The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills is responsible for promoting innovation and enterprise to make sure that Britain is the best place in the world to run an innovative business or service - this is critical to the UK's future prosperity, our quality of life and future job prospects. The Director General, Innovation and Enterprise has responsibility for the:

• Better Regulation Executive
• Office of Life Sciences
• Technology Strategy Board
• Innovation Procurement
• The UK Innovation Investment Fund
• Sponsorship of innovation-related organisations such as:
  • Design Council
  • British Standards Institution (BSI)
  • National Endowment for Science, Technology and Arts (NESTA)
  • Technology Strategy Board (TSB)
  • UK Accreditation Service (UKAS)

The Office for Life Sciences (OLS) is dedicated to improving the operating environment for the pharmaceutical, medical biotech and medical devices sectors. The Office is comprised of officials from BIS and the Department of Health and is working closely with industry to identify priorities and actions for the long term

The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) has responsibility for driving UK innovation. The TSB also advises Government on how to remove barriers to innovation and accelerate the exploitation of new technologies, working in areas where there is a clear potential business benefit, helping today's emerging technologies become the growth sectors of tomorrow. The TSB is an executive non-departmental public body (NDPB), established by the Government in 2007 and sponsored by the BIS. The activities of the TSB are jointly supported and funded by BIS and other government departments, the devolved administrations, regional development agencies and research councils.