Defeating Entropy Hackathon

Defeating Entropy A hackathon for radical life extension technologies For the first time in history, we are able to engineer biology. This hackathon is asking what if we are able to defeat biological entropy and radically extend human life. Two Days. Build a prototype to enable: Track I — Replacement Neural tissue engineering and grafting. Biohybrid and synthetic tissue systems. Organ regeneration and replacement. Gradual brain replacement and neural prosthetics. Track II — Biostasis Cryopreservation. Chemical fixation. Suspended animation. Hibernation. Preservation protocols and viability monitoring. Expect: Debate (20 March) - Luma link On the evening before the hackathon, we will host a debate and a discussion evening on the motion: “Can Whole Brain Emulation Deliver Radical Life Extension.” Debaters: Christian Larsen: co-founcer of NethoLabs, a whole brain neuroscience and whole brain emulation company. Daniel Burger: co-founder at Synconetics organization and neuroengineer at EightSix Science, a biohybrid gradual brain replacement and functional brain extraction company. Moderated by Levan Bokeria, SoTA co-founder. Note: requires separate registration - event link. Hackathon (21-22 March) World-class mentors. Compute, frontier AI tools and biological datasets. Post-event support for teams that ship. And 100 people playing long-term games in longevity. Prizes: 1st and 2nd place - Replacement track 1st and 2nd place - Biostasis track Challenges: Data and challenges provided by domain experts. To be released closer to the hackathon date. Join us. if you are are an engineer, scientist, clinician, or founder, or simply keen to make a difference on the war on ageing. London. 21-22 March. ABOUT US SoTA (the Society for Technological Advancement) is the cross-disciplinary community for Britain's most promising scientists, engineers and technologists. We identify and aggregate exceptional talent early in their trajectories, and cultivate optimism about technoscientific progress London Longevity - a curated network driving the science, capital and companies redefining human ageing, catalysing breakthroughs, connections and momentum to extend healthy human lifespan. Reach out if you're interested in partnerships. PARTNERS: Pillar VC invests at inception in companies solving the world's greatest challenges. With a significant track record of investing in over 150 companies, with deep university roots throughout, Pillar has raised over $500 million across 4 funds. Pillar’s Encode: AI for Science Fellowship gives AI researchers 12 months of salary and freedom to build something that matters. Powered by the UK’s Pillar’s Encode: AI for Science Fellowship (ARIA), applications close on 28th March. Klona Biotech develops advanced bioprinting technologies that replicate the fibrous architectures found in native human tissues, enabling strong, biocompatible structures for research and medical applications. Their approach bridges tissue engineering, robotics, and manufacturing to unlock mechanically reliable, patient-specific implants. Tomorrow Bio aims to build a world where people can choose how long they want to live — independent of where they are, who they are, and their financial resources. They spread awareness and inform people openly about the option of cryopreservation, offer a high-quality service, and conduct and fund research to further the field of cryonics. CryoDAO aims to contribute to cryopreservation research projects that have a high potential to increase the quality and capabilities of cryopreservation. Fifty Years: home to 5050 - a free, 14-week, part-time programme helping exceptional scientists and engineers test whether founding a company is the highest-impact path for their work. Powered by Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA), a UK R&D funding agency built to unlock scientific and technological breakthroughs that benefit everyone. ARIA empowers scientists and engineers, from their Programme Directors to the teams they fund, with the resources and freedom to pursue breakthroughs at the edge of the possible. Google Cloud provides a comprehensive suite of cloud computing services - including scalable compute, secure data storage, advanced AI and machine learning tools, and high‑performance analytics.