2025 shortlist
Innovation in STEM Award
| CanSense Ltd |
| Cansford Laboratories Ltd |
| Gavin Griffiths Group |
| Genesis Biosciences |
| Marine Power Systems |
| One Step North Ltd |
| OpX.io |
STEM Ambassador
of the Year
| Alexis Dabee Saltmarsh – Coleg Gwent |
| Karen Pitt – DVLA |
| Rick Walker – Lemmiout Activities |
STEM Company of the Year (over 50 employees)
| DVLA |
| Laser Wire Solutions |
STEM Company of the Year (under 50 employees)
| Afon Technology Ltd |
| Aspire 2Be |
| Cansford Laboratories Ltd |
| Genesis Biosciences |
| Marine Power Systems |
STEM Educational Programme of the Year
(Not-For-Profit)
| CSConnected – Sparking STEM Futures |
| Dwr Cymru Welsh Water |
| Science Made Simple |
| Techniquest – Maths at Work |
| The Aspire Shared Apprenticeship Programme |
STEM Educational Programme of the Year (Private Sector)
| Aspire 2Be |
| Dragons Rugby Limited – Dragons STEM Education |
| Kaizen Energy Consultancy Ltd |
| Lemmiout Activities |
| M-SParc – Sgil-Sparc |
| Tramshed Tech – AI Enable (CAVC and CCR) |
STEM Educational Programme of the Year (Public Sector)
| Gower College Swansea |
| Pembrokeshire College – SPARC Alliance |
| Pembrokeshire College – Energy Transition Skills Hub (supported by Shell) |
| Technocamps |
| The College Merthyr Tydfil – Merthyr Maths and Science Academy |
| University of South Wales – USW Biology in the Park |
| University of South Wales – National Cyber Security Academy (NCSA) |
STEM International Business of the Year
| Laser Wire Solutions |
| Tenneco Walker |
STEM Research Project
of the Year
| Pontus Research Ltd |
| Swansea University – ARCS Programme |
| Trust AI |
STEM Rising Star of the Year
| Ana-Mah Din – Techniquest |
| Lilly Phillips – Tenneco Walker |
| Phoebe Rintoul – Ipsen Biopharm Ltd |
STEM Start-up of the Year
| Nellie Technologies Ltd |
| OpX.io |
| Trust AI |
STEM Sustainability Award
| Gavin Griffiths Group |
| Ipsen Biopharm Ltd |
| Kaizen Energy Consultancy Ltd |
| Nellie Technologies Ltd |
| Pontus Research Ltd |
| Swansea University – ARCS Programme |
STEM Team of the Year
| Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council – Connected Communities Team |
| Dwr Cymru Welsh Water |
| Science Made Simple |
| The College Merthyr Tydfil – Merthyr Maths and Science Academy Team |
| University of South Wales – National Cyber Security Academy (NCSA) Team |
| University of South Wales – Community Science Festival Team |
STEM Woman of the Year
| Emily Roberts – M-Sparc |
| Hannah Pearce – Gower College Swansea |
| Dr Irene Anthi – Cardiff University |
| Dr Lowri Williams – Cardiff University |
| Sophie Webber – Tramshed Tech |