Agencia SINC

What Agencia SINC does

Agencia SINC is a Spanish-language science news agency operated by FECYT (Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología), a public foundation under the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. The agency publishes daily science journalism across disciplines including health (Salud), earth/climate (Tierra), technology (Tecnología), innovation (Innova), society (Sociedad), and general science (Ciencia), supplemented by editorial opinion, interviews, reports, and multimedia content. Content is published under a Creative Commons BY 3.0/4.0 open license, allowing free redistribution and commercial reuse with attribution. The platform serves a horizontal audience of general Spanish-speaking public, science journalists seeking reliable source material, and academic/research communities. There is no pricing model — the service is provided at no cost to users, as funding flows entirely from FECYT's public mandate.

The underlying technology is a standard digital content management system hosting the agenciasinc.es portal, supplemented by section- and topic-based RSS feeds, an email newsletter subscription service, and social media distribution (Twitter/X). The organization reports a headcount of 5 employees, with no subsidiary structure, no external investors, and no venture backing. FECYT, headquartered in Alcobendas (Madrid), serves as both the operational parent and the sole funding source. The agency maintains GDPR compliance under EU Regulation 2016/679 and operates as a private non-profit foundation under Spanish law. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, consistent with its status as a government-funded public service rather than a commercial enterprise.

Name

Agencia SINC

Legal name

Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología, F.S.P.

Website

https://agenciasinc.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Agencia SINC is a Spanish-language science news agency operated by FECYT under the Spanish Ministry of Science, providing free, Creative Commons-licensed science journalism to the general public, journalists, and researchers in Spain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Science News Media

NAICS

Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Scholarly Societies & Conference Proceedings Publishing (MPAJABAK)

Keywords

• Science news agency
• Open access journalism
• Science communication
• Scientific content syndication
• Spanish science media

Headquarters

HQ city

Alcobendas

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Agencia SINC is the first Spanish-language science news agency providing free and open-access journalism on scientific, technological, and innovation topics. Operated by FECYT (Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología), it produces original science news articles, visual content (photographs and videos), a daily newsletter, special thematic editions, and RSS feeds, all released under a Creative Commons 4.0 license that allows free reuse by media and the general public.

Product overview

Agencia SINC is a Spanish science news agency operated by FECYT (Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología). It operates a single unified news portal offering science journalism content including news articles, reports, interviews, opinion pieces, and multimedia. The main SINC News Portal serves as the core product, supplemented by Visual content (videos, photos, infographics), Special Editions on major scientific events, a newsletter subscription service, and RSS feeds for content syndication. All content is published under Creative Commons 4.0 license.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Science News Portal
• Visual Content (Photos and Videos)
• Daily Newsletter (Boletín Diario)
• Special Editions (Ediciones Especiales)
• RSS Feeds

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FECYT (Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología)coreOthersAgencia SINC is operated by FECYT, a public foundation under the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. FECYT owns and funds the SINC platform as part of its mission to promote science communication in Spain.

Recent moves6 records

Direct peers

• New Scientist: Science news magazine and digital platform covering developments across scientific disciplines for a general curious readership; directly comparable editorial scope and audience.
• Live Science: Digital science news publisher covering space, health, technology, and earth sciences for a mass audience; similar free-to-access content distribution model.
• Phys.org: Leading science news website covering physics, biology, technology, and medicine for a general audience; competes for the same global science-curious readership as SINC.
• Quanta Magazine: Public-facing science journalism covering breakthroughs in mathematics, physics, biology, and computer science — comparable in mission of bringing rigorous science writing to a broad audience.
• ScienceDaily: Free science news website aggregating the latest research findings in health, environment, technology, and society — comparable content model and audience (general public seeking accessible science news).
• Science News (Society for Science): Non-profit science news organization covering research developments for the public — directly analogous mission and content model to SINC as public-service science journalism.
• EurekAlert!: Science press release and news service operated by AAAS, distributing research news to journalists and the public. Directly analogous to SINC's role as a science news agency for Spanish-language media.
• AlphaGalileo: Research news service for science journalists and the public, with a similar mission of providing accurate, accessible scientific news coverage — directly comparable to SINC's news-agency model.

Broad incumbents

• Nature (Springer Nature): Global scientific publisher with a dedicated news section covering research developments for both professional and general audiences. Much larger scope, but overlapping mission of authoritative science communication.
• Science (AAAS): Premier scientific journal and publisher with extensive science news coverage for professional and lay audiences. Overlaps with SINC's mission of advancing scientific literacy but with a much broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/agencia_sinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agencia-sinc

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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