New Industries Fund: 2016 WA Innovator of the Year winners & finalists

The finalists of the 2016 program were showcased at the ceremony using videos of their innovations.
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2016 WA Innovator of the Year winners

Mitsubishi Corporation Overall Winner: Fastbrick Robotics - Hadrian X

The world's first fully automated end-to-end 3D bricklaying machine and system.

fbr.com.au (external link)

Mitsubishi Corporation Emerging Innovation Category Winner: UWA - Flash-flaming of Seeds

The innovation will transform the ability to handle seeds that are needed to revegetate areas such as mine sites and degraded lands in WA and globally.

Mitsubishi Corporation Growth Category Winner: Furry Dice Pty Ltd - Instatruck

Instatruck is an on-demand truck matching service. The service seamlessly connects anyone with goods to move with owner-drivers of utes, vans and trucks in the area, with spare capacity and who are ready to move immediately.

instatruck.com.au (external link)

Woodside Oil & Gas Encouragement Award Winner

Company Innovation
Subsea Engineering Associates Pty Ltd The ICE Platform

Perth Convention Bureau Travel Award Winner

Company Innovation
Electronic Pain Assessment Technologies Pty Ltd ePAT

2016 WA Innovator of the Year finalists

Emerging Innovation Category Finalist: Electronic Pain Assessment Technologies Pty Ltd - ePAT

Real-time pain assessment through facial recognition technology for patients that cannot verbally communicate.

painchek.com (external link)

Emerging Innovation Category Finalist: Segnut Pty Ltd - Segnut - Fast Release Nut

Segnut - Fast Release Fastener: an industrial fastener which combines the attributes and usefulness of a full tension conventional nut, with an integral quick release mechanism to allow fast and safe nut release.

segut.com (external link)

Growth Category Finalist: Global Grain Handling Solutions Pty Ltd - Retro-Fit Clamping System

A new grain storage system that replaces aging, low-tech approaches to gran covering.

gghs.com.au (external link)

Growth Category Finalist: Subsea Engineering Associates Pty Ltd - The ICE Platform

ICE - a cloud-based software platform to deliver detailed engineering insight for subsea systems faster, locally and at lower cost.

seaassociates.com.au (external link)

Growth Category Finalist: Tap into Safety Pty Ltd - Interactive Safety Training Applications

Tap into Safety develops customised, interactive safety inductions and hazard perception applications, delivered on mobile devices using gaming techniques.

tapintosafety.com.au (external link)

Woodside Oil & Gas Encouragement Award finalists

Company Innovation
Daena Industrial IoT Self-powered vibration and temperature sensor
Reservoir Rock Technologies Pty Ltd Digital Reservoir Rock Fluid Displacement Characterisation
Subsea Engineering Associates Pty Ltd The ICE Platform
VROC Australia Pty Ltd VROC Intelligent Asset Management

2016 WA Innovator of the Year semi-finalists

Mitsubishi Corporation Emerging Innovation Category

Company Innovation
Reservoir Rock Technologies Pty Ltd Digital Reservoir Rock Fluid Displacement Characterisation
Cervical ChinUp Pty Ltd ChinUpTM Neck Support
Marika Pty Ltd Fracture Induced Gradients
Norwood Systems Ltd World Wi-Fi
REFLEX REFLEX IQ-LOGGER

Mitsubishi Corporation Growth Category

Company Innovation
Motium Pty Ltd Tuff Panel PC
Norwood Systems Pty Ltd World Phone
Optika Solutions Pty Ltd AKUMEN