SCImPULSE Foundation

What SCImPULSE Foundation does

SCImPULSE Foundation is a Dutch public benefit organization (ANBI, equivalent to a US 501(c)(3)) founded in 2013 and registered in the Netherlands, with operations extending into Switzerland and Italy. The foundation supports projects in fundamental science, technology, and health, acting as an incubator, ethical supervisor, and evaluation sandbox that accelerates projects until "escape velocity," at which point they spin off as autonomous initiatives. It serves a community of researchers, students, entrepreneurs, and professionals through peer-to-peer mentoring, in-kind contributions, and its signature Collision workshop format, which combines thematic seminars, design-thinking co-design sessions, and structured reflection exercises. The organization has hosted 13 projects over roughly seven years, including BioDynaMo (biological simulation, since spun off), SALT (Self-aligning Achromatic Light Transducers under ATTRACT-EU), Smart Platforms for Science, Living Lab with CERN/openlab, and a European Liaison Program with the Italian Society of Telemedicine.

The foundation's product surface is non-commercial: its core product is the Collision multi-day workshop methodology, used both internally and as a community engagement format (Geneva 2015–2017, Milan 2017, joint Geneva City Camp). Other offerings are project hosting and community partnership services delivered to project teams and volunteers rather than fee-paying customers. The technology stack includes Google for Nonprofits for digital services, project-specific open platforms such as BioDynaMo, and partnership-driven infrastructure at CERN IdeaSquare; no proprietary software product is sold or licensed.

The business model is donation- and grant-based, with no pricing or fee structure. The foundation accepts tax-deductible donations under ANBI status (IBAN: NL67 INGB 0006 1108 81) and has received EU research funding, notably the H2020 NGI Forward grant (#825652) in 2016. It operated entirely cashlessly from 2013 to 2015 on an in-kind, like-for-like exchange model before transitioning to hybrid cash-plus-in-kind operations. With 11-50 personnel, a Board of three (Chairman Marco Manca, Treasurer Stef Cuijpers, CTO/DPO Taghi Aliyev), and an extended volunteer bench, the organization is sized as a small, mission-driven entity with a reported conservative €1.4M of volunteer-contributed social value in its most recent reporting year.

Name

SCImPULSE Foundation

Legal name

SCImPULSE Foundation

Website

https://scimpulse.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SCImPULSE Foundation is a Dutch public benefit organization that incubates and accelerates fundamental research and innovation projects in science, technology, and health, serving researchers, students, and entrepreneurs through its Collision workshop format until projects spin off as autonomous initiatives.

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Product category

Non-profit research and innovation foundation

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

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Research & Science Grantmaking Foundations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Philanthropy, Foundations & Grantmaking

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Private Foundations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Philanthropy, Foundations & Grantmaking

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Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Philanthropy, Foundations & Grantmaking

Keywords

• Research project incubation
• Innovation acceleration
• Public benefit foundation
• Ethical research supervision
• Peer-to-peer mentoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Sittard

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations: SCImPULSE Foundation accepts donations via bank transfer. Donors can transfer to IBAN: NL67 INGB 0006 1108 81. As an ANBI (Dutch public benefit organization), donations are tax-deductible for Dutch donors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SCImPULSE Foundation is a non-profit public benefit organization that incubates and accelerates research and innovation projects, providing ethical supervision, evaluation sandboxing, and peer-to-peer mentoring. It hosts its signature "Collision" workshop format and supports a portfolio of projects (including BioDynaMo, SALT, Living Lab, Smart Platforms for Science, and the European Liaison Program) until they reach "escape velocity" and spin off into autonomous initiatives. The foundation operates on a hybrid in-kind and grant/donation-funded model, accepting contributions via IBAN under Dutch ANBI tax-deductible status.

Product overview

SCImPULSE Foundation operates as an incubator and accelerator for research and innovation projects, offering its signature Collision workshop format as a core product for fostering interdisciplinary collaboration. The Foundation's portfolio includes multiple projects spanning scientific simulation (BioDynaMo), optical technology (SALT), science platforms, and European liaison programs. Projects are accelerated until they reach 'escape velocity' and can spin off into autonomous initiatives. The organization functions primarily as a public benefit organization supporting fundamental research, social experimentation, and innovation through peer-to-peer mentoring and collaborative event formats.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Collision: SCImPULSE Foundation's signature multi-day workshop/event format designed at its first year of existence, composed of three moments: The Pledge, The Turn, and The Prestige.

Products and services

• Collision SCImPULSE Foundation's signature multi-day workshop format designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation among researchers, students, and entrepreneurs. Composed of three structured moments: The Pledge (thematic mini-seminars), The Turn (co-design and design-thinking sessions using methods like LEGO Serious Playing), and The Prestige (reflection and evaluation with domain experts and mapping exercises such as Wardley maps and Cynefin).
• BioDynaMo A scientific simulation project for biological dynamics modeling, developed within the SCImPULSE ecosystem and subsequently spun off as an independent initiative. Listed as a project hosted/contributed to by SCImPULSE Foundation and spun off as an autonomous project.
• Self-aligning Achromatic Light Transducers (SALT) A research project focused on implementing broadband giant refraction (n>10) to achieve white-light photonics, creating an all-purpose achromatic white-light transducer for efficient light transfer from any angle of incidence to photosensitive sensors. Partnered through the ATTRACT-EU project.
• Living Lab A collaborative research initiative hosted with CERN openlab, providing an innovation testing environment (Living Lab) for scientific applications.
• Smart Platforms for Science A project aimed at developing platforms to support scientific research and collaboration, hosted within the SCImPULSE ecosystem.
• European Liaison Program (ISOMERISM-EU) A program hosted for and with the Italian Society of Telemedicine and the European Society of Athletic Therapy and Training (now World Federation of Athletic Therapy and Training, WFATT), facilitating cross-organizational collaboration on health and athletic medicine.
• Media Project A media project under SCImPULSE's project portfolio, supporting communications and content for the foundation's mission.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over €1.4M in value contributed to society in one year via volunteers
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and partner.

• CERN/openlabcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCERN openlab collaboration for research and innovation activities. SCImPULSE is a member of CERN openlab. The foundation has participated in multiple CERN openlab workshops and collaborates through IdeaSquare at CERN.
• ATTRACT-EUcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through the ATTRACT Project for Self-aligning achromatic light transducers (SALT). SCImPULSE is listed on the ATTRACT-EU selected projects page.
• BioDynaMocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBioDynaMo is a project hosted/contributed to by SCImPULSE. The foundation has supported this initiative through its incubation and acceleration model.
• Google for NonprofitssupportingTechnology or IntegrationSCImPULSE uses Google for Nonprofits program for digital/online services including Google Sites hosting and other Google tools.
• wemake.ccpartnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization in the SCImPULSE network.
• opencare.ccpartnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization in the SCImPULSE network.
• ISOMERISM-EUpartnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Liaison Program hosted for and with the Italian Society of Telemedicine and European Society of Athletic Therapy and Training.
• Italian Society of TelemedicinepartnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in European Liaison Program (ISOMERISM-EU) hosted by SCImPULSE.
• European Society of Athletic Therapy and Training (EUSocAtt)partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in European Liaison Program. Now converged into World Federation of Athletic Therapy and Training (WFATT).
• DORA (Declaration on Research Assessment)partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner in SCImPULSE's network for research assessment initiatives.
• COARApartnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization in the SCImPULSE network.
• TREASURE ProjectpartnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization in the SCImPULSE network.
• Edgeryders.eupartnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization in the SCImPULSE network.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• OpenCare.cc: Community-driven open-source healthcare initiative listed as a SCImPULSE partner — comparable peer-to-peer, open-innovation model focused on healthcare and social impact.
• wemake.cc: Open manufacturing and collaborative maker ecosystem — listed as a SCImPULSE partner, with comparable community-led innovation model and grassroots project incubation approach.
• ATTRACT-EU: EU-funded initiative developing breakthrough detection and imaging technologies — SCImPULSE's SALT project is listed as an ATTRACT selected project, making this a directly comparable research incubation ecosystem.
• CERN IdeaSquare: CERN's innovation sandbox hosting co-creation between researchers, students, and entrepreneurs — directly comparable to SCImPULSE's Living Lab and Collision format, and a documented partner organization.

Broad incumbents

• EUREKA: Intergovernmental network for market-oriented R&D collaboration across 45+ countries — operates at significantly greater scale in the same European research-incubation space as SCImPULSE.
• Wellcome Trust: Large UK-based charitable foundation funding scientific research and innovation — comparable mission to SCImPULSE but at vastly greater scale and with a focus on health and biomedical research.
• Kavli Foundation: US foundation supporting fundamental scientific research through institutes and grants — operates a similar research-incubation and grantmaking model to SCImPULSE but at significantly larger scale.

Emerging players

• Edgeryders: European online community for bottom-up innovation and civic research — listed as SCImPULSE partner, comparable grassroots research and social experimentation methodology.
• Mozilla Foundation: Global nonprofit supporting open-source, open-science, and internet research projects — comparable mission around ethical technology and research enablement, with shared NGI Forward funding ecosystem.

Regional players

• Research Foundation Flanders (FWO): Belgian regional public research funding foundation supporting fundamental research — comparable grantmaking and research-incubation mission within a European (but different national) jurisdiction.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ScimPulse
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/SCimPulseFoundation
• Facebookfacebook.com/ScimPulse
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/scimpulse-foundation

Compliance2 records

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Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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