Effective communications
for science & technology

SciStories helps research scientists, health & science nonprofits, and biotech companies exceed their communication goals.

Illustration

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  • Explainers
  • Graphical Abstracts
  • Covers
  • Animations

Design

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  • Datavis
  • Logo & Identity
  • Slide Presentations
  • Brochures

Technology

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  • Websites
  • Software
  • Dynamic Data
  • Consulting

Marketing

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  • Marketing Plan
  • Branding
  • Social Media
  • Media Relations

“We’ve immensely enjoyed working with SciStories from cover art and figure illustrations to website and logo design.”

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Alex K. Shalek, PhD

J. W. Kieckhefer Professor, Institute for Medical Engineering & Science and the Department of Chemistry

Extramural Member of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, MIT

Working with SciStories is easy

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Have a Conversation

A short meeting lets us get to know each other and begin to confirm a fit.

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Secure a Contract

From the individual scientist to corporate legal and purchasing, we efficiently drive to agreement.

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Make the Magic

We jump from contract to kickoff, hitting your deadlines with world-class creative quality.

Some SciStories Clients

RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES

NONPROFIT

BIOTECH

FAQ

  1. We work with (some specific science or technology). Is SciStories knowledgable about that?
  2. Your website says that you are a full-service agency, but a lot of the focus seems to be about illustration and telling science stories. What gives?
  3. We’re small and don’t have a big budget. Can SciStories help us?
  4. We have a handful of different projects we need done, and some others that we’d like to do after that. How would SciStories structure our work together across those different initiatives?
  5. We are scientists. We don’t have marketing people and don’t want to be doing marketing. We see marketing among the SciStories services, that seems like a definite cultural misfit?

If you work in bioscience, we’ve either worked on that exact thing before, or are deeply knowledgeable about the space around it. More, our lead creatives were trained in graduate school to efficiently learn about science, so any gap is filled quickly. Our key people love science, just like you. They were trained to communicate about bioscience with clarity, precision, and beauty.

There are more than 60,000 marketing and public relations agencies in the United States alone. We’re one of them. We have those capabilities, and our clients count on them. But what differentiates us from that ocean of communications professionals is our core focus on and knowledge about science. You can count on your hands how many agencies in the U.S. credibly have deep science training, knowledge, and ability to translate that into exceptional communication tools. So we emphasize that focus. It is a big part of what makes us special, a pearl in a sea of 60,000 oysters.

Probably! We work with individual scientists and physicians on one side and publicly traded biotech companies on the other. If your expectations for what your budget can afford are reasonable, we are likely a good partner for you regardless of your size. Just contact us and find out!

We figure out the right engagement model for your specific situation, considering the volume of work, deadlines, and budget constraints. Our larger clients often engage in a retainer model, pre-buying a specific service level for a period of time at a discounted rate. This allows us to deftly pivot from design to illustration to programming to media relations, for example, as the needs shift. In cases where the retainer is not a good fit we generally work on a project basis. Projects can run either hourly or fixed bid, depending on the specific situation. In any event, our engagement model is all about finding the right fit for your unique situation.

Listen, we get it. Marketing sucks. We can never get away from it. Even Netflix is trying to add ads now! But here’s the thing: we all market. That job opportunity you posted? That’s marketing. Retweeting something from Science? Marketing. Putting a news item on your website for an award you won? Yep: marketing.

Like you, we don’t want to make intrusive, frustrating, trash marketing that makes people tune out. But we all do need to get the word out about what we are doing in the ways that work for us, that resonate with who we are and the image we want out in the world. So, yeah, we get it: bad marketing sucks. But you want to achieve your goals, and communicating is a requirement to do that. So, relax. You’re in good hands, here.

FAQ

  1. If you work in bioscience, we’ve either worked on that exact thing before, or are deeply knowledgeable about the space around it. More, our lead creatives were trained in graduate school to efficiently learn about science, so any gap is filled quickly. Our key people love science, just like you. They were trained to communicate about bioscience with clarity, precision, and beauty.

  2. There are more than 60,000 marketing and public relations agencies in the United States alone. We’re one of them. We have those capabilities, and our clients count on them. But what differentiates us from that ocean of communications professionals is our core focus on and knowledge about science. You can count on your hands how many agencies in the U.S. credibly have deep science training, knowledge, and ability to translate that into exceptional communication tools. So we emphasize that focus. It is a big part of what makes us special, a pearl in a sea of 60,000 oysters.

  3. Probably! We work with individual scientists and physicians on one side and publicly traded biotech companies on the other. If your expectations for what your budget can afford are reasonable, we are likely a good partner for you regardless of your size. Just contact us and find out!

  4. We figure out the right engagement model for your specific situation, considering the volume of work, deadlines, and budget constraints. Our larger clients often engage in a retainer model, pre-buying a specific service level for a period of time at a discounted rate. This allows us to deftly pivot from design to illustration to programming to media relations, for example, as the needs shift. In cases where the retainer is not a good fit we generally work on a project basis. Projects can run either hourly or fixed bid, depending on the specific situation. In any event, our engagement model is all about finding the right fit for your unique situation.

  5. Listen, we get it. Marketing sucks. We can never get away from it. Even Netflix is trying to add ads now! But here’s the thing: we all market. That job opportunity you posted? That’s marketing. Retweeting something from Science? Marketing. Putting a news item on your website for an award you won? Yep: marketing.

    Like you, we don’t want to make intrusive, frustrating, trash marketing that makes people tune out. But we all do need to get the word out about what we are doing in the ways that work for us, that resonate with who we are and the image we want out in the world. So, yeah, we get it: bad marketing sucks. But you want to achieve your goals, and communicating is a requirement to do that. So, relax. You’re in good hands, here.

Can we help you?

The best way to find out is to get in touch. Once we learn about each other we can chart the best path forward together.