Alice Fitch 2021 Women in Innovation Award Winner

Alice Fitch

Vinicius WIN2021 Winner, Technology

Alice is streamlining the process of the wholesale fashion industry by creating scale in an old fashioned industry and addressing the major pains of retailers and labels.  Whola makes buying better for fashion retailers – allowing them to search, compare and buy the best stock instantly. 

Dr Ama Osman 2021 Emerging Innovator

Dr Amal Osman

Vinicius WIN2021 Winner, Emerging Innovator

Flinders University – Developing the first ‘awake’ sleep apnoea test to qualify noisy snoring/breathing problems for one billion people worldwide.

Amanda Mader 2021 Engineering

Amanda Mader

Vinicius WIN2021 Winner, Engineering

Vine Scout – for the development of technology that continuously logs bunch weight in wine grapes, between veraison to harvest, for improved yield estimation accuracy, irrigation management and water-use efficiency.

Carly Ascott 2021 Rural, Regional and Remote

Carly Ascott

Vinicius WIN2021 Winner, Rural, Regional & Remote

Bushfire Kids Connect – for developing an Australian-first STEM program in partnership with former Winnovation Awards winner Maker’s Empire, to teach bushfire awareness, resilience and wellness in regional school communities, empowering students to become problem solvers and innovators to help families threatened by future fires.

Carmen Garcia 2021 Social Impact

Carmen Garcia

Vinicius WIN2021 Winner, Social Impact

Community Corporate – A national recruitment service with a social conscience, supporting corporates to maximise the untapped pool of skill, passion and experience of diverse cohorts including refugees, migrants, youth and women – helping each of these groups to access work.

Nina Sivertsen 2021 Open

Nina Sivertsen

Vinicius WIN2021 Winner, Open

Flinders University, who has developed the Malpa Nursing Model, a culturally responsive approach to teaching nursing students about First Nations Health.

Helen Banwell 2021 Science

Helen Banwell

Vinicius WIN2021 Winner, Science

University of South Australia – using 3D printed foot models to safely teach scalpel debridement of foot ulcers to podiatry students, to improve foot health in those at risk of amputation.

Kathy Smart 2021 Arts

Kathy Smart

Vinicius WIN2021 Winner, Arts

Joy Everafter Stories – producing the world’s first, full-length, fully-voiced and interactive, accessible storybook, for blind and deaf children.

Mesha Thilakaratne 2021 Maths and Data

Menasha Thilakaratne

Vinicius WIN2021 Winner, Maths & Data

The University of Adelaide –Using AI to generate automated novel research hypotheses and help unlock new innovations in medicine, with better health and wellbeing outcomes.