Technology, Innovation & Science

A re-elected Albanese government has committed to pumping $100 million into the redevelopment of Scitech in West Perth.

Perth-based Track'em, which counts some of WA’s largest resources companies as clients, has struck a partnership with UK-based industrial software giant AVEVA.

Pentanet may have kept up the earnings momentum this quarter, but investors appear unimpressed as the telco’s shares took another tumble on Wednesday morning.

After being the target of an online scam, Ron Forlee set up an online service to help fellow seniors.

Hertz Corporation has confirmed a cyber breach of a third-party vendor has left customer data, including passports and payment card details, exposed.

Vince Ippolito chaired Botanix will ask investors for $40 million as it eyes an expansion of its US offerings following a successful first few months in the market.

A local startup is making it easier for e-commerce stores to keep growing.

Orthocell has posted its fourth consecutive quarter of record revenue, as the regenerative medicine company continues to expand its reach around the globe.

Laurence Escalante’s VGW has hit back at Delaware’s gambling watchdog after it found subsidiary Luckyland was “operating illegal online gaming”.

High Wycombe-based FBR has made a series of cost-cutting changes to its board, including the retirement of chief executive and managing director Mike Pivac.

Woolworths has pivoted to telehealth through its subsidiary Healthylife's $6 million series A investment in Perth startup Hola Health.

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John Van Der Wielen-chaired Orthocell has received another timely boost, as it aims to further a push into Latin America.

The reliability of the US as a security partner and the evolving threat of foreign interference were central themes of Business News’ Sector Briefing: Security and Resilience.

Subiaco-based biotech business Holista CollTech has sued a US company in the Supreme Court of WA over alleged misleading and deceptive representations.

Several Australian superannuation funds have been breached in a coordinated cyber incident targeting the $4 billion industry.

Orthocell has received clearance from the US-based Food and Drug Administration to begin selling its nerve repair product Remplir in the country.

OPINION: The self-driving car bubble of the 2010s has lessons for the development of humanoid robotics.

Cryptocurrency advocate Ian Love responds to a critique of digital currency platforms published in the February 17 edition of Business News.

Nine Entertainment has confirmed the personal data up to 16,000 subscribers to The Age, The Australian Financial Review and The Sydney Morning Herald have been exposed online.

Mike Pivac-led FBR has announced plans to reduce its annual costs by around 70 per cent, in order meet its present requirements.

Technology sector leaders have lambasted the lack of investment in the federal budget, labelling it a missed opportunity to enhance competitiveness and productivity.

The state government has awarded a $19 million contract to Peoplebank Australia for work on new technological infrastructure across the metropolitan area.

A dispute between NXT TEC and ANZ has continued, with a Supreme Court judge describing some of the building technology company’s pleadings as “embarrassing”.

Former showjumper Chloe Tornow has developed a vest-and-jacket combination to protect riders from falls.

Norwood plans to overhaul Optus’s voicemail technology and strengthen its bank balance through the $2.98 million deal.

Singapore’s Health Science Authority has granted regulatory approval for John Van Der Wielen-chaired Orthocell for use of its dental membrane project, Striate+.

Perth will host the first-ever Australian chapter of the UN AI for Good Innovation contest; with five finalists selected to pitch for a trip to the peak AI conference in Geneva.

WA gold producer Regis has inked a deal with Fremantle-based marine science company SeaStock for seaweed to be cultivated in disused mining pits.

Bond market specialist FIIG Securities has been sued by ASIC over alleged cybersecurity failures which enabled the theft of 385GB of data, which was then published on the dark web.

Shares in Holista CollTech plunged this morning after the Subiaco-based biotech company announced it suffered a setback in the legal proceedings against a US company.

OPINION: Despite having already carved out a global niche, the state’s tech sector deserves more attention and support.