science birds GmbH

What science birds GmbH does

science birds GmbH is a Frankfurt-based science communication company founded around 2016 by Dr. Sascha Vogel, operating as a privately held German limited company (GmbH) with no external institutional funding. The firm designs and delivers interactive science experiences for general audiences, with a portfolio spanning hands-on workshops (Forscherwerkstatt), themed birthday parties (Forschergeburtstag), a science-themed escape room, on-site and venue-based events (Wissenschafts-Events), and the award-winning stage program 'Physik in Hollywood' by the founder. Its customer base spans families with children aged 4–12, schools and educational institutions, academic researchers, corporate clients, and research institutes seeking support with public engagement and grant communication.

The underlying 'technology' is a catalog of proprietary science communication content and formats rather than software: themed Forscherbox experiment kits (named after Da Vinci, Einstein, Curie, Meitner, Franklin and extended into adult/gifting variants) sold through a dedicated e-commerce store (sciencebirds.shop), packaged curricula for soft-skills training (presentation, Science Slam, career development, voice coaching) hosted on a separate course platform (science 42), and an outreach sub-brand on Instagram (NÖÖRDS). The company's competitive logic rests on a small team of practicing scientists who combine academic credibility with entertainment delivery, rather than on any platform or AI capability.

Commercially, science birds earns revenue through five streams: unit-priced on-site and venue-based events (e.g., €300–€380 flat-rate birthday parties plus €15 per additional child), one-off product sales of Forscherbox kits via e-commerce with free shipping, professional-services fees for institutional consulting on science communication ('Wissenschaft kommuniziert'), custom-quoted professional development courses delivered both in-person and online, and stage show/lecture fees. The GTM motion is event-driven — primarily local within roughly 100 km of Frankfurt for physical services, supplemented by direct outreach to schools, companies, and research institutions, and amplified through owned digital channels (website, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube). Pricing for most service lines is not publicly disclosed beyond the birthday packages, indicating a sales-led, quote-based approach for higher-value engagements.

Name

science birds GmbH

Legal name

science birds GmbH

Website

https://sciencebirds.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

science birds GmbH is a Frankfurt-based, bootstrapped science communication company that delivers hands-on science events, themed birthday parties, experiment kits, and professional development courses to families, schools, companies, and research institutes in Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Science Communication Services

akta.pro primary industry

Hands-on Science Exploration & Experiments (Lab Kits, Science Clubs) (EDAMABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Science Camps & Field Programs (Nature, Space, Marine, Geology) (EDAMABAB)

Keywords

• Science communication services
• STEM education programs
• Children's science workshops
• Experiment kits
• Professional training courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt am Main

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Event Services (Forschergeburtstag, Wissenschafts-Events): On-site and venue-based science events including children's birthday parties, science events for schools and companies. Delivered either at customer location or at the company's Frankfurt facility.
2. Forscherbox (Science Experiment Kits): Physical experiment kits delivered to homes, containing materials and instructions for 5 experiments. Includes printed instructions and video tutorials. Sold through sciencebirds.shop.
3. Kurse und Trainings (Courses and Training): Professional development courses including presentations, science slam training, career development, and voice training. Available both in-person and online for academic and corporate clients.
4. Stage Shows and Lectures: Live stage performances including Physik in Hollywood and customized scientific lectures for events, conferences, and festivals.
5. Science Communication Consulting: Consulting services for scientific institutions to help communicate their research through events, exhibitions, outreach programs, and grant applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

science birds GmbH is a Frankfurt-based science communication company that designs and delivers interactive science experiences for families, schools, companies, and research institutions. Its portfolio includes physical experiment kits (Forscherbox), science-themed birthday parties, mobile escape rooms, weekly children's workshops, stage shows, professional development courses (presentation skills, Science Slam coaching, voice training), and science communication consulting for institutes. The company combines hands-on experimental learning with entertainment, led by a team of practicing scientists, and distributes its offerings through on-site visits, a Frankfurt venue, an online shop, and online courses.

Product overview

science birds GmbH is a German science communication company offering a portfolio of educational services centered on making science accessible and engaging. The core offering consists of hands-on programs under 'Wissenschaft zum Anfassen' (hands-on science), including experiment kits (Forscherbox), weekly researcher workshops (Forscherwerkstatt), themed escape rooms, science birthday parties, and science events. Professional development services under 'Kurse und Trainings' cover presentation training, Science Slam training, career development, and voice coaching. The company also provides institutional science communication consulting ('Wissenschaft kommuniziert') and stage presentations, most notably the award-winning 'Physik in Hollywood' program by founder Dr. Sascha Vogel. The Forscherbox products are sold through a separate online shop.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• science 42: Course and training offerings for science communication and professional development
• Forscherbox
• Physik in Hollywood

Products and services

• Forscherbox (Researcher Box) Physical experiment kits delivered to homes containing materials and instructions for five themed experiments. Boxes are named after famous scientists (Da Vinci and Einstein for ages 8-11; Curie and Meitner for ages 4-7; Franklin for biology; Romantik for adults; Science Cocktail for couples). Sold through the sciencebirds.shop online store with free shipping.
• Forscherwerkstatt (Researcher Workshop) Weekly research workshops for children where they discover, research, marvel, and experiment under the guidance of active scientists. Topics are chosen by the children themselves, and the format delivers a recurring engagement rather than a one-off event.
• Science Escape Room Science-themed escape room experience in which participants solve physics and science puzzles to escape before time runs out. Available as a mobile service that can be brought to corporate events, schools, and other venues, or hosted at the Frankfurt location.
• Forschergeburtstag (Science Birthday) Science-themed birthday party packages for children ages 6-12 with experiments, building activities, and puzzles, offered in variants including Pirate Treasure Hunt, Lab Birthday, and Cosmetics Laboratory. Available both on-site at the customer's location and at the science birds Frankfurt venue, with flat-rate pricing for groups of up to 10 children and incremental per-child pricing beyond that.
• Wissenschafts-Events (Science Events) Science event programming for exhibitions, stage shows, and festivals, bringing interactive science experiences to corporate events, conferences, and public venues. Designed to be booked by organizations for larger audiences.
• Kurse und Trainings (Courses and Training) Professional development and training courses covering presentation skills, Science Slam training, career development for post-doctoral researchers, and voice/presence training. Delivered both in-person and online, primarily for academic and corporate clients.
• Wissenschaft kommuniziert (Science Communication Consulting) Consulting services for research institutes and scientific organizations covering event planning and execution, exhibition design, school outreach programs, and support for the communication components of grant applications. Targets institutions that lack in-house resources or experience for science communication.
• Physik in Hollywood (Physics in Hollywood) Award-winning stage show by Dr. Sascha Vogel that humorously analyzes the physics and scientific inaccuracies of Hollywood movies, from Star Wars to James Bond, in an entertainment format designed for general audiences, festivals, and corporate events.
• Vorträge (Scientific Lectures) Customizable scientific talks and presentations on topics ranging from astrophysics to geology, available in formats from 10-minute impulse talks to full evening dinner talks. Delivered by a network of speakers for events, conferences, and festivals.

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Wissenschaft im Dialog: Wissenschaft im Dialog is the German flagship initiative for science communication, running events, science slams, and public engagement programs nationwide. Comparable to science birds in mission and target audience (public science engagement, schools, researchers), but operating at much broader scale and as a public-good initiative rather than a commercial service business.
• Senckenberg Nature Research Society: Senckenberg operates natural history museums and education programs in Frankfurt and across Germany, including school outreach and public events. Same Frankfurt geography as science birds, overlapping target audiences (schools, families), and overlapping activity types (science workshops, exhibitions), but operating as a large established research institution rather than a commercial services firm.
• Haus der kleinen Forscher: Haus der kleinen Forscher is Germany's leading foundation for early STEM education, supporting educators and day-care centers in delivering science activities to young children. Comparable target demographic (children 4–10) and mission (hands-on STEM enrichment) as science birds' Forscherbox and Forscherwerkstatt, though it operates as a foundation rather than a commercial services provider.
• Phaeno Science Center: Phaeno is a major German science center in Wolfsburg offering hands-on science exhibits, workshops, and educational events. Comparable to science birds' hands-on science programming (Wissenschaft zum Anfassen, escape room, workshops) but operating at much larger facility scale as an established public-facing science attraction.

Direct peers

• MEL Science: MEL Science is a direct competitor to science birds' Forscherbox product line, offering subscription-based science experiment kits for children with hands-on chemistry and physics activities. Both companies target STEM-curious families with monthly experiment kits and video tutorials, making the product proposition and customer base closely aligned.
• KiwiCo: KiwiCo is a subscription-based STEM/STEAM kit company serving children across multiple age ranges with hands-on projects. Like science birds' Forscherbox, KiwiCo's core offering is themed activity kits shipped to homes with curated experiments and instructions. Same business model, same target parent buyer, same age segmentation.
• Physikanten & Co. Physikanten is a German physics entertainment company that delivers live stage shows, school events, and corporate science entertainment — extremely similar in concept and German market focus to science birds' stage shows (Physik in Hollywood, Vorträge) and on-site school events. Closest direct domestic competitor for the science-show business line.

Regional players

• ScienceSlam Deutschland: ScienceSlam Deutschland runs the nationwide Science Slam competition and community in Germany. Comparable to science birds' Science Slam training courses and stage show formats, sharing the same science-communication talent pool and audience (researchers and science-curious public), though ScienceSlam is an event/community platform rather than a training business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/sciencebirds.de
• Instagraminstagram.com/sciencebirds.de
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/science-birds

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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