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Congratulations to all of the 2017 Winnovation Awards Winners !

 

Amy Orange

Amy Orange

Harvest Fair

Harvest Fair is a new social enterprise which provides flexible employment and skills
development for women who struggle to find a place in our mainstream workforce. It
employs these women as Culinary Creators to prepare ready-made which a...

Award Category 2017 Women's Initiative in Business
Caitlyn Byrt

Caitlyn Byrt

University of Adelaide

The yields of many of our stable food crops are limited due to challenging growing
environments. Within the diversity of plant varieties there are some wild grasses that are
better at tolerating environmental stress than our important food...

Award Category 2017 Science
Elizabeth Donaldson

Elizabeth Donaldson

Brick + Mortar

Brick + Mortar is an innovative, hybrid business model that enables commercial,
professional and creative opportunity for South Australian artists, designers and small
businesses. It is the first multifunctional venue of its kind in the cr...

Award Category 2017 Art
Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem

Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem

University of Adelaide

Heike established the Adelaide node of Optofab, a state-of- the-art glass science, fibre
fabrication and 3D manufacturing research facility. Open to researchers, end-users and
industry partners, we offer a rare combination of glass science...

Award Category 2017 Technology
Jane Schueler

Jane Schueler

TEAHQ

Brain fitness is a new frontier that refers to optimising brain functionality (cognitive,
emotional and executive functions). Jane’s innovation uses practical and innovative
educational approaches underpinned by neuroscience to show how to...

Award Category 2017 Open Category
Jennie Fluin

Jennie Fluin

DEWNR

Through Jennie’s leadership, the Natural Resource Management (NRM) Research and
Innovation Network coordinates and facilitates investment in research to support natural
resource management in South Australia. The network does this through ...

Award Category 2017 Innovation & Intrapreneurship within Government
Kate Fennell

Kate Fennell

University of SA

Did you know that if you live outside a metropolitan centre, your health is likely to be
poorer than that of a city dweller? If you are a farmer, your mental health is likely to be
worse too. Kate’s work aims to turn these patterns ‘on the...

Award Category 2017 Regional Rural and Remote
Louise Nobes

Louise Nobes

Inspired BUY and KIK Coffee

InspiredBUY is a social innovation organisation that drives positive change in our community
by giving young people opportunities to shine! Its mission is to impact the lives of 1000+
young people as we tackle the complex social problem of...

Award Category 2017 Social Impact
Marina Pullin

Marina Pullin

MCBI

The Jungal is a unique technology platform built in South Australia to help businesses locate highly skilled and verified people who possess the skills you want. The 'Skill Provider' can then sell their skills at an agreed price to the 'Employer'....

Award Category 2017 Maths
Melanie Macgregor

Melanie Macgregor

University of SA

Melanie’s innovation is a device for the non-invasive diagnosis of bladder cancers. Bladder
cancer is an overlooked health concern. It is the 7th most common cancer in developed
countries (4th in men) and has one of the highest recurrence ...

Award Category 2017 Engineering
Michelle Perugini

Michelle Perugini

Life Whisperer

Life Whisperer, launched in February 2017, provides decision support software to the
fertility sector to solve the problem of effectively selecting healthy embryos that will
maximise the chances of a successful pregnancy through in vitro f...

Award Category 2017 Emerging Innovator