Pint Of Science ES

What Pint Of Science ES does

Pint of Science ES (legal name: Pint of Science España) is a Madrid-based non-profit organization operating as the Spanish chapter of the international Pint of Science festival. It runs a single annual three-day festival — the next edition scheduled for May 10–12, 2027 — in which academic researchers and scientists present their work to the general public in informal venues (bars, restaurants, cultural spaces) across 108 Spanish localities spanning every autonomous community. Programming is structured around six thematic tracks: De los Átomos a las Galaxias (physics/chemistry/astronomy), Mente Maravillosa (neuroscience/psychology), Nuestro Cuerpo (human biology/health), Nuestra Sociedad (law/history/politics), Planeta Tierra (earth sciences/evolution), and Tech Me Out! (technology/computer science). Events are free to attend and open to the public on a first-come basis until venue capacity is reached; no ticketing or e-commerce layer exists.

The organization operates with a thin central coordination team of 11 employees based in Madrid and a decentralized network of volunteer-led local teams in each city. There is no proprietary technology, IP, patents, applications, APIs, or AI/ML component; the "platform" is the volunteer coordinator network and the venue-partner relationships. Distribution is exclusively offline through physical venue partnerships (e.g., El Sótano Mágico in Zaragoza, Casino Café Zamora, Big Ben in Valencia, Mood in Zaragoza, Sant Joan Bistro in Manises).

Revenue mechanics rely entirely on sponsorship. National-tier sponsors for 2026 include Fundación Pfizer (flagship), LABBOX, Vadillo Asesores, Miltenyi Biotec, VHIO, CESIF, and Jóvenes Nucleares, complemented by 25+ named local sponsors (BCAM, IRBLleida, Biogipuzkoa/Biodonostia, CICbiomagune, CICnanogune, ITQ, IFIC, i3M, Universidad de Zaragoza, IUCA, IUMA, Parque de las Ciencias de Granada, Ayuntamiento de Gijón, Fomento San Sebastián, etc.) and "Friend Entity" collaborators (CSIC, CIEMAT, Círculo de Bellas Artes, CASIO). No funding rounds, equity, debt, M&A, or revenue figures are disclosed.

Name

Pint Of Science ES

Legal name

Pint of Science España

Website

https://pintofscience.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pint of Science España is a Madrid-based non-profit that runs an annual three-day science communication festival across 108 Spanish localities, connecting academic researchers with the general public through free informal talks in bars and venues, funded by sponsorships from pharmaceutical, biotech, and research institutions.

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Product category

Science Communication Festival

akta.pro primary industry

Academic & Scientific Conferences (MPAGAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hands-on Science Exploration & Experiments (Lab Kits, Science Clubs) (EDAMABAA), Professional & Certification Expos Organizers (THAHABAD), Medical, Scientific & Healthcare Congress Organizers (THAHACAD)

Keywords

• Science communication events
• Public science engagement
• Research outreach festivals
• Informal science education
• Community science events

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Sponsorships: Revenue is generated through national and local sponsorship agreements with pharmaceutical companies, scientific institutions, universities, research centers, and corporate sponsors. The festival operates free to attendees, supported entirely by sponsor funding.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pint of Science España organizes an annual three-day science communication festival held in bars, restaurants, and cultural venues across 108 Spanish localities, where researchers present scientific topics to the general public in informal settings. The festival operates free of charge for attendees and is structured into six thematic tracks covering physics, neuroscience, biology, society, earth sciences, and technology. Revenue is generated entirely through national and local sponsorship agreements with pharmaceutical, biotech, research, and institutional partners.

Product overview

Pint of Science ES is a non-profit science communication festival organization operating as a single unified product—a national festival platform that organizes informal science talks in bars and venues across 108 Spanish cities. The main festival runs annually over three days (typically in May), with events organized into six thematic tracks: De los Átomos a las Galaxias (physics/chemistry/astronomy), Mente Maravillosa (neuroscience/psychology), Nuestro Cuerpo (human biology/health), Nuestra Sociedad (law/history/politics), Planeta Tierra (earth sciences/evolution), and Tech Me Out! (technology/computers). The organization coordinates local teams in each city to host these events at partner venues such as bars, restaurants, and cultural spaces, featuring researchers who present their work to general audiences in accessible, informal settings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pint of Science España Festival Annual three-day science communication festival held across 108 Spanish localities, in which researchers present science to the general public in bars, restaurants, and cultural venues. The festival operates free of charge for attendees.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFriend Entity and Collaborator. Spain's largest public research institution providing institutional support and scientific credibility to the festival.
• CIEMATflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFriend Entity and Collaborator. Center for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research providing scientific backing.
• Círculo de Bellas ArtescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFriend Entity and Collaborator. Cultural institution supporting science communication activities.
• CASIOminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFriend Entity and Collaborator. Educational technology company supporting marketing and outreach.
• BCAM (Basque Center for Applied Mathematics)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal sponsor. Research center in the Basque Country supporting local Pint of Science events.
• ACHUarro (Basque Center for Research on Atmosphere)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal sponsor and collaborator in Basque Country science outreach.
• BCMaterialscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal sponsor. Basque center for materials research supporting local events.
• IRBLleidacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal sponsor. Biomedical research institute in Lleida supporting local events.
• NanogapminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal sponsor for Santiago de Compostela events. Nanotechnology research company.
• Biogipuzkoa / BiodonostiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal sponsor. Research institute in Gipuzkoa supporting Donostia/San Sebastián events.
• CICbiomagunecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal sponsor. Biomedical research center in San Sebastián.
• CICnanogunecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal sponsor. Nanoscience research center in San Sebastián.
• Parque de las Ciencias de GranadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal sponsor for Granada events. Science museum and research center.
• PolymatminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal sponsor for Donostia events. Polymer research institute.
• ITQ (Instituto de Tecnología Química)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal sponsor for Valencia events. Joint CSIC-UPV research institute.
• IFIC (Institut de Física Corpuscular)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal sponsor for Valencia events. Particle physics research institute.
• i3M (Instituto de Ciencia Molecular)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal sponsor for Valencia events. Molecular science research institute at UV.
• Instituto de NeurocienciascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal sponsor for Valencia events. Neuroscience research institute.
• Fomento San SebastiáncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal sponsor for San Sebastián events. City development agency.
• Ayuntamiento de GijóncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal sponsor for Gijón events. Municipal government support.
• Universidad de ZaragozacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal sponsor for Zaragoza events. Regional university providing institutional support.
• IUCA (Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Ciencias Ambientales de Aragón)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal sponsor for Zaragoza events. Environmental research institute.
• IUMA (Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Matemáticas y Aplicaciones)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal sponsor for Zaragoza events. Mathematics research institute at Universidad de Zaragoza.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Pint of Science (international): The international parent organization of Pint of Science España, running the same bar-based science festival format across dozens of countries. Identical product, brand, and operating model, differing only in geography.
• The Secret Science Club: US-based organization producing regular science talks in informal bar/venue settings with researchers presenting to general audiences. Same informal science communication niche.
• Café Scientifique: International movement hosting informal science discussions in cafés and similar venues, directly comparable to Pint of Science's bar-based public engagement model.
• Nerd Nite: Global network of informal science-and-culture talks held in bars, with local chapters worldwide. Closely comparable format, audience, and venue model to Pint of Science ES.
• Edinburgh Science Festival: One of Europe's largest science festivals, delivering a multi-day public science program with talks, exhibits, and sponsorships. Comparable festival-scale science communication offering.
• European Researchers' Night: EU-wide public science engagement event held annually across member states including Spain. Directly comparable scale of multi-city public science outreach with institutional sponsorship.

Broad incumbents

• Science Museum (London): Major UK science museum running public engagement events, talks, and sponsored programming. Broader incumbent in public science communication with institutional sponsorship models similar to Pint of Science's.
• TED (TED Talks): Global platform for short-form expert talks aimed at general audiences, with major conferences and institutional partnerships. Comparable in curating researcher/expert speakers for accessible public-facing talks, but at much larger scale.
• CosmoCaixa (Fundació "la Caixa" Science Museum): Spain's leading science museum and a major organizer of public science programming, with institutional sponsorship and educational outreach. Comparable in delivering sponsored science engagement to Spanish audiences, but as a permanent museum rather than a festival.

Emerging players

• Science Gallery International: Global network of venues producing science-meets-arts engagement programs for young adults. Adjacent niche combining science communication with cultural programming and institutional sponsorship.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

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