Nicola Triscott is a cultural producer, working in the visual, interdisciplinary, and performing arts. She is the Founder and Director of The Arts Catalyst. In this role, she has built alliances internationally between artists, scientists and other experts, exploring science in its social, political and cultural context and expanding new territories for artistic practice. The Arts Catalyst has commissioned and produced more than 70 new artists’ projects. Nicola writes and lectures widely in the UK and internationally on intersections between art, science, technology and society. She is a cultural consultant to the European Space Agency and co-chair of the International Astronautical Federation’s Committee on the Cultural Utilisation of Space (ITACCUS). Nicola read physics at Imperial College and geography at UCL, and worked for some years in theatre production, arts policy and management. Prior to setting up Arts Catalyst, she was working and researching in southern, central and east Africa. Nicola is a visiting research fellow at London South Bank University. She received a Clore Leadership Fellowship in 2007.