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  1. 21 Community Groups bid to become finalists in NESTA’s £1 million prize Big Green Challenge

    16/07/2008

    Twenty-one community-based climate change innovators have been shortlisted to become finalists in NESTA’s ‘Big Green Challenge’.

  2. New Trustee for NESTA

    16/07/2008

    Ian Pearson, Minister for Science and Innovation, has appointed Professor Stephen Emmott as a Trustee of NESTA.

  3. Raising the UK's games industry

    07/07/2008

    NESTA is launching a new £450,000 national initiative to drive growth, collaboration and innovation in the UK games industry.

  4. Innovation Partnership to Keep the Web Collaborative

    07/07/2008

    The National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts (NESTA) has announced a partnership with the Web Science Research Initiative (WSRI) which will see the two organisations work together to safeguard the Web as a platform for collaboration and inno

  5. NESTA Redefines Innovation for the Twenty First Century

    07/07/2008

    NESTA is launching a new project which will measure innovation ‘in the round’ – the Innovation Index project.

  6. Gnodal secures funding to scaleup development of data-centre technology

    30/06/2008

    Bristol-based Gnodal, which is developing a revolutionary technology for use in high performance data centres, has secured finance from the YFM Group managed South West Ventures Fund as part of a £1.1 million funding round.

  7. NESTA invests in OSspray series A round

    27/06/2008

    NESTA has taken part in a Series A investment of £3.0 million in OSspray Limited (“OSspray”), a company which has developed a proprietary range of revolutionary products using bioactive glass for air polishing and air abrasion in dental procedures.

  8. NESTA report says "miserable" climate change campaigns won't work - time for a new approach

    25/06/2008

    Government advertising campaigns on climate change won’t work unless they stop being miserable, gloomy and bleak, and instead start encouraging more people to take positive action on climate change, says a new report by NESTA.

  9. NESTA-supported Clore 2008/09 Fellows announced

    06/06/2008

    NESTA's continuing commitment to forge links between the arts, culture, innovation and the economy while developing leadership skills is demonstrated through the naming of the two NESTA-backed Clore Fellows on Thursday, 5 June.

  10. New cooling systems innovator, Thermal Energy Systems Ltd, secures £300K to target OEM market

    04/06/2008

    Thermal Energy Systems Ltd (TESL) has raised £300K funding from a consortium of investors to further develop its novel sorption cooling concepts.

  11. NESTA report calls for 'Total Innovation' to ensure UK firms compete internationally

    20/05/2008

    Firms in the UK’s most important high-technology industries must radically re-think their approach to innovation or they will lose out to foreign rivals as international competition intensifies, according to a new report by the National Endowment f

  12. NESTA partners with Worldwide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee to shape future of the Internet

    20/05/2008

    The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) today announced a groundbreaking new partnership with the creator of the Worldwide Web on the future of the internet.

  13. Research shows UK productivity gap could be closed with more innovation in services

    02/05/2008

    Innovation in parts of the UK’s services sector has to improve to close the productivity gap with other nations, according to new research from NESTA and the University of Cambridge.

  14. Exeter mental health project to receive share of £1/2 million

    01/05/2008

    An innovative idea from an occupational therapist in Exeter has been awarded a share of £1/2m from NESTA.

  15. NESTA gives researchers room to experiment together

    28/04/2008

    Thirty up and coming researchers from across the world of science and social science came together this weekend for the first of four innovation Labs being run by NESTA

  16. Young science Spielbergs honoured at glitzy ceremony

    28/04/2008

    The winners of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts’ Planet SciCast competition have been honoured at a ceremony hosted by TV scientist Dr Laura Grant

  17. NESTA calls for more hands-on science in classrooms

    25/04/2008

    Young people are being robbed of the opportunity to enjoy hands-on science experiments in schools and it is affecting their performance, according to a survey published today by NESTA.

  18. Investors back development of synthetic platelet substitute

    23/04/2008

    Haemostatix Ltd, a drug development company based at Nottingham’s BioCity and originally a spin-out from Leicester University, announced today that it has received a further £1.24 million from its existing investors.

  19. 100 UK groups close in on £1m prize to save the planet

    18/04/2008

    The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) today unveiled the 100-strong shortlist of UK groups competing to grab a slice of its million-pound Big Green Challenge prize fund.

  20. Spin-out venture fund achieves first close

    03/04/2008

    MTI and The University of Manchester today announce the first close of Europe's largest institutional fund to have a single university focus – the UMIP Premier Fund ("the Fund").

  21. Preparing our young people for tomorrow must start today

    31/03/2008

    Young people believe their own passion, motivation and personal attributes will be more important in helping them pursue the career of their choice than qualifications, according to a new survey from NESTA, due to be published today.

  22. NESTA named as strategic innovation partner to Channel 4

    14/03/2008

    NESTA has been named as one of four strategic innovation partners to Channel 4 as part of its "Next on 4" vision for the future.

  23. DIUS White Paper makes significant step towards a more innovative UK

    13/03/2008

    NESTA today welcomed the DIUS Science and Innovation White Paper as a major step forward for innovation in the UK, but stressed the need for cross-government engagement if it is to successfully address the UK's most pressing economic and social challenges

  24. NESTA and UK Film Council to drive growth in UK independent film

    13/03/2008

    A new initiative from NESTA and the UK Film Council will launch today to help drive growth in British independent film companies by encouraging them to take better advantage of new technologies.

  25. UK scientists to tackle problems of the developing world

    05/03/2008

    An innovative new scheme that will match-make UK scientists with communities in the developing world facing particular problems will launch today with support from NESTA and the Sloane Robinson Foundation.

  26. NESTA Young Foundation Health Innovation Accelerator - evaluation goes live

    19/02/2008

    NESTA and the Young Foundation have appointed Acton Shapiro Consultancy and Research to carry out a major evaluation of the Health Innovation Accelerator (HIA).

  27. Unified Communications Innovator, Camrivox, secures £1.2 million to target SME market

    14/02/2008

    Camrivox Ltd (Cambridge, UK), a Unified Communications innovator and developer of Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) software for the SME market, has raised £1.2 million from a consortium of investors.

  28. NESTA funding will make games a reality

    12/02/2008

    NESTA is investing £100K to help develop 'Six to Start', an innovative entertainment start-up company that creates immersive 'Alternate Reality Games' (ARG), it announced today.

  29. MoD spin-out receives £470K funding for technology that promises earlier detection of disease

    12/02/2008

    ProKyma, a spin-out from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), today announced a £470K funding round led by Merseyside Special Investment Fund's Liverpool Seed Fund.

  30. Deputy First Minister presents top awards to the next generation of media businesses in Wales

    23/01/2008

    Ieuan Wyn Jones, Deputy First Minister and Minister for the Economy and Transport today presented awards to the graduates of a prestigious programme designed to develop the next generation of new media businesses in Wales.

  31. ProVision Communications secures venture capital funding for a bright future in wireless video

    23/01/2008

    Bristol-based ProVision Communications, which specialises in digital wireless video technology, has secured £750,000 in venture capital funding from the YFM Group-managed South West Venture Fund, Finance South West Growth Fund and NESTA Investments.

  32. NESTA and Young Foundation urge government to support local innovation

    23/01/2008

    Innovation in public services will remain underdeveloped without significant changes to funding and to the leadership and support provided by local and central government to ideas generated on the ground, according to a new report.

  33. UK sits on mountain of unused ideas

    09/01/2008

    £1m prize fund to unlock public's creativity and tackle climate change.

  34. UK must drive innovation beyond 'golden triangle' - Scotland heralded as exemplar in call for tailored strategies to drive growth across UK

    13/12/2007

    New research released by NESTA this week argues it is vital that the UK look beyond the Golden Triangle of Oxford, Cambridge and London to tackle the economic and social challenges that lie ahead.

  35. NESTA champions collaboration across sciences as it calls for applicants to its Crucible Programme

    12/12/2007

    NESTA is calling for talented early career researchers from across the world of science to enter its Crucible programme, which aims to stimulate collaborative new projects by bringing together up-and-coming researchers from different disciplines.

  36. Appointments to the NESTA Board of Trustees

    15/11/2007

    Ian Pearson, Minister for Science and Innovation, has reappointed two Trustees to the Board of NESTA. Chris Powell has been reappointed as Chair of the Board of Trustees and Dr Tracy Long has been reappointed as a Trustee, both for two years.

  37. NESTA challenges young people to make a mint

    15/11/2007

    Following on from the success of last year, NESTA has launched its second "Making a Mint" competition. The challenge will see young people use their entrepreneurial skills to grow mint seeds and come up with creative ideas to make money from them.

  38. Scottish designer wins national Elle Decoration Award

    06/11/2007

    Young Scottish designer, Jo Basford, is being honoured by some of the biggest names in the design industry tonight (Monday 5th November) as she receives an Elle Decoration award at the magazine's annual design event in London.

  39. NESTA joins Seedcamp in search for bright young business talent

    30/10/2007

    NESTA is the latest early-stage investor to back Seedcamp, an intensive programme designed to kick-start a new generation of entrepreneurs. NESTA is putting up €200,000 in funding.

  40. A million reasons for communities to go green

    16/10/2007

    A million pounds goes up for grabs today, for groups of people coming up with new ways to tackle climate change.

  41. £1/2 million to change mental health landscape

    10/10/2007

    TEN innovative projects from across the UK that promise to address crucial issues in the mental health service have been selected to receive a share of £1/2m from NESTA it was announced today.

  42. A creative boost for business

    10/10/2007

    Today saw the launch of Insight Out South West, a business support programme from NESTA and the South West of England Regional Development Agency for entrepreneurs within the creative industries that have a bright business idea.

  43. Innovation Exchange launches with £200K fund for best third sector innovators

    08/10/2007

    Phil Hope, Minister for the Third Sector, today launched the Innovation Exchange with the announcement of a new £200,000 fund to support the programme's work in 2008-09, drawing on investment provided by NESTA.

  44. NESTA welcomes Sainsbury Review but emphasises need for imaginative innovation policy

    05/10/2007

    NESTA today welcomed the Sainsbury Review of the Government's science and innovation policies. In particular, it applauded its recognition of the importance of the innovation that occurs not only in high-tech manufacturing but elsewhere in the UK economy

  45. Design-London appointment marks the dawn of a new design age

    19/09/2007

    Changing the way businesses bring ideas to market is the vision behind the new Design London project, says director, Nick Leon, who is formally appointed on 1 October 2007.

  46. Minty fresh ideas make Lichfield school a winner

    17/09/2007

    Willows Primary School in Lichfield proved its entrepreneurial spirit this week when its Year 6 students won NESTA's 'Making a Mint' competition, which challenged teams to make as much money as possible from a packet of mint seeds.

  47. NESTA Young Foundation report highlights weaknesses that inhibit social impact of ideas

    12/09/2007

    More needs to be done to increase the impact of ideas that address some of the UK's major social issues, according to a new NESTA report, 'In and Out of Sync', out today, in partnership with the Young Foundation.

  48. NESTA toolkit to help social entrepreneurs achieve growth

    12/09/2007

    NESTA has produced a toolkit to help social entrepreneurs grow their ideas, as part of its new report, 'In and Out of Sync', which is being launched today in partnership with the Young Foundation.

  49. Procter & Gamble opens door to design community and innovative entrepreneurs

    10/09/2007

    UK design professionals and aspiring entrepreneurs will have the chance to work with multinational giant, P&G, and come up with ground-breaking new product ideas, thanks to a new programme from NESTA and British Design Innovation.

  50. Creating the conditions for public innovation

    30/08/2007

    Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell is to introduce a one-day conference on public innovation, organised by the National School of Government in partnership with the Young Foundation and NESTA.

  51. RSA Design Directions and NESTA challenge students to design for the 21st century

    03/08/2007

    The RSA is today launching its annual Design Directions award programme, challenging emerging young designers to innovate around everyday issues, discovering new approaches to old problems and new ways to structure and reform public services.

  52. Keeping little Einsteins and Spielbergs busy this summer

    01/08/2007

    With schools around the country closed for the summer, NESTA, the Engineering and Technology Board (ETB) and Institute of Physics may just have the answer to every parent's question: how to keep their kids busy and out of mischief.

  53. NESTA welcomes opportunity to work with DIUS

    31/07/2007

    NESTA welcomes the recent announcement by John Denham, Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS), that it will be closely aligned with his new Government department.

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