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August 27, 2026
Challengescape Salon
On the evening of 13th August, Pillar VC and CompMotifs1 brought 80 scientists, AI engineers, founders and funders together at Pillar’s new King’s Cross office for an experiment in structured debate to surface where AI is and isn’t working in science.
July 30, 2026
Encode Fellowship Cohort 2
Chosen from over 1,400 applicants across 116 countries, the second cohort of Pillar VC’s Encode Fellows arrives this September with one job: to build.
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27.8.2026

Challengescape Salon

On the evening of 13th August, Pillar VC and CompMotifs1 brought 80 scientists, AI engineers, founders and funders together at Pillar’s new King’s Cross office for an experiment in structured debate to surface where AI is and isn’t working in science.
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30.7.2026

Encode Fellowship Cohort 2

Chosen from over 1,400 applicants across 116 countries, the second cohort of Pillar VC’s Encode Fellows arrives this September with one job: to build.
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20.7.2026

Launching The Encode: AI for Science Challengescape

A living directory of open problems in science.
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22.12.2025

2025 Wrapped: A Year In Review

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15.10.2025

Pillar VC, ARIA, and DSIT Announce Inaugural Encode: AI for Science Fellows

18 fellows will be embedded into cutting-edge scientific labs across the UK
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10.6.2025

UK Government to Fund Expansion of Pillar VC’s Encode: AI for Science Fellowship

A milestone moment for the Encode Fellowship
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1.5.2025

Why ARIA R&D Creators Should Join the Encode Community

Calling all ARIA R&D Creators
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20.3.2025

Pillar VC Announces 16 Encode AI for Science Fellowship Projects

Applications open today for AI experts to join one of these university-affiliated initiatives in the UK
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21.3.2025

Applications Now Open: Encode AI for Science Fellowship

Learn more about our vision for Encode
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11.2.2025

The Next AI Revolution Is Science

Why we are launching Encode
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11.2.2025

Announcing Encode: AI for Science Fellowship

Backed by Pillar VC and powered by the Advanced Research + Invention Agency, the Encode Fellowship will place top AI talent in leading UK research labs to accelerate scientific breakthroughs
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