Technology, Innovation & Science

The state government has shortlisted six companies in the latest phase of its GovNext project to outsource its information and communications technology.

Nominations are being sought for the 2016 Western Australian Science Hall of Fame, which recognises the outstanding work of the state’s scientists.

ICT company Zetta Group has acquired Sydney-based cloud infrastructure services provider Conexim for an undisclosed sum.

A medical research company linked to Curtin University is seeking an ASX listing through the reverse takeover of Minquest in a deal worth nearly $5 million.

Specialist materials technology company Alexium International Group has raised $6 million from investors to fund ongoing development of its flame retardant products.

Perth-based ASG Group has won a $10 million contract to provide IT services to the Australian Bureau of Statistics over a two-year term.

TPG’s half-year profit statement suggests where a company is headquartered may be less important than the value for money of its offering.

West Perth-based tech company TikForce has closed marginally lower on its first day of trading, following completion of a $4.5 million capital raising as part of a reverse takeover by Palace Resources.

The news last month that CBH Group was shutting down its Lupin Foods subsidiary after failing to find a buyer shows that commercial requirements and scientific advancement do not always connect neatly.

A $1.6 billion deal between Telstra and the company building the national broadband network has prompted concern within the competition regulator.

Silverhorse Technologies develops systems to manage the completions process for large infrastructure assets.

The state government has launched a new co-working space designed to give technology-based businesses, startups and educational institutions access to its extensive property data

As this column has mentioned previously, startups and conventional businesses are different in a number of ways, and the ‘first mover advantage’ is one.

Perth-based Victory Mines has announced plans to exit resources through the acquisition of an Israeli-incorporated technology company for about $2.7 million.

Perth-founded stock investing platform Simply Wall St is branching out into the US with the acquisition of Capp.io for an undisclosed sum.

Australia's fledgling medicinal cannabis market continues to gain momentum, with MGC Pharmaceuticals planning an entry.

Cottesloe-based Quickflix plans to cut staff, reduce directors' pay, and close offices in Sydney and Auckland in an effort to turn around the troubled streaming service.

Programmed Maintenance Services has sold another non-core business that it took control of through the Skilled Group acquisition last year.

AS contributions to science go, the Busselton Health Study is among Western Australia’s most significant offerings.

Educational software developer SEQTA has entered into a collaboration agreement with Perth-based consulting company JourneyOne.

A privately owned Henderson company is set to commercialise a revolutionary hull cleaning technology that addresses major environmental and cost pressures facing the global shipping industry.

SPECIAL REPORT: Business News CEO and online entrepreneur, Charlie Gunningham, analyses the social media influence of the political and business elite. 

Summer Bees is a wholly online shop for authentic high-end Brazilian swimwear, tailored to all ages, shapes and sizes, and was launched in Perth in January 2016.

Advances in artificial intelligence are raising questions about its value in more creative, artistic processes. 

The amount of money spent by businesses in Western Australia on research and development fell by 34 per cent in the five years to 2013-14, a new study has revealed.

Internet provider TPG Telecom has forecast a strong end to the financial year after its interim net profit nearly doubled, thanks to its $1.56 billion takeover of Perth-grown rival iiNet.

Silicon Valley-based 1-Page, which was an early mover in the wave of backdoor tech listings on the ASX, has sought to reassure investors after most of the spectacular share price gains it achieved in 2015 were wiped out this year. 

Perth-based Bone Medical has made a second attempt at a backdoor listing, today announcing plans to acquire a US dermatology company and adopt its business model.

Perth-based Palace Resources is one step closer to becoming a tech company, after completing a $4.5 million capital raising as part of a reverse takeover of TikForce.

Vocus Communications is consolidating its workforce from the CBD and shifting to Northbridge, signing up to take two floors of space at Pier Street office building Workzone.

Shares in TW Holdings slumped sharply today after it announced a backdoor listing of medical cannabis company AusCann Group Holdings, the second deal of this type involving members of the Washer family.

Big incentives in Perth’s office leasing market are resulting in world-class, high-tech fit-outs for tenants willing to take the plunge and move buildings.