Technology, Innovation & Science

The state’s fire and emergency services department will receive a new computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system under a $7 million deal with Motorola, bringing it in line with technology used by WA Police.

Local tech company Family Zone Cyber Safety has raised $5.2 million from investors to fund growth opportunities in new markets and bolster its balance sheet.

Telstra says its 4G coverage is now within reach of 99 per cent of the national population, following the recent completion of a mobile site in regional Western Australia and other upgrades around the country.

The chief executive of the Cairns Chamber of Commerce has been appointed to succeed Alan Brien as chief executive of Scitech.

Two Western Australian businesses have been recognised for their achievements in the subsea engineering sector at the 2017 Subsea Energy Australia awards.

Solutions to some of the world’s most complex medical problems could be sitting on our very doorstep, thanks to a collaborative lab bridging research and commercialisation.

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Recently listed tech company G Medical Innovations Holdings has attracted a $US67.5 million ($A83.9 million) deal for the sale of its smartphone jackets to a Chinese company.

Samantha Tough has become the third director to step down this year from the board of 3D printing company Aurora Labs, which has experienced a wild ride since listing on the ASX last August, initially enjoying a spectacular share price rally before losing most of the gains.

OPINION: There are a few battles going on in the tech world at the moment; it’s worth watching these fights as bellwethers for the direction of the industry.

Companies investing in research and development have access to an increasingly competitive new source of finance.

Conrad Crisafulli, who was one of the pioneers of venture capital investing and technology commercialisation in Western Australia, has died after a long illness.

Dunsborough, Gracetown and Monkey Mia will be among a number of locations around regional Australia that can expect better mobile coverage after Optus today confirmed plans to spend $1 billion to improve its network.  

A new certification process will help WA beekeepers capture a larger share of the global honey market.

Local tech company Nuheara has tapped investors for $9 million to fund ongoing development and enhancement of its IQbuds wireless headphones.

A Wangara-based renewable technology company is seeking to list on the ASX through the reverse takeover of dormant Perth company Axxis Technology.

A $70,000 grant provided by the City of Perth in support of SPARK Co-Lab’s new Actuator program will help local medical entrepreneurs take their inventions to market. 

Claremont-based biotech company PharmAust has announced a record year for its synthetic and medicinal chemistry subsidiary, and has flagged further growth in the year ahead.

Shares in Perth-based Family Zone Cyber Safety have risen 20 per cent following news it will launch a suite of family-safe online digital products into the Indonesian market.

Canning Vale-based Veem says it will meet its forecast net profit target of $4 million when it reveals its first full-year results as a listed company.

A crowdfunding-matching platform that aims to bring live fundraising campaigns to the attention of those looking to invest.

OPINION: Due to the shortage of funding options, many Perth startups adopt the low-risk ‘lean startup’ approach.

Subiaco-based software company K2fly has made its first acquisition since listing on the ASX last year, announcing today the purchase of a local specialist data collaboration company that counts the state's three biggest iron ore miners as its clients.

The South Australian government has awarded Elon Musk’s Tesla the contract to build the world's largest lithium ion battery to supply the state with renewable energy, outbidding local company Carnegie Clean Energy.

Swift Networks has announced the acquisition of a Sydney-based company for $6 million, tapping investors and entering into a debt facility with Bankwest to fund the deal.

The state government has awarded Geraldton-based social enterprise Pollinators $110,000 in grants to promote startup initiatives in the region.

Three resources sector leaders have given very different insights into the role robotics and automation may play in the industry’s future.

Cockburn-based security surveillance technology company Spectur is seeking to raise up to $4.5 million by way of an initial public offering, and list on the ASX.

The founder of ASX-listed IT company Cirrus Networks has stepped down from the company’s board after undergoing heart surgery and forming plans to move overseas.

A series of cancer research projects led by the University of Western Australia has been awarded $18 million from the Cancer Research Trust and other partner organisations.

Competition among developers of renewable energy projects in WA's South West is hotting up, with two solar farms starting construction this year and a further eight major projects hoping to join them.

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