Organizations

The Organizations section in ArkSphere provides a searchable directory of research organizations accessible at /arksphere/organizations. It covers 16 organization types and supports filtering by country, focus area, and more.

Searching Organizations

The search bar supports full-text queries across organization name, short name (acronym), and city. Type any of these to find an organization directly.

Filters

Three filter groups help narrow results:

• Organization type -- Select from 16 categories: Research Institution, Educational Institution, Non-Profit Organization, Public Sector Body, Micro/Small/Medium Enterprise (MSME), Startup, Large Enterprise, International Organization, and others.
• Country / Location -- Multi-select country filter with autocomplete to find organizations in specific regions.
• Focus areas -- Choose from 16 popular research fields including Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change, Biotechnology, Renewable Energy, Cybersecurity, Quantum Computing, and others.

Sorting

Results can be sorted by:

Organization Cards

Each organization in the results list appears as a card containing:

• Logo and name -- The organization's logo alongside its full name.
• Type and verified badge -- Organization category (e.g., Research Institution, Startup) with a verification indicator where applicable.
• Location -- Country and city.
• Size category -- An indicator of the organization's scale.
• People count -- Number of researchers affiliated with this organization on the platform.
• Description -- A brief summary of the organization's mission and activities.
• Focus areas -- Up to three displayed tags, with a "+N more" indicator when additional areas exist.
• Reputation score -- A score out of 5.0 reflecting the organization's activity and standing within the network.
• Collaboration count -- The number of collaborative relationships the organization has with other entities on the platform.

Click any organization card to open its full profile page.

Use Cases

• Partner search for proposals -- Filter by organization type and focus area to find partners with complementary expertise for your consortium. Cross-reference with the People Directory to identify key researchers at each institution.
• Regional mapping -- Use the country filter to understand which organizations are active in a target region, useful for satisfying geographic diversity requirements in EU proposals.
• Competitive landscape -- Sort by recent activity and filter by your research domain to see which organizations are most actively engaged in your field.
• Due diligence -- Review an organization's reputation score, collaboration count, and affiliated researchers before committing to a partnership.
• EC cross-reference -- Compare organizations here with entries in the EC Directory to verify their participation in European Commission-funded activities.