Technology, Innovation & Science

Flourishing at School is a cloud-based software solution to help schools measure and track individual and collective wellbeing, and develop and assess targeted wellbeing interventions for staff and students.

OPINION: Political and business leaders need to figure out how to manage the relentless march towards a more automated future, as failure to do so risks enormous social upheaval.

Eastern Goldfields and migme are among a number of companies to have missed paying their annual ASX listing fees, risking removal from the register.

Claremont-based Structural Monitoring Systems has inked an agreement with US airline Delta for the supply and use of its technology.

Harvey Millar and Christobel Saunders have been jointly named scientist of the year at the Premier’s Science Awards for 2017, winning the approval of a judging panel led by Western Australia’s chief scientist, Peter Klinken.

A new $62 million research centre at UWA plans to advance solutions for the management, sustainability and conservation of marine resources via tie-ups between scientists and industry.

More than 2.5 million Australian families, individuals and businesses are now going online through the National Broadband Network, the competition watchdog says.

Orbital Corporation’s long-serving managing director and chief executive, Terry Stinson, has stepped aside with CFO Todd Alder appointed as his successor with immediate effect.

iCollege is being taken to the Supreme Court by the former director of a company bought by the sports-focused online education provider in 2015.

The Get in the Hole Golf app allows golfers to create great golf experiences by finding similar skilled playing partners and great playing deals from over 500 golf courses in Australia and Bali.

Digital media company migme will be seeking alternative options to restructure after plans to sell its underlying business to US-based investment group Solaris Power Cells fell through.

Stirfire Studios is set to join the ranks of publicly traded games companies such as Japan’s Sony and Nintendo, and Electronic Arts and Activision Blizzard in the US.

Shares in medical tech company ResApp Health plummeted 77 per cent today on disappointing results of a clinical study on its ResAppDx technology.

Local telecommunications company ZipTel has entered into an agreement with London-based Space Digital Media for the provision of its intellectual property (IP) in exchange for a slice of revenues.

Shares in Perth-based AusCann Group Holdings surged on news it had secured a licence to manufacture and supply medical cannabis.

Local IT firm Empired has grown its revenue for the 2017 financial year on the back of a surge in earnings from its operations on the east coast and in New Zealand.

OPINION: Technology has changed the way we all work, but digital nomads have taken the freedom it offers to a whole new level.

SPECIAL REPORT: Two senior recruits reflect the growing size and changing focus of the Perth-based online business.

SPECIAL REPORT: Perth tech entrepreneur Guy Holmes launched his fifth business last month, partnering with a global giant to improve data storage.

Perth businessman Craig Coleman has been chosen to lead the board of biotech company Universal Biosensors Inc, as part of a board and management shake-up.

About 1,400 square metres of capacity will be added at the Flux co-working hub run by Spacecubed, with the organisation planning to broaden its offerings in agtech innovation and virtual reality, while taking on an investment from property developer Hawaiian.

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.

Jugglr allows mothers to provide services to other mothers so they can help each other and keep their job skills fresh – from playdates to sharing house chores, kids tutoring to time out, personal training or career coaching and small business support. Where fee-for-service is involved, Jugglr takes a fee.

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.