about this event
London AI x Science Hackathon
October 3–4, 2026 · London
Over 48 hours, teams will push frontier AI at the hardest open problems in science: autonomous science, novel materials discovery, decoding complex biological systems and more! You'll building on real tools and real data from the partners of this hackathon, then pitching live in front of judges, VCs, and leading researchers.
Timed to open Deep Tech Week London, the event lands you in the room days before the city's biggest AI and deep-tech week kicks off!
Tracks will be announced soon
What you get • GPU compute credits • API credits • 1:1 mentorship from sponsor labs • Curated datasets and starter repos
Prizes • Cash prizes for the top teams • Compute and API credits • Thematic prizes from track sponsors
The essentials • Saturday, October 3 – Sunday, October 4, 2026 • Teams of 3–5
Who should come Researchers, ML engineers, and AI scientists. Anyone who wants their work to end up in a paper, a lab, or a company.
This event is part of London Deep Tech Week [ deep-tech-week.com/london-2026 ], presented by Deep Tech London [ deeptech.london ], leading up to the headline summit on the 8th. Brought to you by Iterate & futurebio.xyz
when
London AI x Science Hackathon — Day 1
Opening day of the 48-hour hackathon: teams work on frontier AI for open scientific problems using partner tools and data.
◍ LondonLondon AI x Science Hackathon — Day 2
Final day of the hackathon, with teams pitching live in front of judges, VCs and leading researchers.
◍ Londontickets
| tickets | price | Fee | Status | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Admission | Free | TBA | Available | Free entry to the London AI x Science Hackathon, October 3–4, 2026. |
prizes
| # | PRIZE | price |
|---|---|---|
| Top teams | Cash prizes | TBA |
| Overall | Compute and API credits | TBA |
| Thematic | Thematic prizes from track sponsors | TBA |