to-Helios integration scheduled for end-2026 and a Japan-Singapore MoU with RIKEN (March 2026) position NSCC as a hybrid quantum-HPC-AI platform.

NSCC does not operate as a commercial enterprise. Revenue is derived from sovereign grants (notably the S$270 million ASPIRE 2B investment by NRF) and the centre allocates capacity rather than sells it, with pricing not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market motion is direct institutional allocation through project calls and strategic resource allocation, supplemented by training workshops, the annual SupercomputingAsia conference, and the Alliance of Supercomputing Centres. NSCC Singapore is governed as a government state entity under NRF.

Name

National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC) Singapore

Legal name

National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC) Singapore

Website

https://nscc.sg

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC) Singapore is a government-funded National Research Infrastructure operating Singapore's national petascale HPC resources, including the ASPIRE 2B supercomputer, to serve over 9,000 public researchers across universities, research institutes, healthcare institutions, and government agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

High-Performance Computing Infrastructure

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

HPC Supercomputers & Turnkey Systems (HDACAOAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

GPU-Accelerated HPC Systems (HDACAOAC), AI/HPC Converged Systems (Hybrid Training/Simulation) (HDACAOAD)

Keywords

• High performance computing
• Petascale supercomputing infrastructure
• National research computing
• Hybrid quantum computing
• AI computing platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: NSCC Singapore is a National Research Infrastructure funded by the National Research Foundation (NRF). The ASPIRE 2B project represents a $270 million national investment by the NRF. Additional funding includes S$11.6 million for Singapore Fusion Power Programme and S$24.5 million for HQCC 1.0 initiative.
2. Resource Allocation Services: Allocates HPC resources to support key National R&D programmes and projects. Access is provided to public researchers from universities, research institutes, and government agencies through project calls and strategic resource allocation policies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

NSCC Singapore operates Singapore's national petascale high-performance computing infrastructure, allocating HPC resources to public researchers from universities, research institutes, government agencies, and healthcare institutions. Its flagship ASPIRE 2B supercomputer delivers up to 115 petaFLOPS via 1,500+ NVIDIA H200 GPUs and supports AI research, scientific simulation, hybrid quantum-classical computing, climate modeling, drug discovery, and healthcare AI. Access is granted through competitive project calls and a Strategic Resource Allocation Policy rather than commercial sale.

Product overview

NSCC Singapore operates as a National Research Infrastructure offering petascale supercomputing resources. The organization manages a platform-plus-systems architecture consisting of multiple supercomputing generations: ASPIRE 2B (current flagship at 115 petaFLOPS with 1,500+ NVIDIA H200 GPUs), ASPIRE 2A+ (enhanced previous generation), ASPIRE 2A (prior generation), AI Platform (dedicated AI computing), and the Köppen System (specialized HPC). ASPIRE 1 has been decommissioned. The portfolio also includes international collaboration through the SupercomputingAsia (SCA) conference and the Alliance of Supercomputing Centres (ASC), plus HPC-Quantum integration initiatives for hybrid quantum-classical computing research. The center supports research across computational science, AI, visualization, modeling & simulation, climate research, biomedicine, genetics, and big data analytics for Singapore's public researchers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ASPIRE 2B: Singapore's Next Generation Supercomputer delivering 115 petaFLOPS of compute power with 1,500+ NVIDIA H200 GPUs
• ASPIRE 2A+
• ASPIRE 2A
• ASPIRE 1
• AI Platform
• Köppen System

Products and services

• ASPIRE 2B ASPIRE 2B is NSCC Singapore's flagship next-generation national research supercomputer delivering up to 115 petaFLOPS of compute power through more than 1,500 NVIDIA H200 GPUs and AMD Epyc CPUs, with 63.5PB of storage. It is designed as a testbed for AI-driven research, hybrid quantum-classical computing, climate modeling, and healthcare AI applications, serving Singapore's public researchers across universities, research institutes, government agencies, and healthcare institutions.
• ASPIRE 2A+ ASPIRE 2A+ is the enhanced version of the ASPIRE 2A supercomputing system, providing additional compute capacity for research workloads within NSCC Singapore's national HPC infrastructure.
• ASPIRE 2A ASPIRE 2A is the previous-generation national research supercomputer system supporting research applications including cancer genomics, drug discovery, and climate modeling, used for high-performance bioinformatics pipelines and parallel processing.
• AI Platform The AI Platform is a dedicated AI computing platform within NSCC Singapore's infrastructure supporting advanced AI and machine learning research applications including climate modeling, weather forecasting, disease prediction, and multilingual language processing.
• Köppen System The Köppen System is a specialized supercomputing resource within NSCC Singapore's national HPC infrastructure dedicated to climate modeling and environmental simulation research.
• HPC-Quantum Integration Services HPC-Quantum Integration is NSCC Singapore's initiative to advance synergies between supercomputing, quantum computing, and AI research, including partnerships with Quantinuum for access to the Helios quantum computer and collaboration with RIKEN Japan for hybrid quantum-HPC platform development.

Quantifiable outcome

• 115+ petaFLOPS compute power delivered - nearly 4x capacity of existing national research systems
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Integration1 record

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• RIKEN Center for Computational Science (Japan)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 March 2026Japan's RIKEN Center for Computational Science and Singapore's National Quantum Computing Hub signed a three-year MoU to develop hybrid quantum-HPC platforms integrating Japan's Fugaku supercomputer with commercial quantum systems. Collaboration focuses on middleware and workflow tools for computational applications in fluid dynamics, linear systems, and quantum chemistry.
• A*STAR IHPCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 March 2026Institutional partner in Japan-Singapore hybrid quantum-HPC collaboration, contributing to middleware and workflow development for computational applications.
• Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 March 2026Institutional partner in Japan-Singapore hybrid quantum-HPC collaboration, participating in the National Quantum Computing Hub initiative.
• AMDcoreTechnology or Integration · 14 March 2025Singapore signed MoU with AMD to establish a Centre of Excellence and advance HPC-quantum collaboration under the HQCC 1.0 initiative, focusing on middleware, algorithms, and workforce development.
• CSC FinlandcoreTechnology or Integration · 14 March 2025Singapore signed MoU with CSC Finland to establish a Centre of Excellence and advance HPC-quantum collaboration under the HQCC 1.0 initiative, supporting integration of quantum computing, HPC, and AI.
• QuantinuumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2024Singapore signed MoU with Quantinuum enabling access to their advanced Helios quantum computer. ASPIRE 2B is expected to be linked with Quantinuum's Helios quantum computer near the end of 2026, enabling researchers to solve complex problems beyond the capability of either system alone through hybrid quantum-classical computing.
• Singtel AI InfrastructurestrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2024NSCC Singapore and Singtel AI Infrastructure collaboration on an AI-powered R&D platform for academia and the research community, announced in July 2024.
• National Quantum Computing HubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSingapore's National Quantum Computing Hub, a key institutional partner in hybrid quantum-HPC platform development, collaborating with RIKEN and other international partners.
• Singapore Advanced Research and Education Network (SingAREN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHigh-speed 100G international network connection provider linking NSCC with international HPC and research partners including SYNAPSE brain mapping consortium.
• Alliance of Supercomputing Centres (ASC)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerNSCC Singapore is a member of the Alliance of Supercomputing Centres, an international collaboration of supercomputing centers.
• NVIDIAcoreTechnology or IntegrationNVIDIA provides H200 GPUs for ASPIRE 2B supercomputer. NSCC operates Singapore's largest Nvidia cluster dedicated to research and public sector use.
• International HPC PartnersstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational HPC partners include R-CCS (Japan), CSC (Finland), CSCS (Switzerland), Cineca (Italy), KTH PDC (Sweden), ThaiSC (Thailand), NCI Australia, and HLRS (Germany).

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• RIKEN Center for Computational Science (R-CCS): Japan's national HPC center operating the Fugaku supercomputer. Direct peer in mission, scale, and government backing; NSCC has a three-year MoU with R-CCS for hybrid quantum-HPC platform development.
• CSC - IT Center for Science (Finland): Finland's national HPC operator running LUMI. NSCC signed MoU with CSC Finland under HQCC 1.0 to establish a Centre of Excellence; directly comparable as a government-funded national HPC infrastructure serving academic and public research.
• Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS): Operates the Alps supercomputer for Swiss research. Listed as an international HPC partner of NSCC and comparable as a national-scale HPC provider serving academic and government research users.
• National Computational Infrastructure (NCI Australia): Australia's national HPC facility co-hosting the SupercomputingAsia conference with NSCC. Comparable as a government-funded national HPC infrastructure for academic research.
• HLRS - High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart: Germany's national HPC center operating the Hawk and Hunter systems. Listed as an NSCC international partner; comparable as a publicly-funded HPC center serving research and industry.
• Cineca: Italy's national HPC consortium operating Leonardo. Listed as an NSCC international partner; directly comparable as a publicly-funded HPC infrastructure serving academic research.
• ThaiSC (Thai National Supercomputing Center): Thailand's national HPC facility co-hosting SupercomputingAsia with NSCC. Regional peer serving similar mission of national-scale HPC for research.

Broad incumbents

• Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC): US academic HPC center operating Frontera and Stampede systems for the NSF. Comparable in scale and academic-research mission; broader portfolio includes visualization, cloud, and industrial engagement programs.
• Argonne Leadership Computing Facility: US Department of Energy HPC facility operating Aurora. Comparable as a flagship national HPC infrastructure, though at larger scale and with a stronger defense-applied research focus.

Emerging players

• Singtel AI Infrastructure: Singtel's commercial AI infrastructure arm partnered with NSCC on an AI-powered R&D platform (2024). Adjacent peer offering commercial HPC/AI compute in Singapore; partial overlap in target research users.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@nsccsg
• Facebookfacebook.com/NSCCSG
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nsccsg
• Xx.com/nscc_sg

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Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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