WA scientists hope a suite of new developments will advance the treatment of chronic pain conditions, which cost the Australian economy billions every year.
The state government has granted $415,000 to 20 local defence industry businesses on the same day it announced applications were open for a pool of $400,000 of innovation vouchers.
The three international vendors that won the state government's landmark GovNext contract say the initiative will provide local information and communication technology businesses with opportunities to share in the work.
The board of Silicon Valley-based online recruitment company 1-Page has undergone a board shake-up, with Perth-based Andrew Chapman replacing two outgoing directors at the one-time high-flying company.
The Barnett government is hoping to slash its spending on information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure by up to 25 per cent after signing contracts today with three international vendors.
Shares in Aurora Labs were higher on the announcement of a commercial venture with engineering business WorleyParsons to incorporate its metal 3D printing technology into operations across a number of industries.
Perth-based mining technology firm MiPlan has been bought by US company Hexagon Mining, six years after it was established by Robert and Louise Daw with backing from three local venture capital investors.
SPECIAL REPORT: More than 5 million jobs in Australia are at risk of digital disruption during the next 20 years, with a range of industries having already exchanged human capital for automated software and machinery.
Fastbrick Robotics was Techboard's highest ranking company for December, after the recently ASX-listed robotic bricklayer won the Mitsubishi Corporation WA Innovator of the Year award, and also completed an $8 million capital raising from Hunter Hall Investment Management.
Recently listed marine technology company VEEM has flagged gross profit in line with expectations, but expects to report a smaller net result than what was forecast in its prospectus, on the back of a one-off cost.
Perth-based tech firm BrainChip Holdings has poured cold water on speculation it is seeking to privatise operations, but did confirm it was considering floating on another market.
The tail end of the tech stock listing boom will continue tomorrow when two companies start trading on the ASX, with one completing its IPO nearly three years after it first announced listing plans and the other completing an RTO in a relatively efficient five months.
West Perth-based technology company Brainchip Holdings has announced it has deployed its card game monitoring technology at Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut, US.
A host of Western Australian businesses has designed or invented lifestyle products that could have been a perfect Christmas gift. If not, most of them will accept investors.
Wipo is an online platform of home cleaners, which allows users to book a police-checked and insured professional cleaner (called SpotHeros) to clean their home or office.
From a modest industrial building in Willetton, newly rebadged investment company Diverseco has built a substantial national business through a series of targeted acquisitions.
A host of Western Australian businesses has designed or invented lifestyle products that could be a perfect Christmas gift. If not, most of them will accept investors.
The state government is targeting transport and occupational licences as the first comprehensive set of services to be offered through a new web site that it hopes will eventually become a single portal for accessing all services.
One of 1-Page's substantial shareholders, a subsidiary of Nedlands-based financial services firm Merchant Group, has called for the removal of the majority of the tech company's board and a new direction for the business, after a year of poor performance on the share market.
The state government's co-working hub Spur has announced nine local startup companies which will share in $91,000 of grants to help develop their products.
