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  1. Anthony Pike

    Inventor and designer Anthony Pike used his NESTA investment to further his work on a radical new flexible stretcher to move accident victims without risk of further spinal or neck injuries.

  2. Bryan Parsons

    Bryan Parsons secured NESTA investment to develop a pre-production prototype of his simple new engine design for low-cost and easy-to-use handheld power tools.

  3. Charlie Paton

    Charlie Paton secured NESTA support to develop his Seawater Greenhouse, a new way of producing fresh water for agriculture in some of the world's driest places. A low-cost solution to one of the world's greatest needs - fresh water - the greenhouse has be

  4. Colin Porter, Eurosere UK Limited

    Colin Porter used NESTA investment to develop his new approach to rearing silkworms, which could make the production of raw silk in Europe competitive with producers in other parts of the world by increasing the quantity and improving the consistency of s

  5. David Prest

    David Prest secured a NESTA Fellowship to produce teaching materials for design and technology in schools, focusing on advances in computer-aided design that nurture creativity.

  6. Future Physical

    NESTA funded a six-month project by Future Physical's independent arts production unit, shinkansen, to explore what the audience wants and needs from interactive digital art.

  7. Graphic Science, Physics to Go

    With NESTA's support, Graphic Science produced Physics to Go, an advice pack to help interested scientists to take fun, educational demonstrations into the community. Compiled with the Institute of Physics to mark Einstein Year, the pack is a 'cookbook' o

  8. James Phillips

    NESTA's support enabled theatre director James Phillips to stage the play, Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards The Somme. He has gone on to win praise for other ambitious work, including The Rubinstein Kiss, which premiered at London's Hampstead T

  9. Jane Prophet, Dream Time award

    Visual artist Jane Prophet secured a NESTA Dream Time award to extend her collaborations with leading edge scientists, creating artworks which aim to bring new understanding of modern science and technology.

  10. Julia Pascal

    Award-winning playwright and director Julia Pascal has extended the range of British theatre by putting ethnic issues on the agenda. NESTA's Dream Time award enabled her to research modern-day experiences of war and sectarianism, providing material for ne

  11. Katherine Pearson

    Katherine Pearson is the CEO of the National Glass Centre in Sunderland. Her Cultural Leadership placement will allow her to work alongside the leader of the National Strategic Science Authority in India.

  12. Kenneth Phillips

    Providing 60 per cent more protection than conventional safety helmets, Dr Kenneth Phillips' ergonomically-designed helmet mimicks the human head's own protective properties. NESTA funding has allowed him to identify new materials, test prototypes and per

  13. Lizzie Powell

    Theatre lighting designer Lizzie Powell used her NESTA Fellowship to explore new ways in which lighting can add impact for actors and audiences.

  14. Martin Biggs, Pharma Sol International Ltd

    NESTA invested in Pharma Sol International Ltd, which is developing a new cell-friendly saline to replace normal saline in a range of healthcare products, including contact lens solutions and irrigation solutions used in wound care.

  15. Martin Pemberton, Safeguide

    Transport Design International Ltd used NESTA's investment to develop an innovative Safeguide electronic steering system for its electrically-powered Minitram, which could revolutionise transport in crowded city centres. The Minitram, equipped with Safegu

  16. Norton Priory Museum Trust, St Christopher's Coat

    Cheshire's Norton Priory Museum Trust secured NESTA investment to create a full-colour three-dimensional image of its 650 year-old St Christopher statue. Using state-of-the-art interactive technology, the Trust is introducing this nationally important tre

  17. Plant Takeaway, The Eden Project

    NESTA supported the Eden Project's first exhibit, Plant Takeaway, illustrating the extent to which human society depends on plants. In the exhibit's life-size model of a kitchen, every plant or plant product used at breakfast time disappears from the kitc

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  18. Porthcurno Telegraph Museum, Waves Sculpture Park

    Cornwall's Porthcurno Telegraph Museum commissioned The Waves Sculpture Park - original art works inspired by electromagnetic principles and designed to help visitors interpret the museum's collection. NESTA funded the cost of commissioning and creating t

  19. Priya Prakash

    Priya Prakash secured NESTA support to launch her company, Digital Wellbeing Labs, crafting bespoke digital products and services, customised to a client's life goals and lifestyle. She went on to launch the first digital lifestyle showroom in London, at

  20. Probe Scientific Ltd

    Probe Scientific secured NESTA investment to develop the microEYE, which samples blood without taking it from the body. By enabling continuous analysis of a patient's blood chemistry, the technology gives clinicians the most detailed, relevant information

  21. Psymetrix Ltd

    Psymetrix Ltd is commercialising its new generation of software technologies to improve reliability of electricity grid systems. NESTA's investment has accelerated business development, offering the opportunity to trigger further investment.

  22. Ron Peck

    Filmmaker Ron Peck secured a NESTA Fellowship to explore improvisation-based performance techniques on camera. Responsible for landmark films pioneering the use of improvisational techniques, Ron hopes to go on to produce the next generation of such films

  23. Simon Pope

    One of the UK's top 10 Net Artists, Simon Pope's work challenges perceptions of what towns are and how we can change them. Since being awarded a NESTA Fellowship, he has gone on to represent Wales at the 2003: Venice Biennale.

  24. Simon Pummell, Dream Time Award

    With NESTA's support, BAFTA award-winning film-maker Simon Pummell took time away from writing and directing to explore ways of assembling feature film projects through new media networks.

  25. Stephen Pizzey

    During his NESTA Fellowship, Stephen Pizzey - a pioneer in the movement that has transformed the way museums communicate science - learned more about the power of outdoor exhibitions and events in engaging the public in science.

  26. Susan Benn, PAL (Performing Arts Lab)

    In recognition of the groundbreaking work of Performing Arts Lab, NESTA made an exceptional £1 million award towards a range of new intensive, experimental residential laboratories for talented people. PAL went on to launch Labs of Learning for teachers

  27. The Poetry Archive

    The Poetry Archive is the leading online collection of audio poetry, often read by the poets themselves. NESTA's support means the collection is now freely and easily available online.

  28. The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery. Talking to the Animals

    The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery created Talking to the Animals to explore ways for parents and children to jointly enjoy the museum's collections and thus, to talk, play and learn together. The project aimed to tackle the issue of speech development

  29. Tom Paulin

    Tom Paulin's poetry, literary criticism and adaptations for stage and screen have earned him a reputation as one of the UK 's most gifted, versatile and original writers. His NESTA Fellowship enabled him to develop literature challenging our perceptions o

  30. University of Hull Institute for Learning and Promethean Ltd

    An unusual collaboration between a commercial company and the public sector, The University of Hull/Promethean Whiteboards project used interactive whiteboards in the classroom to help identify the most effective manner in which to deploy new technologies

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