The Business News Great for the State Platinum Award category goes to an innovator that has a compelling story to tell and best promotes Western Australia as an ‘innovative state’.
This year, there are 4 finalists for the Business News Great for the State Platinum Award.
AMLab Pty Ltd
Transformational Change at Global Ports Through Automation
AMLab’s flagship is the Autonomous Quay Crane (AQC) system which is a retrofit technology to container cranes, allowing ports to load and unload shipping containers with greater productivity and safety. The AQC programme is being piloted in several sites across the globe in partial automation allowing operators to work remotely in a safe environment. Notable projects include the rollout of this assistive technology across terminals in Australia.
Learn more on the AMLab website.
Tape Ark
Mass Tape to Cloud Data Ingest Platform
Prior to the cloud, the world's historical collections of data and video were stored on tapes. Today, these collections of tapes are some of the richest and most sought after collections of data needed to fuel the continued growth in AI and ML systems around the world. Tape Ark has developed a mass tape ingest platform that moves multi-petabyte scale data volumes into the cloud so that these data sets can be both preserved, and used as the corpus of some of the most important data science projects ever undertaken. These projects include massive global warming studies, the preservation of holocaust survivor testimonials, as well as the analysis of the human genome. Tape Ark’s core focus is on the liberation of data from the past so that it can be used to make discoveries in the future.
Learn more on the Tape Ark website.
Uluu
The world’s first truly compelling alternative to plastic.
Uluu has created an alternative to plastic made from farmed seaweed using a novel saltwater fermentation process. Uluu is strong, lightweight and waterproof, while being truly biodegradable and biocompatible. Uluu’s materials replace plastic while being good for the world. They tackle plastic pollution, are climate positive and help restore the health of our oceans.
Learn more on the Uluu website.
VetChip
VetChip Animal Health Monitoring Technology
VetChip is an implantable biosensor for animals that monitors various health parameters, similar to a ‘human’ Fitbit. The data collected can be used to optimise the welfare and performance of all animals – from household pets to elite racehorses. VetChip’s technology is beginning to be used by militaries, research institutions and equine athletes across the world, with a plan to launch into pet animals within the next 3 years.
Learn more on the VetChip website.
