ESCIENCIA EVENTOS CIENTIFICOS SL

Their core work

Esciencia is a Spanish event production company specializing in science communication and public engagement activities. They design and run European Researchers' Night events and science fairs in Zaragoza, combining entertainment formats — theatre, music, humorous monologues, geocaching games — with educational content to make research accessible to the general public. Their work centers on bridging the gap between Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellows and non-specialist audiences through creative, hands-on "edutainment" experiences.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their early work (ESC, 2014) focused on researcher visibility — promoting science careers and improving how researchers communicate with the public. By 2018-2020, the Wanderlust projects shifted toward richer, more creative engagement formats: theatre, music, geocaching games, and edutainment at a specific cultural venue (CaixaForum Zaragoza). The evolution shows a move from awareness campaigns to immersive, entertainment-driven science experiences.

They are deepening their creative event production capabilities, moving toward more experiential and entertainment-driven science communication formats rather than traditional outreach.

How they like to work

Esciencia operates exclusively as a project coordinator — all three of their H2020 projects were led by them, indicating strong initiative and experience managing EU-funded actions. However, their network is very small: only 2 unique consortium partners, all within Spain. This suggests they function as a local event organizer who brings in a small circle of trusted collaborators rather than building broad European consortia.

Very small and locally concentrated network: just 2 consortium partners, all based in Spain. This is typical for Researchers' Night coordination actions, which are city-level events rather than multi-country research programs.

What sets them apart

Esciencia brings professional event production expertise to science communication — they are not a university outreach office but a private company whose core business is creating engaging public events. Their strength is translating complex research into accessible entertainment formats (theatre, games, music) that draw non-academic audiences. For any consortium needing a dissemination or public engagement partner in Spain, particularly in Aragón, they offer a proven track record of organizing Researchers' Night events with creative, crowd-friendly formats.

Highlights from their portfolio

• Wanderlust
  Ran for two consecutive editions (2018 and 2020) at CaixaForum Zaragoza, showing a sustained, venue-anchored science engagement program with diverse creative formats.
• ESC
  Their first H2020 project (2014), establishing their role as a Researchers' Night coordinator focused on researcher communication and science career promotion.