Science and Cocktails

What Science and Cocktails does

Science and Cocktails is a Danish-registered non-profit organization founded in 2010 by Jácome (Jay) Armas in Copenhagen that produces public-facing science communication events combining scientific lectures with live music or art performances and themed cocktails. The organization operates across five cities — Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Brussels, Johannesburg, and Aarhus — using local marquee venues (e.g., Den Grå Hal and DR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen, Paradiso in Amsterdam, Atelier 210 in Brussels, The Orbit in Johannesburg, Godsbanen in Aarhus). Programming features world-class scientists including Nobel laureates such as Didier Queloz, and the archive of events (200+ since 2010) is available on YouTube and via the Audioboom-hosted Science & Cocktails Podcast.

The product portfolio extends beyond the core live-event format into complementary offerings: the Science & Cocktails Podcast, documentary and interview series, the Science & Mocktails high-school outreach program (launched 2014), the DATA DATA theatre play for families co-developed with Teater Fantast, and the Act of Gravity dance production co-developed with Recoil Performance Group. Underlying technology is a non-proprietary content and event production stack — website (scienceandcocktails.org), YouTube channel, Audioboom podcast distribution, and Facebook event pages — with no disclosed software platform, mobile app, or AI/ML systems.

The business model is hybrid and event-driven: ticket revenue combines free standing tickets (valid until 8pm) with paid seated tickets, and project production is underwritten primarily by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, which funds productions such as DATA DATA and Act of Gravity. Distribution is both physical (live events in partner venues across five cities) and digital (recorded talks and podcasts globally). Customer segments are predominantly B2C — general public and science enthusiasts, with secondary segments in families and high-school students — with the Novo Nordisk Foundation as the principal institutional counterparty on the funding side.

Name

Science and Cocktails

Legal name

Science & Cocktails

Website

https://scienceandcocktails.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Science and Cocktails is a Danish non-profit founded in 2010 that produces live science communication events combining lectures with music, art, and cocktails across five European and African cities, serving general public, family, and high-school audiences, funded principally by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Science Communication Events

NAICS

Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic & Scientific Conferences (MPAGAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Science & Technology Museums (THAJADAD), Technology & Developer Conferences (MPAGAGAE), Science, Technology & Gaming Magazines (MPAJAEAL), Hands-on Science Exploration & Experiments (Lab Kits, Science Clubs) (EDAMABAA)

Keywords

• Science communication events
• Public science lectures
• Live event production
• Science education outreach
• Cultural science programming

Headquarters

HQ city

Københoved

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Event Ticket Sales: Mixed ticket model with free standing tickets and paid seated tickets for events.
2. Foundation Funding: Funding support from organizations such as the Novo Nordisk Foundation for specific projects including theatre performances and dance productions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Science and Cocktails is a non-profit science communication initiative that produces and hosts public events combining scientific lectures by world-renowned researchers with live music and art performances and themed cocktails. It operates recurring events in Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Brussels, Johannesburg, and Aarhus, and extends its programming through online videos, a podcast series, original theatre and dance productions, documentaries, and a high-school outreach program called Science & Mocktails.

Product overview

Science & Cocktails is a science communication initiative that combines public lectures with entertainment, operating as a multi-platform offering centered around live events featuring scientific presentations paired with music/art performances and themed cocktails. The core product consists of live events held in Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Johannesburg. Supporting products include a video library (Watch Videos), a podcast series, documentary content, original theatre productions (DATA DATA), dance performances (Act of Gravity), and an outreach program for high schools (Science & Mocktails). The portfolio spans physical events, digital media content, and educational performances, united by the theme of making scientific knowledge accessible to the general public.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Science & Cocktails Podcast: A podcast series with renowned scientists featuring interviews, lecture pieces, inquisitive questions with a dash of sound art.
• Act of Gravity
• DATA DATA
• Documentaries and interviews
• Science & Mocktails

Products and services

• Science & Cocktails Events
• Watch Videos

Quantifiable outcome

• 200+ events hosted since founding in 2010
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Teater FantastcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the DATA DATA theatre play for children and families, exploring the history of computers from analogue to quantum computing.
• Recoil Performance GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Act of Gravity, an original dance performance inspired by gravitational physics and the multiverse, featuring string theorists from University of Amsterdam and KU Leuven and astrophysicists from Niels Bohr Institute.
• Den Grå Hal (Copenhagen)coreOthersMain Copenhagen venue for Science & Cocktails events, located at Refshalevej 2.
• DR Koncerthuset (Copenhagen)coreOthersCopenhagen concert hall venue for Science & Cocktails events.
• Paradiso (Amsterdam)coreOthersMain Amsterdam venue including Main Hall and Paradiso Noord (Tuinzaal) for Science & Cocktails events.
• Atelier 210 (Brussels)coreOthersBrussels venue hosting Science & Cocktails events.
• The Orbit (Johannesburg)coreOthersJohannesburg venue hosting Science & Cocktails events in South Africa.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Pint of Science: Festival that brings scientists into pubs and bars across dozens of countries to give accessible talks on current research. Closest direct peer to Science & Cocktails in combining scientific lectures with a social drinking atmosphere.
• The Story Collider: Non-profit producing live storytelling events and a podcast where scientists and researchers share personal stories. Comparable in combining live events, a podcast, and science-communication-as-entertainment positioning.
• Nerd Nite: Global series of events where speakers present on science, art, and pop culture in bars. Directly comparable event-driven science communication model with themed talks in a casual, social setting.
• Café Scientifique: Informal science discussion events held in cafés and bars worldwide. Shares the science-in-a-social-venue format and grassroots, in-person outreach ethos with Science & Cocktails.
• Secret Science Club: Long-running pop-up science lecture series held in bars with drinks and talks from researchers. Direct overlap in combining bar/venue atmosphere with accessible science talks to general audiences.
• Science Slam: Competitive science communication events where researchers present short talks to general audiences. Comparable live-event, science-comm format aimed at making research accessible outside academia.

Broad incumbents

• TED (TED Talks): Global lectures-and-events platform with videos of talks from leading scientists and thinkers. Comparable in staging premium live talks, recording them, and distributing digitally at global scale.
• Science Friday: Long-running public radio program and digital media outlet covering science for general audiences. Comparable in mission to make science accessible via multimedia content and live events.
• World Science Festival: Multi-day science festival featuring live talks, panel discussions, and performances with leading researchers. Comparable in producing marquee live science events that pair research communication with cultural/artistic elements.

Emerging players

• Curiosity Hour: Smaller-scale science talks-in-bars series in selected cities. Emerging peer in the niche of casual, social science communication events comparable to Science & Cocktails' format.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/ScienceCocktails
• Xx.com/SciCocktailsCPH

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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