Technology, Innovation & Science

StepChange Holdings, led by Perth dealmaker Geoff Lewis with former West Coast Eagles coach Adam Simpson as a director, has had a steady start to its first day on the ASX.

A former uni student and casual hospitality worker has developed a tech solution to help the short-term jobs market.

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Neurology professor Merrilee Needham has been named the Perron Institute's new medical director, taking over from Professor David Blacker after he spent more than a decade in the role.

Shareholders in Laurence Escalante-backed surveillance company icetana AI have benefitted from a sixfold increase of the firm's share price, after a deal with a Japanese tech giant.

High Wycombe-based FBR has received its first payment of $US150,000 from Samsung Heavy Industries in relation to phase one of its shipbuilding automation project.

A Curtin University alumnus is making tracks with an AI-powered app to monitor sea turtle populations.

A group of American and British teens are believed to be behind a cyber breach of Qantas that has allegedly exposed 6 million customers' data.

Three Perth pharmaceutical companies will take a share of a $12 million funding injection by the federal government to develop Australian-made heart disease and diabetes treatments.

Western Australian auditor general has found significant weaknesses in the state's public pathology provider, which stores nearly 14 million medical test results conducted in 2023-24.

A Perth-based medtech company has been granted its first patent over a test which it believes can slash the time taken to diagnose endometriosis.

NeuroScientific has completed its acquisition of Perth pharmaceuticals company Isopogen WA, which controls the StemSmart technology patent, in a bid to boost its stem cell offerings.

Orthocell boss Paul Anderson has heralded the first surgical use of its Remplir nerve repair device in the US as a “significant milestone”.

Cybersecurity experts are warning the recent hack of a WA-based engineering contractor highlights the vulnerabilities within resources and defence supply chains.

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A preliminary report into the tech which will enforce the Albanese government's social media ban has found it is ‘robust', but warned of privacy and security concerns.

The Perth biotech company has welcomed a US academic for a series of talks at universities across the country.

A cohort chosen from 83 applications will get a shot at a slice of more than $700,000 in investment funds.

Robotic technology company FBR has looked to the Northern Territory in its bid to advance sales of its Hadrian X building and construction units.

The Auditor General's report on the state's major IT projects found the information given to the public to be patchy and inconsistent, including a $1.6 billion cost discrepancy.

High Wycombe-based FBR has filed documents to secure an engineering service agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries.

Amazon said it would provide billions in funding over the next five years to expand Australian data centres and renewables projects.

Perth-based neurological drug developer Argenica Therapeutics has been knocked back by the US Food and Drug Administration, dashing hopes its US clinical trials would soon start.

Escalante-backed icetana AI has inked a partnership deal with leading global tech company SoftBank Robotics, as it gears up to enter Japan.

West Leederville medtech company VeinTech is set to expand its footprint in the United States after being awarded more than $1 million in funding.

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WA's first AI startup incubator successfully featured 14 youth founders exploiting the latest technologies.

The state government has awarded a tender to more than a dozen companies which will receive about $375 million worth of technology infrastructure work.

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Science and Technology Australia president Sharath Sriram has been named WA's new chief scientist, taking the helm from Peter Klinken.

Nedlands-based Nanollose has appointed Andrew Moullin as its managing director and chief executive, effective from July 14.

The Legal Practice Board of WA has become the latest target of a cyber attack, after hackers accessed bank details and other information of legal professionals.