Technology, Innovation & Science

A WA pharmaceutical innovation for respiratory viruses is closing in on human trials after being awarded a $500,000 government grant.

Two new specialist investor networks were launched in Western Australia this week, adding extra capital raising avenues for local startups.

The state government has awarded $4.3 million to nine health and medical projects, including developing new therapy for liver cancer and delaying Alzheimer’s disease progression.

A WA invention using silkworms to fix perforated eardrums is nearing human trials having been buoyed by promising pre-clinical tests.

Sydney-based technology business Atturra has offered to acquire Paul Everingham-chaired IT solutions provider Cirrus Networks in a $49 million deal.

Billions is being spent developing electricity storage from the mine gate to the end user.

Perth-based wave tech developer Carnegie Clean Energy has won a $6.3 million contract to deliver and operate its technology in Europe.

The state government has moved on progressing its proposed Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Hub in the South West after engaging Deloitte to undertake a feasibility study.

Researchers have published a report on MH370, finding a possible location for the missing aircraft to be about 1,500 kilometres west of Perth.

Perth-founded internet service provider iiNet is shutting down its email service in a move that is expected to impact thousands of businesses and individuals.

Parts of the Browse, Perth, Bonaparte and Northern Carnarvon basins will be opened to offshore greenhouse gas carbon capture exploration, as part of an acreage release.

TPG Telecom, the group operating Vodafone and iiNet, will be simplifying its brand portfolio with a target to drop its plans and products from 6,000 to about 100.

Business leaders should opt for simplicity and track where their customers are when making choices about platforms.

International Graphite has won state government approval for construction of a qualification-scale battery materials plant, part of its $441 million Collie processing plan.

A Western Australian firm will play a leading role in the development of safe and efficient process for industrial-scale carbon dioxide shipping under a new collaborative project.

A company chaired by ex-state Treasurer Mike Nahan has launched a demonstration laboratory for cathode active materials precursor as it aims to be the first local maker of the key battery input.

Perhaps Australia can use its well-developed skills in robotics to help other countries adapt.

Mining tech company Imdex has struck a deal with the state government to become the first industry partner of the recently built Australian Automation and Robotics Precinct.

People still make the difference in business, particularly during a “moment of truth,” a study has found.

Compass Education and TechnologyOne will supply school management software to more than 800 public schools after a previous contract failed to deliver.

Resources-focused CORE Innovation Hub has brought fast-growing, Perth-based R&D financier Radium Capital on board as an information and referral partner.

Intellectual property group Wrays has appointed its first chief executive based outside Western Australia, recruiting former IP Australia deputy director general Paula Adamson to the role.

A homegrown invention treating a common chronic ear condition in infants is ready to expand clinical trials in Perth and the WA outback.

Financial services is at an inflection point, as nearly a decade of major regulatory and technological change reshapes the sector, according to the leader of key professional body Financial Service

Health tech has taken a front seat in recent months thanks to the combined funding from government and private sectors.

I began sending video updates of my project every two weeks and started reaping unexpected benefits, John Vial writes.

Local scientists have won significant funding from the US military because its veterans are more likely to suffer from a debilitating motor neurone disease they are researching.

SpaceDraft has been named among 17 finalists for WA’s Innovator of the Year awards, spanning five categories and an overall winner

Global Drone Solutions was announced as best tech company of the year, while David Cook took home Achiever of the Year at the INCITE Awards 2023.

The record-breaking sale of the mining software company founded in Perth 37 years ago by geologist Graeme Tuder has been terminated.

A streamlined data platform will cut years-long waits for vital research data down to mere months in what health agencies hope will prove a boon for the sector’s innovation capability.

A report mapping Australia’s emerging ‘Silicon Valleys’ has found Perth ranks well below four digital technology clusters on the east coast for both jobs and investment.