2024 shortlist
Innovation in STEM Award

CSA Catapult |
HydroWing |
Thermetrix Ltd |
Vindico |
Wales Interactive |
STEM Ambassador
of the Year
Karen Pitt – DVLA |
Sharon Pascoe – Fochriw Primary School |
Rick Walker – Lemmiout Activities |
STEM Company of the Year (over 50 employees)
Bouygues |
DVLA |
Ipsen Biopharm Ltd |
STEM Company of the Year (under 50 employees)
Afon Technology Ltd |
Antiverse |
Aspire 2Be |
STEM Educational Programme of the Year
(Not-For-Profit)
Spark their imagination, power their future – CSA Catapult |
STEM Untapped CIC |
The World of Work – Techniquest |
The Mullany Fund – Swansea University |
STEM Educational Programme of the Year (Private Sector)
Pentre Awel – Bouygues |
Destination Renewables – EDF Renewables UK |
MIT Global Teaching Labs in Wales – Equal Education Partners |
STEM Educational Programme of the Year (Public Sector)

Blaenau Gwent STEM Facilitation Project – Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council |
What’s Next – Cardiff University |
STEM Outreach (pre-16) Project – University of South Wales |
FCES Student Recruitment – University of South Wales |
STEM International Business of the Year
Aspire 2Be |
RTECH Materials |
Wales Interactive |
STEM Research Project
of the Year
Glucowear Research – Afon Technology Ltd |
Podium Research – Thermetrix Ltd |
Impact of recurrent concussion in rugby union – University of South Wales – Damian Bailey |
The recovery of nutrients from dairy farm waste using silicon fertiliser (SIFER) technology – University of South Wales |
STEM Rising Star of the Year

Paige Tynan – ARCHIV3D |
Sam Hutchinson – Pontus Research Ltd |
Georgia Cox – Tata Steel UK |
Beth Jenkins – University of South Wales |
STEM Start-up of the Year
ARCHIV3D |
Pocket Potions |
SUSIM – Swansea University |
STEM Sustainability Award
EDF Renewables UK on behalf of Destination Renewables |
HydroWing |
Pontus Research Ltd |
STEM Team of the Year
COMSC Outreach Team – Cardiff University |
HiVE Team – Coleg Gwent |
STEM Team – Ipsen Biopharm |
SWAPP 3.0 Team – Vindico |
STEM Woman of the Year
Alexis Dabee-Saltmarsh – Coleg Gwent |
Sharon Pascoe – Fochriw Primary School |
Sarah Bagnall – RTECH Materials |
Andrea Meyrick – Techniquest |
Claire Jenkins – Intellectual Property Office |