The Human Brain Project is releasing the first components, services and tools of its 6 ICT Platforms to the scientific community (Neuroinformatics, Brain Simulation, High Performance Analytics and Computing, Medical Informatics, Neuromorphic Computing, Neurorobotics). Starting on 30 March, scientific users, who are not members of the HBP Consortium, can request access to prototype versions of the Platforms via a single entry point, the HBP Collaboratory.