From glasses that deliver a sense of vision to the blind to smartphone validation of food and fibre content – a batch of winners came out on top from almost 100 applicants in this year’s Australian Technologies Competition.
Owned and operated by technology investment and advisory firm, Scalare Partners’ 13-year-old competition aims to recognise companies that provide cutting-edge innovations that can drive sustainability.
Applicants were asked to create innovative solutions that addressed global challenges, promoted sustainability, and improved quality of life.
Finalists were also offered opportunities to engage with investors, mentors, and industry experts.
Winners in each category included:
- RoboMotion (trading as Verbotics) for advanced manufacturing: robotic automation for welding that eliminates costly manual programming, improving access for manufacturers
- Brauz for cybersecurity and critical tech: technology connecting customers to retail staff to “find in-store”, “click and collect”, “book appointments”
- CXEX for fintech and regtech: using the latest AI and machine learning to help businesses to understand their customer base and make data-driven decisions
- Aria Research for MedTech and pharmaceuticals: glasses that deliver vision to the blind through technologically enhanced human echolocation
- MentorKey for social impact: mentoring, sponsorship, and coaching programs for large corporate powerhouses via a digital platform
- Zondii for water, food and agribusiness: global technology that instantly verifies and validates food and fibre through smartphone and trace supply chains and product verification
Aria Research, which won the medical technology category, was also named the “Overall Technology Company of the Year”.
The ATC awards night followed Melbourne’s Cleantech finals and awards ceremony earlier in the month.
The three winners of the Cleantech awards include:
- ON VOL won the Cleantech category with technology which turns movement into electricity, solving issues of battery dependency and powering wireless sensors
- Adiona Tech won the Sustainable Cities, Communities and Transport category with technology with provides real time, dynamic decision-making for mobility, while lowering impact
- RayGen which was the Victorian Cleantech Alumni Award winner, which combines hi-tech solar with thermal storage and innovations in hardware, operating software, manufacturing, and process optimisation to offer a new capability for the fight against climate change.