WA Innovators of the Year: 2026 Finalists

Meet the 2026 finalists of Western Australia's Innovators of the Year awards program.
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Congratulations to all finalists for the WA Innovators of the Year 2026! Meet this year's outstanding finalists and discover how they're shaping the State’s thriving innovation ecosystem.

Western Australia’s (WA) Innovators of the Year awards program celebrates local businesses, government entities and young people that have developed an outstanding innovative product, technology or service.  

In 2026, the program will recognise WA innovators across eight award categories:

•    Emerging Innovation Award
•    Growth Innovation Award
•    Advanced Manufacturing Award
•    Community Benefit and Wellbeing Award
•    Energy Innovation Award
•    Great for the State Award
•    Government Innovation Award
•    Young Innovators Award

Meet the 23 businesses selected as finalists for the first six categories by clicking the navigation cards below.

Finalists for the remaining two categories, Government Innovation and Young Innovators, will be announced later this year.

Emerging Innovation Award

Recognising an outstanding innovative product, technology, process or service that that has not yet generated material commercial revenue at the time of application submission.

Growth Innovation Award

Recognising an outstanding innovative product, technology, process or service that has generated material commercial revenue from the innovation at the time of application submission.

Advanced Manufacturing Award

Recognising the use of advanced technology and knowledge inputs as an integral part of their manufacturing process to create efficient, higher value-add and more complex manufacturing goods across the manufacturing value chain.

Community Benefit and Wellbeing Award

Recognising an outstanding innovative product, technology, process or service that advances social and/or medical wellbeing in the community.

Energy Innovation Award

Recognising an outstanding innovative product, technology, process or service that inspires and informs the future direction of oil, gas, and new energy production in WA.

Great for the State Award

Recognising bold innovation that showcases the State’s creativity and ingenuity, and offers clear benefits for WA’s economy, community and/or environment.

2026 Program Sponsors

We gratefully acknowledge the official sponsors of the WA Innovators of the Year 2026 program:

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