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Organization

STUDIO SEVEN CO LTD

Maltese creative production company delivering science festivals through arts, comedy, and interactive edutainment for public audiences.

Creative production companysocietyMTNo active H2020 projectsThin data (2/5)
H2020 projects
3
As coordinator
0
Total EC funding
€55K
Unique partners
5
What they do

Their core work

Studio Seven is a Maltese creative production company specializing in science communication through entertainment, arts, and interactive media. They produce public engagement events that make research accessible to families, teenagers, and the general public — blending comedy, experiments, and edutainment formats. Their recurring involvement in Malta's "Science in the City" festival across three consecutive editions (2014–2019) indicates they are a go-to local partner for turning scientific content into engaging public experiences.

Core expertise

What they specialise in

Arts-science integration and edutainmentprimary
2 projects

The 2016 and 2018 SitC editions explicitly featured arts, comedy, interactive experiments, and edutainment as delivery formats.

Event production for researcher visibilitysecondary
3 projects

All projects aimed at public recognition of researchers and promotion of science careers through live, family-oriented festival programming.

Cultural heritage communicationemerging
1 project

The 2018 SitC edition expanded scope to include culture, heritage, and media alongside traditional science content.

Evolution & trajectory

How they've shifted over time

Early focus
Science career promotion
Recent focus
Arts-driven interactive edutainment

Studio Seven's early work (2014–2015) centered on broad science communication goals — promoting science careers, public recognition of researchers, and societal well-being at a European level. By 2016–2019, their focus shifted clearly toward creative delivery methods: arts-science fusion, edutainment, comedy-based experiments, and interactive family experiences. The most recent project (2018) further expanded into culture, heritage, and media, suggesting a move toward richer, more multimedia-driven public engagement.

Moving from traditional science outreach toward creative, arts-integrated, multimedia public engagement — a useful partner for projects needing professional event production and audience reach in Malta.

Collaboration profile

How they like to work

Role: specialist_contributorReach: Local1 countries collaborated

Studio Seven operates exclusively as a participant, never leading consortia. With only 5 unique partners across a single country, they function as a trusted local delivery partner rather than a network builder. Their repeat involvement in the same initiative over three funding cycles suggests reliability and strong working relationships with the same core team — a loyal, specialized contributor rather than a wide-ranging collaborator.

Very small network of 5 partners, all within a single country (likely Malta). This is a tightly knit local collaboration centered on one recurring initiative rather than a broad European network.

Why partner with them

What sets them apart

Studio Seven brings professional creative production skills to science communication — comedy, interactive formats, arts integration — which is a rare combination in the MSCA ecosystem where most partners are universities or research bodies. For any consortium needing a Maltese public engagement partner who can actually produce entertaining, family-friendly science events (not just write about them), Studio Seven has a proven track record across three consecutive European Researchers' Night cycles.

Notable projects

Highlights from their portfolio

  • SitC (2018-2019)
    Most evolved edition, expanding scope beyond science into culture, heritage, and media — signals the organization's growing creative ambition.
  • Science in the City (2014-2015)
    The founding participation that established Studio Seven as a science communication partner in the MSCA ecosystem.
Cross-sector capabilities
Creative arts and cultural heritage eventsEducation and youth engagementMedia production for research disseminationTourism and place-based science festivals
Analysis note: Profile based on only 3 small-budget CSA projects (€55K total), all within the same "Science in the City" initiative. This provides a consistent but narrow view — Studio Seven likely has broader commercial capabilities (media, events, creative services) not visible in H2020 data. No website available for verification. The non-SME classification for a company of this funding scale is unusual and may reflect corporate structure rather than size.