Spanish SME specializing in science communication, citizen science design, and research dissemination across diverse EU project domains.
Scienseed is a Madrid-based science communication and public engagement SME that helps EU research consortia translate complex scientific results into accessible content for diverse audiences. Their role across projects spanning biomedical science, biotechnology, agriculture, fire management, and printed electronics reveals a consistent function: they are the dissemination and citizen engagement partner, not the technical R&D performer. They specialize in designing outreach strategies, citizen science activities, and knowledge exchange frameworks that connect research outcomes with society and end-users.
Present across all 10 projects spanning unrelated scientific domains — from siRNA therapeutics (NEW DEAL) to biogas (MICRO4BIOGAS) — indicating a consistent communication role rather than technical contribution.
Explicit citizen science keywords in SHOWCASE and FirEUrisk, plus crowdsourcing and awareness themes in I-REACT, showing deep expertise in participatory research design.
ENABLE focused on scientific symposia and careers workshops for young researchers; SHOWCASE emphasizes knowledge exchange between researchers and farmers.
I-REACT (emergency resilience, early warning) and FirEUrisk (wildfire risk reduction, citizen protection) both involve communicating risk to the public.
Recent projects RADICALZ, MICRO4BIOGAS, and SHOWCASE all address sustainability topics, suggesting growing focus on green transition communication.
In their early H2020 period (2016–2018), Scienseed worked on crisis communication and digital awareness — projects like I-REACT dealt with crowdsourcing, social media, and early warning systems for natural disasters. From 2020 onward, their focus shifted decisively toward citizen science, ecosystem services, and sustainability communication, with projects like SHOWCASE, FirEUrisk, and MICRO4BIOGAS. This evolution mirrors the broader EU push toward responsible research and citizen engagement under Horizon Europe.
Scienseed is positioning itself as a go-to partner for citizen science design and sustainability communication, aligning well with Horizon Europe's emphasis on public engagement and the Green Deal.
Scienseed operates exclusively as a consortium partner — they have never coordinated a project and joined all 10 as participant or third party. With 162 unique partners across 27 countries from just 10 projects, they work in large, diverse consortia and rarely repeat partnerships, suggesting they are sought after as a specialized service provider rather than building deep bilateral relationships. This means they are easy to onboard — experienced in adapting to different consortium cultures and project structures.
Despite being a small company with only 10 projects, Scienseed has built an exceptionally broad network of 162 partners across 27 countries, reflecting their role as a versatile dissemination partner welcomed into large consortia across many scientific domains.
What sets Scienseed apart is their ability to operate as a science communication partner across radically different scientific domains — from nanomedicine to biogas to wildfire management — without being tied to any single technical field. For consortium builders, this means one reliable dissemination partner who already knows how EU project communication works, can design citizen science activities, and can make any research topic accessible to non-expert audiences. Their consistent funding levels (~€200K per project) suggest a well-defined, predictable scope of work.
