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National Innovation Award 2026

On stage at the award moment, with the screen naming the Environment award and the company
  • The company team at the podium with the award
  • The National Innovation Day 2026 stage and the award winners
  • The trophy at the AVALON booth at the ceremony
  • Guests at the AVALON booth looking at the materials
  • Guests at the booth beside the material display

On 2 October 2026 Manee Mongkhol Gems Factory Co., Ltd. received the National Innovation Award 2026, Environment, as the winner in the small, micro and social enterprise category.

Ceremony
2 October 2026
Award
National Innovation Award 2026, Environment
Result
Winner
Category
Small, micro and social enterprise
Organiser
National Innovation Agency (NIA)
Entries in 2026
437

The award was presented at the 22nd National Innovation Awards ceremony of the National Innovation Agency (NIA), held on National Innovation Day 2026. The stage screen read: "National Innovation Award 2026, Environment, small enterprise, micro enterprise and social enterprise category, winner, Manee Mongkhol Gems Factory Co., Ltd."

National Innovation Day falls on 5 October each year, in honour of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great, the Father of Thai Innovation. NIA says 437 entries were submitted to the National Innovation Awards in 2026, across the economic, social and environmental categories, innovation communicators and innovative organisations.

The company develops the materials behind AVALON Artisan Gallery. Thailand throws away more than 50,000 tonnes of green mussel shell a year. The company turns it into MyraGem for jewelry and MyraShell for objects and walls, with zero waste planned from the start.

At the ceremony the company also had a booth, where guests saw the materials with the trophy beside them.

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