Our Ecosystem
The different areas and formats of sd20 — each part contributes to education and research on sleep and dreaming.
sd20 — Umbrella organization
sd20 is the non-profit umbrella organization under which everything legal and formal is bundled: donation receipts, contracts, business address and commercial register entry. Official company name: ISDT gemeinnützige UG (haftungsbeschränkt).
Imprint & legal
Institute of Sleep and Dream Technologies
Our non-profit research institute: this is where we conduct our own research on sleep and dreaming and supervise student theses. Plus prototyping (including the Traumschreiber) and peer-reviewed publications.
To the institute
Dream Engineers Hamburg
Our local citizen-science community: monthly meetups about dreams and methods to consciously influence them. Free of charge and in German — feel free to join!
To the community
Dream Slam
Our stage night: people tell their dreams and the audience picks the best story — a special evening all about dreaming.
To the Dream Slam
Traumschreiber
Our non-profit forehead EEG for education and sleep and dream research: it records brain activity overnight, with full access to the raw data and no hidden fees.
To the Traumschreiber
sd20 App
The restaurant for sleep and dreams: overnight recording with the Traumschreiber, sleep and dream diary, and "Cook", an AI assistant with recipes for falling asleep and waking up. Free.
Early preview: over the next weeks the app will be rebuilt substantially, above all to make it more user-friendly and easier for beginners.
To the appLearning journeys & educational leave
We are currently working on our first learning journeys about sleep and dreams, also as educational leave (Bildungsurlaub). We hope the first one can take place in 2027.
sd20 Factory
Get the Traumschreiber, snap electrodes and electrode leads, the sd20 App, and tips on where to find further accessories. Production starts on 1 November 2026.
To the sd20 Factory