Technology, Innovation & Science

Greater investor support for the development of innovative biotech solutions could bring significant advancements in healthcare.

Aspiring robot technology company FBR is planning a capital raising, following a deal with CRH Ventures Americas, a subsidiary of CRH PLC, a major US concrete block manufacturer.

Perth-founded tech firm Willow is working to help indoor green thumbs, while Liquim’s microfilm glove has health and environmental benefits.

Perth-based technology leader Kinetic IT has scored a three-year deal with the federal government, worth approximately $23 million.

Recruitment technology aspirant Schrole Group has continued to enhance its cash position as it pursues break-even status.

West Perth building materials firm ClearVue has heralded its first Australian product sale, which will involve the installation of power-generating windows on a new union building in Melbourne’s inner suburbs.

A niche course based on a US university platform has proven a successful incubator for Perth’s fledgling biodesign industry.

The issue of cyber security has overtaken skills shortage as the number one business concern of hundreds of senior executives in a KPMG survey.

Perth biotechnology company PYC Therapeutics will collaborate with Google to develop and host an artificial intelligence platform for precision medicines.

From a small and innocuous factory unit in Osborne Park, local company Zella DC is exporting Australian technology to a global market.

The federal government has awarded eight grants valued at a combined $14.2 million to Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research to investigate new cancer and disease treatments.

Despite the historically significant role women have played in tech, work remains to achieve employment balance.

Business owners can breathe a sigh of relief: OpenAI hasn’t destroyed the world.

A new Perth-based fund believes digital currencies are going to be integrated into everyday life.

The challenge of taking a startup from an idea to success remains a big one, despite the evidence that the ecosystem has become bigger and funding more accessible.

Canva might have been the tech success that got away from Western Australia, but veteran investor Bill Tai believes local startups might benefit from investor fear of missing out again.

A female-founded technology company has unveiled its new mobile app, which is designed to improve the delivery of support services to victim-survivors of family and domestic violence.

The Gorgon Joint Venture will spend $40 million to fund a new state-led green technology drive, as the gas producer seeks to make up for falling short of carbon capture goals.

The isolation of outback WA is a breeding ground for innovation in mobile high-tech equipment.

Medical research could be worth more than $2.1 billion per year to the WA economy by 2045, according to fresh research crunching the industry’s numbers for the first time.

The state government has committed $500,000 in support for West Tech Fest which opened last night, effectively underwriting the startup convention for another two years.

Poynton Stavrianou chair John Poynton has invested in Subiaco-based tech company Frugl Group, raising $225,000 in a private placement.

An accelerated push for renewable energy has opened the door for innovators seeking to build, deliver and maintain the dream of net zero.

A portable gold detector designed by Canning Vale-based Portable PPB has won the major prize at the state government’s WA Innovator of the Year awards.

The federal government says it will support small and medium businesses to strengthen their cyber security as part of a new national strategy.

Atos has renewed its contract to provide IT and cloud services to the Western Australian public health system in a five-year, $242 million deal.

Mining magnate Gina Rinheart has called on Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to take more action to curb "scams and internationally deceptive content" using her name.

A global search is on for the next Optus chief executive after Kelly Bayer Rosmarin resigned amid a federal government review into the telecom’s nationwide outage.

Being bankrolled in the hundreds of millions is no guarantee of startup success.

Tech and culture were out in force at the Australian iteration of South by South West held in Sydney recently.

Telstra has announced a major commitment to boost digital infrastructure in the state’s Pilbara region as part of a bigger plan that could cost up to $1.6 billion.

Perth-based startup fund Purpose Ventures has maintained its local focus, with its first $3 million fully invested in WA companies, the latest being pharmacogenomics company Gene S.