2017 WA Innovator of the Year winners
Mitsubishi Corporation Overall Winner: Curtin University - Ethylene Blockers
Ethylene Blockers for reducing post-harvest losses in fresh fruit, vegetables and other horticultural produce.
Mitsubishi Corporation Emerging Innovation Category Winner: Bortana Pty - Safescape Edge Protector
Edge Protector is a modular cantilever wall that creates a vertical front face to a rock bund on the edge of an open pit ramp.
Mitsubishi Corporation Growth Category Winner: Rocks Gone Pty Ltd - Rocks Gone Reefinator
The Rocks Gone Reefinator is a towed implement that provides an economical solution to convert rocky, shallow land into deeper, productive, arable soils for broad-acre farmers.
Woodside Oil and Gas Encouragement Award Winner
| Company | Innovation |
|---|---|
| Picosat Systems Pty Ltd | OzQube Overwatch |
South32 Designing for Excellence Award Winner
| Company | Innovation |
|---|---|
| Onesun Pty Ltd | Shutdown Maintenance Optimisation |
WA Young Innovator of the Year
| Company | Innovation |
|---|---|
| Como Secondary College | TOLKA |
2017 WA Innovator of the Year finalists
Emerging Innovation Category Finalist: UWA - The FAST way to choose the right antibiotic
Compact benchtop and point-of-care tests for ultra-fast detection of antibiotic resistance.
Emerging Innovation Category Finalist: WesTech Alliance - MozTrack
MozTrack is a device and a service for the automated surveillance of insectsof significance to our health, biosecurity and agriculture.
Emerging Innovation Category Finalist: MALDIID Pty Ltd - Innovative real-time nodule bacteria identification
Innovative real-time nodule bacteria identification for legumes.
Growth Category Finalist: Bankvault.com - BankVault SafeWindow
BankVault - stops bank account hacking and stops ransomware.
Growth Category Finalist: Holyoake - DRUMBEAT Quest
An innovative, award-winning computer game that enhances Social Emotional Learning like never before.
Woodside Oil and Gas Encouragement Award finalists
| Company | Innovation |
|---|---|
| Reservoir Rock Technologies | 3D Mineral Scanner |
| Eteknology Pty Ltd | Mobile Microgrid™ |
| Ovass Pty Ltd | Ovass Geospatial Platform |
| Picosat Systems Pty Ltd | OzQube Overwatch |
South32 Designing for Excellence Award finalists
| Company | Innovation |
|---|---|
| Bortana Pty Ltd trading as Safescape | Safescape Edge Protector |
| Astron Environmental Services Pty Ltd | emapper - an environmental management platform using remote sensing data to monitor and manage minesite rehabilitation |
| Onesun Pty Ltd | Shutdown Maintenance Optimisation |
| Tap into Safety | Predictive Data for Preventative Measures in Safety & Mental Health |
WA Young Innovator of the Year
| Company | Innovation |
|---|---|
| Bunbury Cathedral Grammar | Gunkies |
| Como Secondary College | TOLKA |
| Penrhos College | Truck Away |
2017 WA Innovator of the Year semi-finalists
Mitsubishi Corporation Emerging Category
| Company | Innovation |
|---|---|
| ClearVue Technologies Ltd | ClearVue PV |
| Alerte Digital Health Pty Ltd | Mobile A.I. Health Platform |
| Ovass Pty Ltd | Ovass Geospatial Platform |
Mitsubishi Corporation Growth Category
| Company | Innovation |
|---|---|
| Tap into Safety | Predictive Data for Preventative Measures in Safety and Mental Health |
| Zoodata | Zoodata Inspect |
| ActivePort Pty Ltd | ActivePort - Building for Change |
| Rate My Space Pty Ltd | Rate My Space - Human insights to buildings |
