A professor and his research team focused on antibiotic resistance at the University of Western Australia are the latest recipients of award funding worth $US100,000 ($A138,000) from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Pacific Ore has become the latest backdoor listing hopeful to be held up by the corporate watchdog, though several other companies have moved forward with their reverse takeovers.
Shares in Resonance Health jumped 53 per cent today after its FerriScan technology was recommended for use under a new set of medical guidelines in the UK.
Vehicle protective system Rhinohide has dominated Techboard's startup ranking this fortnight following a successful pitch on Channel Ten's Shark Tank, which led to a bidding war between three of the investors.
Perth-based Energy Made Clean has struck a partnership deal with Aboriginal corporation Eastern Guruma for the rollout of solar power stations and solar water pumps in northern Australia.
Telstra customers have rebuffed an offer of a free data day in compensation for yet another network outage, preferring instead for a discount on their phone bill.
Online screening and verification company CVCheck has announced plans to raise up to $7.6 million from investors as it wraps up its acquisition of New Zealand-based company Resume Check.
Two Perth-based resources companies are planning to switch sectors with the acquisition of cancer-based biotechnology firms, with one planning a backdoor listing and the other seeking support for an IPO.
A balancing act between the science of plant breeding and consumer preferences has produced a new apple variety, developed in Manjimup, in WA's South West.
WHEN a truck drives over one of Mike Kenny's units he knows all about it, or at least a customer of his North Coogee business does. The same goes for a car, a motorcycle or even a bike.
The state government has released details of its new digital innovation framework on the same day the auditor general slammed the state for letting its ICT strategy fall behind the rest of the country.
Murdoch University has partnered with a Perth company which plans to use cannabis as a medicinal product, a day after scientists from the University of Western Australia said cannabis use could damage a person's DNA.
Israel-based materials company Dotz Nano has joined the wave of tech firms from that country seeking to raise capital in Australia via a listing on the ASX.
iiNet's mass outage in Perth this week was the fourth time in eight months that Lisa and Jason Spark's business Quality Printers & Cartridges has been cut off.
Outgoing migme chairman Howard Dawson plans to become a director of a Singapore-founded fantasy sports company that is seeking an ASX listing through Nevada Iron, as another Perth company backed out of a tech acquisition because of an ASX ruling.
A Perth-based fintech startup has been named one of the top finalists in Silicon Valley Forum's World Cup Tech Challenge, while the winners of a hackathon hosted by BHP Billiton and Unearthed have been revealed.
International firm Katalyst Data Management has opened a new data centre at its Perth operation in Leederville to service oil and gas companies in the Asia-Pacific region.
Listed companies have made up a strong contingent of this fortnight's hottest startups and tech companies, with the top five spots all taken by ASX-listed or soon-to-be listed companies.
Online screening and verification company CVCheck has entered the international market through the purchase of New Zealand company Resume Check in a deal worth nearly $2 million.
Subiaco-based Lithex Resources will make a second attempt at a backdoor listing, announcing plans to acquire an Israel-based battery technology company in a deal worth $28.7 million.
More than 800 Western Australian real estate agents have signed up to join followit, an app designed to bring a social media-style interface to property advertising.
A Leederville-based company that makes camera and lighting accessories for cyclists is seeking an ASX listing through the reverse takeover of Voyager Global Group.
A US-founded tech company specialising in counter-drone systems has launched its prospectus for a $5 million initial public offering, with plans to list on the ASX by next month.
