BREST'AIM SA

Their core work

BREST'AIM SA operates Océanopolis, a major ocean discovery park and science center in Brest, France. In the H2020 context, they serve as a public engagement venue for European Researchers' Night events, hosting interactive science communication activities that bring researchers and the general public together. Their contribution is providing a high-profile, visitor-ready space where scientific dialogue is made accessible through entertainment, participatory formats, and immersive experiences.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their early participation (2014-2017, EXPERIM and CREATIVITY) focused on traditional Researchers' Night formats emphasizing dialogue, meetings, and participatory events with a creative twist. From 2018 onward (STORIES, LINCS, VOYAGES), the keywords shift toward more immersive and narrative-driven engagement — stories, experiments, interactive experiences, imagination, and voyages. This suggests a move from conventional public engagement toward experiential, storytelling-based science communication.

Moving toward immersive, imagination-driven science communication formats rather than traditional lecture-and-dialogue events — relevant for projects needing creative public outreach.

How they like to work

BREST'AIM SA always participates as a partner, never as coordinator, with modest funding shares (EUR 19,000-35,000 per project). Their 15 consortium partners across 5 projects are all within a single country (France), indicating they join national French consortia for Researchers' Night bids. They are a reliable, recurring venue partner rather than a project initiator — expect them to deliver event hosting and public engagement, not scientific research or project management.

They have worked with 15 unique partners, all within France, as part of national Researchers' Night consortia. Their network is France-focused, likely connecting with other science centers, universities, and research organizations participating in the annual event.

What sets them apart

Océanopolis is one of France's premier ocean science centers, offering a purpose-built venue that combines scientific credibility with high visitor throughput and entertainment infrastructure. For any EU project needing public engagement in western France, they provide a turnkey solution: venue, audience, and experience design under one roof. Their ocean/marine thematic identity also makes them a natural fit for blue economy or marine research dissemination.

Highlights from their portfolio

• CREATIVITY
  Most keyword-rich project revealing the full scope of their engagement approach: participatory dialogue, entertainment, atmosphere, and creative ideation.
• VOYAGES
  Most recent project (2021) showing their evolution toward imagination-driven, interactive science communication formats.