'Future Under Construction' - Encode: AI for Science's Winter Salon
The future isn’t just being imagined, it’s being built.
Pillar VC's Encode: AI for Science Winter Salon brings together 150 founders, scientists, builders and thinkers to celebrate a shared conviction: discovery must lead to construction.
On 11th December, expect to:
Meet our inaugural cohort of Encode Fellows, and hear our plans for Cohort 2.
Connect with valued Encode community members across policy, industry and academia.
Glimpse the visions of the future from Fellows, and their progress so far this year.
Share a glass of mulled wine in a historic Kings Cross location to celebrate the end of 2025.
Inspired by the intellectual movements of the past, Pillar VC's AI for Science Salons foster deep discussions, bold ideas, and new collaborations. Join us for a celebration of creativity and curiosity.
Our Summer Salon had a 200+ person waitlist - please RSVP in advance. Exact location will be shared once your registration is approved. Please be aware photography will be taken at this event - your RSVP is a sign of your consent.
A glimpse of Pillar VC's Summer Salon:
About the organisers:
About Pillar VC: Pillar VC is a venture capital firm, proudly building Encode: AI for Science. With a significant track record of investing in over 90 companies, approximately 50% of which have roots in university research, Pillar VC has successfully raised $500 million across four funds. The Encode Fellowship, powered by ARIA and DSIT, brings together the brightest minds in AI with pioneering scientific research across the UK. Over 12 months, Encode Fellows are embedded in leading labs to advance frontier research, apply AI to accelerate discovery, and help launch new ventures or research organisations rooted in deep tech breakthroughs.
About ARIA: The Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) is an R&D funding agency created to unlock technological breakthroughs that benefit everyone. Created by an Act of Parliament, and sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology, ARIA funds teams of scientists and engineers to pursue research at the edge of what is scientifically and technologically possible. ARIA’s flagship Activation Partner initiative accelerates this mission, and powers the Encode Fellowship.
About DSIT: The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is a ministerial department positioning the UK at the forefront of global scientific and technological advancement. DSIT's mission is to accelerate innovation, investment and productivity through world-class science, ensure that new and existing technologies are safely developed and deployed across the UK and drive forward a modern digital government for the benefit of its citizens. DSIT’s Sovereign AI unit accelerates this mission, and powers the Encode Fellowship.