Technology, Innovation & Science

The hard lesson for players in cryptocurrency markets is that it’s always best to do your own research.

Limitless WA: Human capital has been key for Perth-based 3D data business Pointerra taking its products into overseas markets.

Limitless WA: Spacecubed has helped build Perth’s tech scene, having invested in 26 companies now worth more than $80 million combined.

Limitless WA: With a market capitalisation of around $100 million, DUG Technology has grown from a backyard operation to now planning a huge supercomputer in the Mid West.

A company targeting treatment of blindness was announced as the WA Innovator of the Year on Wednesday night.

Perth-based Stephen O’Keefe has acquired his second Telstra Business Technology Centre in the state in an effort to bring IT and communications support to businesses in regional areas.

A device to predict kidney disease and a diagnostic imaging tool for cancer surgery are among the innovations awarded a share of $450,000 for commercialisation.

A cloud-based logistics platform aims to improve recycling rates of building waste as regulatory and cost issues persist in the sector.

Perth-based Nuheara has been appointed as an accredited services provider under the federal government’s hearing services programme.

Personnel cuts, executive pay deferrals and reducing office space will be part of a $US4.2 million savings drive for DUG Technology.

Shares in Perth tech player RemSense closed their first day on the stock exchange at more than double their IPO price.

A new startup is due to launch in Perth next month aiming to capitalise on a surge in electric vehicles.

This approach builds on the rapid blending of working from home and in the office.

New South Wales-based logistics software developer WiseTech Global has recruited former iiNet founder Michael Malone to its board.

A $7 million state of the art drill research facility in Perth and a partnership with CRC ORE have been unveiled by Australia’s national science agency in a nod of support for mining research.

Perth-based online gaming company VGW Holdings raked in $2.2 billion in revenue and $295 million profit in FY21, financial statements lodged with ASIC this week reveal.

Balcatta-based internet service provider Pentanet has launched GeForce NOW, a cloud-gaming platform aiming to provide high-end gaming services to digital devices.

A local medtech focused on the early detection of heart disease has sought $40 million through an IPO, which will in part be used to fund the development and commercialisation of its software.

Data centre specialist DXN has secured a $2.5 million contract extension from a cable system developer SUB.CO.

NSW-based challenger telco Swoop is headed back to investors as it seeks to continue its recent spate of acquisitions since listing on the ASX in May.

A driving force behind Curtin Ignition is taking on a new challenge, after the program celebrated its 11th year.

Some smaller energy players in WA are racing to change the game with geothermal.

Challenger telcos are deepening their WA networks as new technologies and structural shortcomings embolden alternatives to the NBN.

A 'robotic arm' to assist in surgeries will be rolled out at Fremantle Hospital, after its developer secured a $10.3 million contract through the state's market-led proposal system.

Adelaide-headquartered MaxMine has become the first mining industry representative to join Australia’s recently formed technology council.

Swoop has chalked up yet another successful acquisition following the completion of a $4.2 million deal for Newcastle-based Countrytell.

A hostile takeover of local IT services firm Cirrus Networks has escalated, after its Victorian bidder alleged the target made a number of inaccurate statements that could mislead shareholders.

Work has begun at a 51-hectare site in Neerabup earmarked for an automation and robotic testing precinct, a project supported by the state government and mining research body AMIRA Global.

Perth technology company K2fly has signed one of its largest contracts, worth $3.4 million over five years, with Rio Tinto.

The board of Cirrus Networks has pleaded with its shareholders to reject what it described as a hostile takeover offer by Webcentral Group, calling on them to “stop the theft”.

Perth technology company HealthEngine has made a key change in its corporate structure, signalling it is moving closer to proceeding with a stockmarket float.

WarpForge, the Perth company developing a hydrogen bus, has filed a defamation action against a former employee.