Welcome to NESTA
NESTA is the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts - a unique and independent body with a mission to make the UK more innovative.
What we do
We invest in early-stage companies, inform and shape policy, and deliver practical programmes that inspire others to solve the big challenges of the future.
Find out more about:
How we invest and our investments portfolio
Our policy and research publications and work in progress
How we're exploring different models and approaches to innovation
For information on our people, structure and how to get in touch view the About NESTA section.
Employer engagement studies
Learn how organisations and businesses can engage more effectively with education.
Selling sustainability
Climate change campaigns need to embrace sophisticated techniques from advertising and marketing.
Six to Start interviewed by the FT (opens in the FT.com website)
Financial Times journalist, Clive Cookson, interviews new NESTA start-up, Six to Start.
Total Innovation report
Harnessing innovation in high-technology sectors is crucial to retaining the UK’s innovation edge.
Transformative innovation for the global good
The innovations that power modern society have led to systems that are unsustainable.
Digital Innovation in Film
NESTA and the UK Film Council are helping to drive growth in British independent film companies by encouraging them to take better advantage of new technologies. Learn how you can get involved.
Open Alchemy
Open Alchemy is encouraging firms to seek opportunities outside their traditional internal innovation streams.
100 UK groups close in on £1m prize to save the planet
We reveal the 100-strong shortlist of UK groups competing for a slice of our £1m Big Green Challenge prize fund.
Innovation Edge
NESTA's flagship Innovation Conference brought together the best in UK innovation. Download podcasts from this event.
Thinking like an entrepreneur
"Broad skills acquisition is imperative if the UK is going to continue to be competitive and a leader in innovation on the global stage," says Claire O'Halloran.
NESTA report calls for 'Total Innovation' to ensure UK firms compete internationally
Our latest report examines why harnessing the hidden innovation in high-technology sectors is crucial to retaining the UK’s innovation edge.
Never has innovation, new ideas, progress, entrepreneurialism been more required than now.
Watch the webcasts
NESTA's annual conference brought together the best in UK innovation. Listen again online.