Technology, Innovation & Science

Could WA’s next Canva be ready to take on the world? Some pointers on what to look for among the leading local hopefuls.

Perth-based exploration companies Parkway Minerals and Trek Metals have completed capital raisings collectively worth $8.3 million.

Perth-based software solutions company K2fly has signed a five-year contract with aluminum producer Alcoa Corporation.

NBL club Perth Wildcats has partnered with wearable hearing tech company Nuheara, which today announced a record $6.9 million in first-half sales.

The app’s co-founders hope it will change the way we get our food and drinks at big seated venues.

Perth-based biotherapeutic company Orthocell has received US approval for the use of its dental bone and tissue regeneration platform.

The approval of carbon nanotubes used in Perth-based Eden Innovations' concrete additive product EdenCrete now allows its distribution in Australia by Dulux Group.

A construction and demolition waste recycling project led by Perth-based Sycamore Civil Group has been awarded $1.65 million as part a federal government initiative to promote collaborations.

US multinational HP has launched the first Nuheara-developed hearing aid device under its three-year agreement with the Perth company.

Subiaco-based medtech startup Singular Health is seeking up to $6 million ahead of a planned ASX listing next month.

Wearable hearing tech company Nuheara has signed a three-year supply agreement with American multinational HP, while also announcing an $11.5 million capital raising.

Having overcome a range of her own personal challenges, Renée Gardiner is taking her holistic approach to mental health care to the corporate sector.

Crime scene samples as small as one millionth of a millimetre may be examinable through an instrument commissioned by the ChemCentre. 

A Curtin Ignition program helped a Perth couple scale their business and take on all comers.

The rising fortunes of biotech company PYC Therapeutics have bolstered the wealth of its major shareholders, most notably chairman Alan Tribe.

Pentanet has confirmed plans to list on the ASX by February with an expected market capitalisation of $66 million.

The state government has foreshadowed a big investment in a single radio network for emergency services agencies while also awarding local firm Omnitronics an upgrade contract.

Up to one in five Australian businesses could be at risk of being exposed to modern slavery, according to Intellek managing director Jonathan Huston.

WA startups cover a broad range of business sectors, from small players to multi-milliondollar operations.

An ageing population, environmentalism and automation will be big trends affecting employment in the next decade, with caring and creative jobs advantaged for growth. Click through for our list of WA's biggest employers.

Predominantly a Chinese phenomenon, Singles Day is breaking sales records and heading here.

Matrix Composites & Engineering was trading 20 per cent higher this morning after announcing a new technology agreement with oil and gas major Woodside Petroleum.

Woodside Petroleum has declared it wants to engage more with the local startup community and plans to invest in promising new technologies.

Woodside has hailed the benefits of Amazon Web Services computing infrastructure on the same day the state government signed a deal with AWS.

Multiplex boss Chris Palandri will be chair of Scitech, following Tony Joyner's announcement he would step down after serving in the role for eight years.

Perth-based cloud services provider NEXION Networks is seeking to list on the ASX early next year after launching an $8 million initial public offering.

The state government has committed $160,000 in funding to advocacy group StartupWA, which plans to host a series of summits to help build the state’s start-up and technology sector.

Cloud-based software provider INX Software has acquired logistics solutions business Vix Resources for an undisclosed sum.

Perth-based Marketech has launched an upgraded ASX trading platform targeting high-volume traders, after tapping national investors to fund its development.

Business must be good if your company name becomes a verb, as it has with Zoom.

Organised workplace play can help connect colleagues working from home, improve mental wellbeing, and boost overall happiness.

Telethon Kids Institute’s Asha Bowen has been named as the Emerging Leader in Science at the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.