A branding agency for science companies.

Second Eight is an independent branding agency for science, life science and deep tech companies. We give research-led companies a name, an identity and motion that make hard ideas clear to people outside the lab.

It is a small studio by design. Sam Hox, the founder, leads and designs every project, and we take two clients at a time.

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Selected collaborations

Brands and teams we've worked with, including agency and contractor work.

What we do for science companies

Science brand identities

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What a science brand has to do

Make hard ideas clear.

Research is precise and often hard to explain. The identity gives it a simple shape, so a non-specialist understands the idea in one look.

Stay accurate.

Scientists notice a wrong diagram at once. We read the science first and build the graphics from real data, structures and processes.

Open Versed journal spread headed The slowest publication in the room, inside a wireframe crystal

Work in papers and on stage.

A science brand lives in publications, posters, talks and funding decks. The system covers all of them with the same rules.

How a science branding project runs

We get to know your company , explore directions , build the system and launch it with your team.

  1. Understand

    Kickoff call, research into your company, market and audience, and a brief we agree on together.

  2. Concept

    Two distinct visual directions, each with its own logo approach, type, colour and graphics. You choose one.

  3. System

    The chosen direction becomes a full system: logo, typography, colour, graphics and key applications.

  4. Launch

    Guidelines, final files and a handover, so your team can use it with confidence.

Questions about science branding

It gives a research-led company a clear identity: the positioning, the name if needed, the logo, typography, colour, graphics, motion and the website. The goal is that funders, partners and other scientists understand the work and trust it.

Sam Hox, the founder, leads and designs every project. Trusted collaborators join for animation or development when a project needs them. You talk to the person doing the work.

We start every project by reading about the technology, the field and the competitors, and we ask your team a lot of questions. The graphics are built from the real science, and your team checks them for accuracy.

Yes. Many of our clients are between pre-seed and Series A. We design brand systems that can grow with the company.

Most identity projects take a few weeks. We agree the scope and the timeline with you before we start.

Yes. We start with an audit of the current brand and recommend what to keep and what to change. Naming is part of the service when you need it.

Yes. We design and develop websites in the brand, and we design product and dashboard UI.

We work on a weekly rate and agree the number of weeks with you before we start. Book a call and we will scope it together.

Also: BiotechTech and AIHealth techStartupsMotion

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Taking new projects. Two clients at a time.

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A 30-minute intro call on Google Meet.

What to bring

  1. 01Your company What it does and who it is for.
  2. 02Your stage Pre-seed to established.
  3. 03What you need A brand identity, a rebrand, a brand and a website, a brand with motion, or a brand with 3D and imagery.
  4. 04Your timeline When you would like to launch.

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