Gefion Supercomputer (DCAI)

The story

In 2024 the Novo Nordisk Foundation and the Danish government collaborated with NVIDIA to launch Gefion, Denmark's premier sovereign AI supercomputer. Named after the Norse goddess of abundance, the machine packs 1,528 liquid-cooled NVIDIA H100 GPUs into an Eviden BullSequana supercomputer housed in a certified green Digital Realty data centre in Copenhagen. Designed to accelerate discoveries in drug synthesis, personalized healthcare, disease prevention, and green agriculture, Gefion offers Danish academia and startups world-class generative AI horsepower.

Notable

• Named after Gefion, the Norse goddess of agriculture and abundance associated with the creation of Zealand.
• Equipped with 1,528 NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs interconnected over NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand networks.
• Financed by the Novo Nordisk Foundation to accelerate Danish breakthroughs in genomics, healthcare, and quantum computing.
• Operates in a Digital Realty Copenhagen data center run 100% on Danish wind and renewable electricity.

Expansions

• 2024: Novo Nordisk Foundation and Danish government announce Gefion AI supercomputer
• 2024: 1,528 NVIDIA H100 GPUs installed in partnership with Eviden and NVIDIA
• 2024: pilot scientific projects launched in cancer, antibiotic discovery, and quantum emulation