New Industries Fund: 2017 WA Innovator of the Year winners & finalists

The finalists of the 2017 program were showcased at the ceremony using videos of their innovations.
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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.

rocksgone.com.au

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.

bankvault.com

Growth Category Finalist: Holyoake - DRUMBEAT Quest

An innovative, award-winning computer game that enhances Social Emotional Learning like never before.

holyoake.org.au

Woodside Oil and Gas Encouragement Award finalists

Company Innovation
Reservoir Rock Technologies 3D Mineral Scanner
Eteknology Pty Ltd Mobile Microgridâ„¢
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
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