Tekno Scienze Publisher

What Tekno Scienze Publisher does

Tekno Scienze Publisher, legally operating as Teknoscienze S.r.l., is a Milan-based academic publishing, event organizing, and media agency founded in 1983. The company's core function is the publication of three peer-reviewed scientific journals - Chimica Oggi - Chemistry Today (since 1983), Agro FOOD Industry Hi-Tech (since 1990), and HPC Today (since 2003) - that bridge industry and academia across the pharmaceutical, fine chemicals, nutraceuticals, functional food, cosmetics, personal care, and dermatology sectors. Distribution operates through the company's own website (teknoscienze.com), email newsletters, dedicated LinkedIn groups for each journal and event, and physical presence at major industry trade shows including ACHEMA, in-cosmetics global, and Vitafoods Europe.

The company's underlying technology is a content management and digital publishing platform that delivers peer-reviewed articles, industry news, regulatory updates, and full journal archives online. Beyond publishing, Tekno Scienze organizes a portfolio of scientific conferences and event franchises including IOPC (International Oligonucleotides and Peptides Conference), CFRT (Continuous Flow Reactor Technology), H3I, in-vitality, Making Cosmetics, Making Pharmaceuticals, and the Flow Chemistry Pavilion at ACHEMA. Newer additions include the TKS Digital Hub as an online channel extension and regional editions Beauty Horizons Italia and Nutra Horizons Italia. The company is also expanding advertising and sponsorship revenue through enterprise relationships with advertisers such as Purolite, DSM, Sabinsa, CLR, SK, Parr, and Desmet.

The business model is multi-stream and B2B-focused: recurring revenue from journal subscriptions and newsletter sign-ups, professional services revenue from event organization (attendee fees, sponsorships, exhibition space sales), and advertising revenue across both journal and digital inventory. Customer acquisition is event-driven, leveraging journal readership, conference participation, and LinkedIn community engagement to attract advertisers and subscribers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is available upon registration or request. The company is privately held, structured as an Italian società a responsabilità limitata (S.r.l.), with no recorded external funding, parent company, or M&A activity, and operates from a single headquarters in Milan.

Name

Tekno Scienze Publisher

Legal name

Teknoscienze S.r.l.

Website

https://teknoscienze.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tekno Scienze Publisher is a Milan-based academic publishing and event organizing agency that publishes three peer-reviewed scientific journals (Chimica Oggi, Agro FOOD Industry Hi-Tech, HPC Today) and hosts industry conferences for pharmaceutical, food, cosmetics, and fine chemicals professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Scientific Publishing & Industry Media

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312), Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Services-Advertising (7310)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

Keywords

• Scientific publishing services
• Peer-reviewed journals
• Industry event organization
• Specialty chemistry media
• B2B media agency

Headquarters

HQ city

Milano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Journal Subscriptions: Publishes and distributes peer-reviewed scientific journals (Chimica Oggi - Chemistry Today, Agro FOOD Industry Hi-Tech, HPC Today) through subscription and single-article access models. Serves academic and industry professionals in chemistry, food, cosmetics, and pharma sectors.
2. Event Organisation: Organises and hosts scientific conferences and events including IOPC, CFRT, in-cosmetics global, Making Cosmetics, Making Pharmaceuticals, and others. Generates revenue through attendee fees, sponsorships, and exhibition space sales.
3. Advertising & Sponsorship: Operates as a media agency offering advertising opportunities across its journals and digital platforms. Maintains advertiser relationships with industry companies including Purolite, DSM, Sabinsa, and others.
4. Newsletter Services: Provides newsletter subscriptions and communications to registered users, with commercial promotional content sent with user consent.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tekno Scienze Publisher (tks) is a Milan-based academic publishing, event organizing, and media agency that publishes three peer-reviewed scientific journals — Chimica Oggi – Chemistry Today (fine chemicals/applied chemistry/biotechnology), Agro FOOD Industry Hi-Tech (nutraceuticals/functional food), and HPC Today (personal care/cosmetics/dermatology/home care) — and organizes industry conferences and trade shows serving professionals in pharmaceutical, food, cosmetics, and fine chemicals sectors. Revenue is generated through journal subscriptions, advertising/sponsorship in publications, event registration fees, and newsletter communications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Chimica Oggi – Chemistry Today: Leading journal linking industry and academia, covering fine chemicals, applied chemistry, and biotechnology.
• Agro FOOD Industry Hi Tech
• HPC Today
• IOPC – International Oligonucleotides and Peptides Conference
• CFRT – Continuous Flow Reactor Technology

Products and services

• Chimica Oggi – Chemistry Today Peer-reviewed scientific journal covering fine chemicals, applied chemistry, and biotechnology, serving industry professionals and academics in pharmaceutical manufacturing, APIs, and contract manufacturing organizations.
• Agro FOOD Industry Hi-Tech Peer-reviewed scientific journal covering nutraceuticals, functional food, dietary supplements, and healthy ingredients, targeting researchers and companies in food and nutraceutical industries.
• HPC Today Peer-reviewed scientific journal covering personal care, cosmetics, dermatology, and home care sectors, serving cosmetic manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, and personal care product developers.
• IOPC – International Oligonucleotides and Peptides Conference Scientific conference focused on peptide and oligonucleotide chemistry and biology, serving researchers and industry professionals in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors.
• CFRT – Continuous Flow Reactor Technology Conference Scientific conference on continuous flow reactor technology for industrial applications, serving chemical engineers and process technology professionals.
• Making Cosmetics Industry event for the cosmetics sector, focusing on cosmetic formulations, ingredients, and personal care product development.
• Making Pharmaceuticals Industry event for the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector, addressing production, regulatory, and technology topics.
• in-cosmetics global Global event connecting cosmetics ingredient suppliers and formulators, focused on personal care ingredients, formulation technologies, and industry trends.
• H3I Conference Industry conference addressing health, hygiene, home care, and industrial & institutional (I&I) product sectors.
• Beauty Horizons Italia Industry event and content platform focused on the Italian beauty and cosmetics market.
• Nutra Horizons Italia Industry event and content platform focused on the Italian nutraceutical and functional food market.
• TKS Digital Hub Digital event and content platform for industry professionals in Tekno Scienze's covered sectors.

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Events for Media / Step Exhibitions (Making Cosmetics, Making Pharmaceuticals parent): Organizer of the Making Cosmetics and Making Pharmaceuticals events that Teknoscienze co-promotes. Closest direct peer on the event-organizing side for the same verticals TKS operates in.
• Happi / Rodman Media: Trade media brand covering household and personal care ingredients with editorial content and industry events. Direct peer to HPC Today for cosmetics/personal care B2B audiences and advertisers.
• MDPI: Open-access scientific publisher of chemistry, food, and pharma journals. Operates peer-reviewed industry journals at similar scale to TKS's three titles, competing for the same author and reader pool in chemistry and life sciences.
• Allured Business Media (Cosmetics & Toiletries, Happi): Trade publisher serving the cosmetics and personal care industry with HPC Today-style B2B journals and industry events. Direct competitor for advertising and readership in the personal care/cosmetics ingredient vertical TKS covers via HPC Today.
• Frontiers Media: Scientific open-access publisher with journals across chemistry, food science, and pharma. Comparable as a journal-driven publisher relying on APC and subscription revenue from industry and academic professionals.

Broad incumbents

• Elsevier (RELX): Global academic publisher and event organizer with deep pharma/chemistry journal portfolios. Comparable to Tekno Scienze Publisher in operating peer-reviewed journals and industry conferences, though at vastly larger scale and broader scope.
• Wiley: Global publisher of scientific, technical, and medical journals and organizer of industry events. Comparable to Tekno Scienze Publisher in combining subscription-based academic journals with sponsored industry content and conferences in pharma, chemistry, and life sciences.
• Springer Nature: Major scientific publisher with chemistry, pharma, and food journals plus conference activity. Operates the same multi-vertical B2B scientific publishing and events model that TKS uses, but with much broader international reach.
• Informa (Connect, Taylor & Francis): Diversified B2B media group running both academic publishing (Taylor & Francis) and large industry events. Closest analog to TKS's journal-plus-event integrated model, particularly for cosmetics and pharma verticals through in-cosmetics and CPHI.

Emerging players

• De Gruyter: Mid-sized independent scientific publisher covering chemistry, pharma, and life sciences. Comparable as a smaller, specialized publisher running peer-reviewed journals in adjacent B2B scientific verticals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/teknoscienze-srl

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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