'From Bench to Breakthrough', an AI for Science Salon
How do we build the next generation of AI-enabled scientific startups in Cambridge? What's working now, and what's needed next?
Pillar VC, Founders at the University of Cambridge and CompMotifs are bringing together researchers and builders working with AI, at the frontier of science, and in the earliest stages of building breakthrough companies.
Inspired by the intellectual movements of the past, AI for Science Salons foster deep discussions, bold ideas, and new collaborations. We'll explore pathways to build breakthroughs through small-group discussions, whilst enjoying light refreshments.
The event will be an opportunity to meet Pillar VC's inaugural cohort of Encode Fellows, to learn more about upcoming programmes that Founders at the University of Cambridge are running, and to hear from the CompMotifs team.
Spaces are limited - please RSVP while they last.
Note: There may be photography at this event. If you would not like photos shared publicly across organisers' social media, please reach out to the organising team.
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 CompMotifs: CompMotifs is a group of 15 computational natural scientists working across the UK - united by a mission to accelerate scientific discovery through cross-disciplinary computational methods and tools.
About Founders at the University of Cambridge: Founders at the University of Cambridge is a strategic initiative to bridge the gap between groundbreaking research and market success through capital investment, growth programming and curated access to a global community of more than 280 experts, delivered by Cambridge Enterprise.
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.