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Science visualization + health innovation

Science made visible.Health programs made strategic.

Established in Amsterdam, Pachamama Studios B.V. brings together immersive science exhibits and strategic health innovation advisory for organizations working at the edge of public understanding and public health.

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Who we serve

Two audiences, one operating principle: science should serve people.

Visualization

Museums, universities, research teams, and public-facing institutions.

For teams that need audiences to see complex Earth, space, climate, and systems science clearly.

Health innovation

Funders, vaccine developers, research organizations, and scientific review teams.

For teams designing, reviewing, and executing high-impact global health R&D programs.

Services

Focused support without the noise.

Permanent Science On a Sphere exhibit service
Exhibits

Spherical permanent exhibits

Installation, upgrades, maintenance, staff training, and educational program support.

  • Permanent spherical display setup
  • Technical support and system upgrades
  • Training and programming guidance
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Events

Portable rental service

Awe-building sphere experiences for conferences, exhibitions, classrooms, and public events.

  • Short- and long-term rental options
  • Delivery, setup, and dismantling
  • On-site support and custom content
Animated scientific visualization content for education
Content

Educational science visualizations

Custom visuals that simplify complex science into clear, engaging narratives.

  • Audience-centered scientific storytelling
  • Precision-scoped custom visuals
  • High-impact datasets and presentations
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Advisory

Health innovation advisory

Strategic advisory for funders, vaccine developers, global health organizations, and review teams.

  • R&D portfolio strategy and program design
  • Scientific review and proposal evaluation
  • Vaccine, infectious disease, and AI health R&D guidance

Exhibits

Permanent and mobile spherical exhibits.

At your institution

A spherical permanent exhibit becomes a centerpiece for presentations, self-guided discovery, interactive learning, and custom autorun playlists.

On the road

Portable exhibits elevate presentations, booths, conferences, social events, and education programs with tailored packages and custom content.

Continuous development

We continue to expand platform capabilities, incorporate AI features, and support research with customers and academic institutions.

Science education content

Data, visualization, and storytelling for audiences that need clarity.

We convert scientific data into accessible, awe-inspiring content for spheres, screens, classrooms, and immersive VR experiences.

VR experience development

Immersive VR Experiences that let audiences step inside the science.

VR urban heat island experience preview
Navigation data

S-100 navigational datasets tour

Build an explorable VR tour of next-generation maritime datasets, helping technical and non-technical audiences understand new data layers and use cases.

NOAA's Science On a Sphere program Free resource

NOAA Science On a Sphere

More than 600 Earth and space visualizations designed for spherical projection systems.

 NASA Scientific Visualization Studio resource preview Free resource

NASA Scientific Visualization Studio

Thousands of visualizations covering space, oceans, climate, and planetary science.

 Copernicus data and visualization resource preview Free resource

Copernicus Data Space

Access, view, download, and analyze data from the EU's Copernicus satellites.

 NOAA View global data map preview Free resource

NOAA View

Observation and model data in accessible formats, including Science On a Sphere outputs.

Health innovation practice

Strategic advisory for global health R&D.

The Health Innovation practice brings more than fifteen years of leadership experience in biomedical research, scientific merit review, and vaccine development to organizations working at the frontier of global health.

Pachamama holding the Earth representing health innovation

We help teams make sharper program decisions.

What to fund, how to review it, how to structure it, and how to move complex R&D portfolios toward measurable public-health impact.

Global health funders Vaccine teams Scientific reviewers AI health R&D
R&D portfolio strategy and program design

Drawing on direct experience building programs at ARPA-H, we help organizations define program scope, build evaluation frameworks, structure funding solicitations, and manage performer portfolios toward strategic milestones.

Scientific review and proposal evaluation

As a former Scientific Review Officer at NIH/NIAID and an active ad-hoc expert reviewer for CEPI, Patricia provides rigorous, constructive evaluation of research proposals, portfolios, and strategic documents.

Vaccine and infectious disease program management

Experience coordinating Phase-1 clinical trial programs across NIH, Johns Hopkins, Sanaria, Walter Reed Army Institute, and Novavax for malaria, COVID-19, and HIV research portfolios.

AI in health R&D

Practical experience from the ARPA-H IndiPHARM program integrating machine learning and digital platforms into drug regimen optimization across discovery, clinical trial design, and manufacturing decisions.

Experience

ARPA-H

Portfolio leadership and program architecture in the Health Sciences Futures Mission Office.

Experience

NIH/NIAID

Scientific review leadership, infectious disease grants and contracts, and NIAID Merit Awards in 2021 and 2022.

Experience

CEPI + WHO

Expert review and roster participation for international global health evaluation.

About Dr. Patricia A. Gonzales Hurtado

Patricia leads the Health Innovation practice at Pachamama Studios BV. She joined the studio in September 2025 after relocating from Washington DC, where she served as a Portfolio Lead in ARPA-H's Health Sciences Futures Mission Office.

Prior to ARPA-H, she spent over three years as a Scientific Review Officer at NIH/NIAID, led project management for a malaria vaccine Phase-1 clinical trial, and served as scientific manager of a mass spectrometry facility. She holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maryland and is bilingual in English and Spanish.

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Science visualization practice

Immersive exhibits and educational content for public understanding.

The Science Visualization practice helps museums, universities, research teams, and public-facing institutions turn complex Earth, space, climate, and systems science into experiences people can see, understand, and remember.

Juan Pablo Hurtado Padilla, founder of Pachamama Studios

We help institutions make science visible.

From permanent installations to traveling sphere experiences and custom visual content, the practice focuses on clarity, awe, and audience engagement without flattening the science.

Museums Universities Research teams Public programs
Permanent Science On a Sphere exhibits

Complete support for spherical displays, including installation, upgrades, maintenance, training, content planning, and educational program development.

Portable exhibit rentals

Flexible spherical exhibit experiences for conferences, exhibitions, educational events, social programs, and public engagement campaigns.

Custom educational visualizations

Scientific datasets, visuals, and stories shaped for specific audiences, institutional goals, and presentation formats.

Platform development and research support

Ongoing development around new features, AI-supported workflows, and collaborations with customers and academic institutions to increase the impact of spherical visualization.

Experience

NOAA Science On a Sphere

Visualization leadership and direct experience with one of the world's most recognized spherical science education platforms.

Experience

Earth systems storytelling

Science communication across climate, oceans, atmosphere, space, and environmental systems.

Experience

Audience-centered design

Exhibit and content work designed for visitor engagement, guided presentations, and self-directed discovery.

About Juan Pablo Hurtado Padilla

Juan Pablo founded Pachamama Studios B.V. in 2025 after working several years as Visualization Lead for NOAA's Science On a Sphere program. His work focuses on helping audiences understand the planet, its systems, and humanity's relationship with them through immersive visual experiences.

Pachamama Studios was created to support clearer, more engaging science communication at a time when climate change and public understanding of science remain urgent challenges. The studio's name and logo reflect that mission: Pachamama is Quechua for Mother Earth, and the Chacana represents dualities that come together while preserving diversity and harmony.

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Name + logo

Pachamama is Quechua for Mother Earth: provider, guardian, and teacher.

The Chacana, or Andean Cross, represents dualities that still come together as one while providing space for diversity and harmony. The images inside the Chacana range from the surface of the Sun to the depths of the ocean, representing the breadth of the studio's work.

Pachamama Studios Chacana logo with Earth and science imagery

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