Inaugurated in 2007, MUST mesocentre is a computing and data storage center shared between Savoie Mont Blanc University (USMB) and the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). It was awarded the “IN2P3 digital platform” label by the eponymous institute which develops and coordinates French research in particle physics, nuclear physics and astroparticle physics.

MUST mesocenter is the outcome of a study carried out jointly by the Annecy Laboratory for Particle Physics (LAPP) and the Savoie Mont Blanc University (USMB) in the early 2000s.

Scientific steering is provided by the Scientific Council of the Savoie Mont Blanc University, which establishes an annual activity report of the MUST project.

Since its creation, the MUST mesocentre has integrated an environmental approach into the management of its infrastructure as well as at each stage of its development or transformation.

MUST mesocentre is enable to fit to multiple needs around scientific computing and storage.