The Western Australian Government is committed to raising the profile of innovation in WA and supporting the delivery of government initiatives to advance the growth of our innovation-based industries.
The WA Innovator of the Year program has showcased innovative and entrepreneurial individuals, businesses and creative minds since 2006. The program has benefited many of those who have participated as well as the broader community of WA.
The program is a valuable initiative, which provides support to innovators and entrepreneurs across WA.
2021 Finalists Announced
Congratulations to this year's eight WA IOTY finalists across both the Rio Tinto Emerging and Rio Tinto Growth categories.
Rio Tinto Growth Category
| Company | Project Title |
|---|---|
| Metrolo Pty Ltd t/a Gridcognition | Digital twin for planning and optimising distributed energy projects |
| Project Match Australia t/a MyPass Global | Digital worker skills passport (MyPass) |
| Roofus Tools Pty Ltd | Roofus multi-purpose angle square |
| Terra15 Pty Ltd | Infrastructure monitoring for smart cities and mine sites |
Rio Tinto Emerging Category
| Company | Project Title |
|---|---|
| Environmental Water Solutions Pty Ltd t/a Complete Home Filtration | PFAS Filter - Attapure |
| The University of Western Australia | Apricot - Advanced coronary artery assessment |
| Vision Pharma Pty Ltd | VP-001 and VP-002 to treat inherited retinal diseases |
| Whole Green Foods | Novel whole-food processing of plant-based ingredients and flavours |
In addition to the eight program finalists, there are 12 finalists across the three Platinum Award categories.
All category winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Wednesday 3 November, 2021.
Business News 'Great for the State' - Platinum Award
| Company | Project Title |
|---|---|
| Avicena Systems Ltd | Ultra-high throughput, accurate, rapid screening system for COVID |
| Environmental Water Solutions Pty Ltd t/a Complete Home Filtration | PFAS Filter - Attapure |
| VeinTech | VeinWave: Right vein, first time, every time |
| Vision Pharma Pty Ltd | VP-001 and VP-002 to treat inherited retinal diseases |
Wesfarmers Wellbeing - Platinum Award
| Company | Project Title |
|---|---|
| Environmental Water Solutions Pty Ltd t/a Complete Home Filtration | PFAS Filter - Attapure |
| The University of Western Australia | Apricot - Advanced coronary artery assessment |
| VeinTech | VeinWave: Right vein, first time, every time |
| VitalTrace Pty Ltd | A novel device for monitoring babies during child birth |
Woodside Oil & Gas - Platinum Award
| Company | Project Title |
|---|---|
| 9 Tech Solutions Pty Ltd | NETAS Altilium hydrogen battery energy storage system |
| iRPM Pty Ltd | Innovative Reservoir Petrophysical Modelling |
| Courses2Careers Pty Ltd t/a VooGlue | VooGlue App |
| Sapien Cyber Ltd | Building Management Systems Cyber Security |
2021 WA Innovator of the Year
Applications for the 2021 program closed at 11am, Monday 10 May 2021.
Please continue to monitor this page and follow @WA_IOTY on Twitter to keep up to date for future news.
Objectives
In accordance with the New Industries Fund, the objectives of the IOTY program are to:
- promote and acknowledge the success of Western Australian innovators;
- encourage co-support from industry for promotional activities;
- activate and strengthen industry-government research collaborations;
- engage communities throughout Western Australian regions in innovation; and
- promote job creation and economic diversification in Western Australia.
Program sponsors
Thank you to the 2021 Innovator of the Year program sponsors:
