A total of 22 businesses and individuals across northwestern Ontario are in the running for the RBC Innovation Awards.

The awards are presented four categories by the Northwestern Ontario Business Center.

Categories include Innovative Company of the Year, Innovative Project of the Year, Young Innovator of the Year and Innovative Hero of the year.

FSET from Kenora is up for two awards:  Innovative Company of the Year and Innovative Project of the Year.

The awards will be handed out Wednesday afternoon at the Victoria Inn in Thunder Bay.

Other nominees are:

Innovative Company of the Year:

AirSuite

Binesiwag Center for Wellness

BioNorth Solutions

Eco Carbon Foam

FSET

Luca Designs Inc.

Meaglow

Secure Orbit

Smart Modular Canada

Innovative Project of the Year:

BioNorth Soultions

Blueprints Audio

Border Giant

Eco Carbon Foam Inc.

FSET Inc.

Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre Regional Stroke Network and Neurology Services

Lakehead Athletics Department

Innovation Hero of the Year:

James Foulds

Brianne Wood

Trina Diner

Young Innovator of the Year:

Brandon Rehfuhs

Chris Silver

Mohamed Inam Rishan