Launched in 2006, Western Australia’s (WA) Innovators of the Year awards program has celebrated the State’s innovative and entrepreneurial spirit for 20 years.
We are pleased to announce the 11 local businesses, government entities and young people named as this year’s award winners and runners-up across eight categories:
| Award Category | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|
| Emerging Innovation | Oto Medicines (Winner) WaveX (Runner-up) |
| Growth Innovation | Augment Technologies (Winner) Hyperion Systems (Runner-up) |
| Advanced Manufacturing | SpiroPak |
| Community Benefit and Wellbeing | Atherid Therapeutics |
| Energy Innovation | Wevolt |
| Great for the State | Infin Robotics |
| Government Innovation | Landgate |
| Young Innovators | Agni Renewables from Comet Bay College/GoSH CoolaBee from Hale School |
More than 150 applications were received in 2026 and were subject to a highly competitive process which included assessment by independent, external evaluation panels made up of stakeholders from across the State’s thriving innovation ecosystem.
Winners were officially announced at the awards ceremony on 2 November 2026 and will share in a prize pool of $310,000.
Meet the people, projects and ideas behind this year’s winners by visiting the WA Innovators of the Year: 2026 Winners webpage.
We gratefully acknowledge the official sponsors of the WA Innovators of the Year 2026 program:
