The evening of September 19 saw the pinnacle of the competition, where the finalists battled it out in front of the judging panel in a bid to ultimately win Australian Technology Company of the Year.
This year’s Australian Technologies Competition (ATC) attracted over 136 applicants, who were narrowed down to 62 impressive semi-finalists and then 37 finalists.
During the five-month program, these emerging tech innovators underwent two rounds of rigorous judging, participated in growth masterclasses, received personalised mentoring, and developed strategic business plans, all aimed at accelerating Australia’s tech scale-ups.
We extend our gratitude to this year's participants, judges, mentors, sponsors, and partners who have contributed to the program's success.
With that, we are thrilled to congratulate the ATC category winners for 2024:
ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY WINNER
Loop Hydrometallurgy is poised to revolutionise global copper production through its breakthrough technology, a significantly cleaner, cheaper, and more versatile alternative to smelting and refining. Their technology aims to address a looming international crisis in copper supply and reduce the power consumption of copper recovery by up to 70%.
CRITICAL TECH & CYBERSECURITY WINNER
Red Piranha offers best-in-class threat detection, investigation, and response via state-of-the-art technology Crystal Eye with integrated Cyber Threat Intelligence. This offers organisations of all sizes cohesive protection against adversaries without engineering overheads and reduced Total Cost of Ownership. From a single integrated Consolidated Security Platform, they provide simple, enterprise-grade security and capabilities for all.
DISASTER & EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WINNER
Orisent provides emergency alert systems that quickly notify and coordinate workers, management, and first responders during evacuations or medical emergencies. The solution is easily deployed, only requiring the placement of the wireless units connected via a self-coordinating secure network. Their plug-and-play systems are affordable and customisable, offering a reliable means to enhance safety measures without excessive costs or technical challenges.
FINTECH & REGTECH WINNER
Oho is an 'always on' automation technology for initial, ongoing and visitor screening for the care and community sectors. The smartest, fastest, secure way to recruit, stop compliance breaches and strengthen safeguarding, Oho integrates with systems to provide a single source of truth with Accreditation Checks, Live & Ongoing Verification and National Coverage including: Working with Children Checks, Teacher Licences, NDIS Worker Cards, AHPRA Registrations, Vevo Right-To-Work; and more.
DIGITAL HEALTH WINNER
Etiscope revolutionises workplace safety by offering precise insights into the root causes of manual handling injuries. It empowers companies to mitigate risks by swiftly identifying hazards and their impact on workers for accurate injury prevention measures. Using five wearable sensors and an App, companies can assess the risk to workers on site in real-time within minutes.
BIOTECH WINNER
DermR Health aims to prevent 1 billion skin biopsies by merging a world-first, non-invasive microneedle patch technology with genomics. The DermR® Patch painlessly collects skin cells for genomic analysis, utilising an RNA Skin Cancer Gene Panel to detect genetic changes from minimal cells. This pre-screening tool helps identify potentially cancerous lesions, reducing unnecessary biopsies and addressing inefficiencies in skin cancer diagnosis.
SOCIAL IMPACT WINNER
Violet is a comprehensive virtual care platform for the last stage of life. They have built an AI Companion and a comprehensive navigation and personalised planning service covering all aspects of managing the later life stages: Future Care Planning, Emotional support, Financial & Legal, Funeral Planning, Memory & Legacy and a Violet Vault to store all your information and documents. The software then connects you to a marketplace of relevant service providers, to deliver on your plan.
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES WINNER
Wildfire Energy has developed a new gasification technology that allows non-recyclable landfill waste to produce clean, sustainable power and a range of biofuels, such as hydrogen, bio-methanol, bio-diesel, green ammonia, and Sustainable Aviation fuel. This innovative solution makes small-scale waste-to-energy conversion both cost-effective and reliable.
WATER, FOOD & AGRIBUSINESS WINNER
UAMTEC provides advanced subsea and underground survey technology solutions through a suite of advanced MSI (multi-sensor inspection) robots. They design and manufacture underwater vehicles (AUVs) and rovers with 4k UHD cameras, LiDar, and Sonar systems for asset inspections and surveys with accurate location data in GPS-denied environments. They are providing a step change to the Water Industry by providing unparalleled asset inspection technology in an industry that still relies on grainy CCTV footage, making it difficult for asset managers to make informed decisions on maintenance and preventative maintenance of critical water and wastewater assets for cities globally.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT WINNER
BEST ECOSYSTEM PARTNER WINNER
Tank Stream Labs
BEST TECHNOLOGY JOURNALIST WINNER
David Braue
OVERALL AUSTRALIAN TECHNOLOGY COMPANY OF THE YEAR
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS AND A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE COMPETITION THIS YEAR
About the Australian Technologies Competition
Celebrating 14 years of championing Australia’s top tech talent, the Australian Technologies Competition (ATC) continues to be the nation’s premier growth and awards program for technology SMEs and scale-ups. With a spotlight on innovation with global impact, the ATC offers successful entrants a gateway to invaluable connections with investors, mentors, and industry leaders.
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