Science at risk

Name

Science at risk

Legal name

Science At Risk

Website

https://scienceatrisk.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Assistance and Scientific Heritage Preservation

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Science & Technology Museums (THAJADAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Safeguarding, Accountability & Compliance (ESG, Gender/GBV, Do No Harm) (BPADAEAM)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid coordination
• Scientific infrastructure documentation
• Researcher collaboration platform
• Heritage preservation publishing
• Institutional reconstruction funding

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Science at Risk is a non-profit humanitarian initiative that provides assistance to Ukrainian scientists and scientific institutions affected by the war, including financial support for rebuilding damaged infrastructure, a searchable expert database connecting Ukrainian researchers with international collaborators, and white papers documenting preservation methodologies for scientific collections during wartime. The organization operates as a documentation and coordination hub, cataloging damage to research institutes, universities, archives, museums, and scientific societies across Ukraine.

Product overview

Science At Risk! is a humanitarian assistance platform and documentation website, not a technology product company. The organization provides aid to Ukrainian scientists affected by war through: (1) Assistance in rebuilding damaged scientific infrastructure, (2) A searchable database connecting international collaborators with Ukrainian scientists, and (3) White Papers documenting experiences in preserving scientific works, collections, and institutions during wartime. The platform serves as a documentation and coordination hub rather than a software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Assistance in Rebuilding Scientific Infrastructure
• Ukrainian Scientists Expert Database
• White Papers on Wartime Scientific Preservation Formalized and organized set of white papers documenting the experiences of Ukrainian scientists in preserving scientific works, collections, and institutions during wartime. Targeted at heritage preservation professionals, researchers, and international scientific community.
• Stories Documentation Platform Online publication platform chronicling damage to Ukrainian scientific institutions, archives, museums, and research facilities from Russian aggression through detailed feature stories. Examples include coverage of the Kherson Local History Museum, Kherson Herbarium evacuation, Kherson State Archive recovery, and Odesa Astronomical Observatory. Targeted at international audience, donors, and the global scientific community.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple institutions provided reconstruction assistance funding
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• NGO "Kunsht"coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerResponsible for project implementation of Science at Risk. Kunsht is a Ukrainian NGO that coordinates the overall operation, storytelling, and documentation efforts of the Science at Risk initiative.
• Ministry of Education and Science of UkrainemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUkrainian government ministry providing institutional support and partnership for the Science at Risk project.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational organization that manages open data and digitization of herbaria. Kherson University's botany department actively collaborates with GBIF. The Norwegian office of GBIF provided funds for evacuating the Kherson herbarium collection to Ivano-Frankivsk.
• Museum of the History of the HolocaustsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompleted a large digitization project with the Kherson State Archive, digitizing thousands of documents related to 1917-1955 period and history of Jews in the Kherson region.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Council for At-Risk Academics (CARA): UK-based charity that arranges temporary academic placements for academics in danger. Direct peer in providing international refuge and collaboration pathways for displaced researchers.
• IIE Scholar Rescue Fund: Institute of International Education program that provides fellowship support to scholars whose lives and work are threatened in their home countries. Comparable in providing direct aid and international placement to at-risk researchers from conflict-affected regions.
• Scholars at Risk Network: New York-based international network that protects scholars and promotes academic freedom, including by arranging temporary positions for displaced researchers. Most directly comparable to Science at Risk in mission (protecting scholars and academic work in conflict zones), though focused on individuals rather than infrastructure.
• Philipp Schwartz Initiative: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation program that funds researchers at risk to continue their work at German universities. Comparable in supporting at-risk scholars from conflict-affected countries, including Ukraine.

Broad incumbents

• International Science Council: Global non-governmental organization that advocates for science as a global public good. Comparable as an umbrella body addressing threats to scientific communities worldwide, including in conflict zones.
• ICCROM: Intergovernmental organization dedicated to the conservation of cultural heritage. Comparable in providing expertise and frameworks for protecting cultural and scientific assets in emergency and post-conflict contexts.
• Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative: Program of the Smithsonian Institution that responds to cultural heritage emergencies globally. Overlaps with Science at Risk's documentation and emergency response work on damaged scientific and cultural institutions.

Emerging players

• ALIPH Foundation: International foundation for the protection of heritage in conflict areas, headquartered in Geneva. Comparable mission of protecting cultural and scientific assets from destruction in war zones, with a broader geographic and thematic focus than Science at Risk.
• Global Heritage Fund: US-based NGO focused on preserving endangered heritage sites in developing countries. Tangentially comparable through its focus on documenting and protecting at-risk scientific and cultural heritage.
• Blue Shield International: NGO that works to protect cultural property during armed conflict under the 1954 Hague Convention. Tangentially comparable as it addresses war-related threats to heritage, including scientific collections.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ScienceAtRisk
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/scienceatrisk

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