Technology, Innovation & Science

Startup founder and lord mayoral aspirant Brodie McCulloch has taken political innovation to a new level.

Kanopy founder Olivia Humphrey will mentor and guide emerging WA-based startups in her new role as entrepreneur in residence at Curtin University.

IT services provider Empired has signed a strategic partnership with Informatica in a move intended to bolster its data management and governance.

Tesla's remarkable 290 per cent share price rise over the past four months has been dismissed as speculative overkill, but even if that's true it is hard to ignore the pace at which its electric-powered cars are selling - and the amount of battery metals they're consuming.

Charlie Gunningham discusses what sets startups apart from regular businesses.

Digital contact tracing for COVID-19 is now in full swing in many countries like Australia, Germany, Ireland and South Korea.

UK-based engineering firm SRJ Technologies is planning to list on the ASX next month after launching an $8 million initial public offering.

Using seaweed products to replace plastic is just one of many Western Australian ideas under exploration to improve ocean health.

The quokka, Carnaby's black cockatoo and southern right whale are high-profile Western Australian wildlife, but their longevity is not necessarily guaranteed.

Perth-founded supercomputing company DUG Technology has performed well on its first day of trading, listing two weeks ahead of schedule and closing 7.4 per cent higher.

A WA-based startup offers households the chance to make more effective use of energy.

Perth start-up Altum International has secured agreements for a $3 million capital raising to support the expansion of its cannabinoid business.

Exploring the deepest reaches of the universe and mapping the human epigenome are among the research passions of the 2020 Premier's Science Awards finalists.

The state government will spend a further $5 million on exploration incentives this year, while also providing $3.2 million for one of Curtin University's research facilities.

The first in a new series of columns focused on WA tech startup stories, drawing out lessons for business.

ASX-listed NEXTDC has officially opened its new 20MW data centre in East Perth, adding further capacity to the company's existing Malaga facility.

Spacecubed founder and managing director Brodie McCulloch has become the fifth major candidate to declare their candidacy in the City of Perth's upcoming mayoral election.

Defence contractor Orbital UAV says it has achieved strong revenue growth for the full financial year on the back of a recent engine supply agreement with Boeing.

Brisbane-based software and consulting firm Polymathian is bringing its brand of industrial mathematics to the WA market after recruiting Boston Consulting Group's Michael Dallimore.

Lucy Cooke is well acquainted with building virtual worlds, having worked on productions including Game of Thrones.

Andrew and Nicola Forrest's Tattarang has announced Herbert Smith Freehills partner Jason Ricketts will join the investment group as general counsel.

A growing number of Perth vloggers and creatives are doing very nicely out of the Google-owned video-sharing platform.

OncoRes Medical has been awarded $1 million in federal funding to develop technology that can reduce the need for repeat operations in breast cancer patients.

The future for contactless ordering app Mimu seemed bright when director and co-founder Andrew Jones spoke with Business News in February.

A Perth company that has developed a digital trading platform for the global LNG market has secured financial backing from Shell, Tattarang Group and Woodside Petroleum.

Young, tech-savvy traders, and a lot of squeezed retirees, are leading a dangerous charge into exotic and complex investments.

Snowden has become the latest Perth-founded mining service to change ownership after being purchased by Datamine, a subsidiary of Canadian company Vela Software.

Technology entrepreneur Bevan Slattery will invest $2.5 million into Subiaco-based Pointerra, which will use the funds to employ workers in Australia and the US.

A technology startup, cofounded by previous 40under40 award winner Tim Brewer, has received a $598,000 commercialisation grant from the federal government.

Veris subsidiary Aqura Technologies has signed $2.2 million in contracts including with BHP, which will use the company's communications service across its Pilbara mine sites.

Has the pandemic-enforced isolation made people remember the importance of human connection?

Andrew and Nicola Forrest-backed investment group Tattarang has reportedly acquired a 50 per cent stake in Sydney-based fintech Azupay for more than $4 million.