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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
Local technology company DTI Group has picked up its second contract for work in Ireland this month, announcing today it will provide its services to a European manufacturer which is building buses for use in Dublin.
New research by a Perth-based national innovation centre has confirmed significant rainfall and climate changes in the state's agricultural regions for the past 15 years, and found these conditions will be the new normal.
Local tech company iWebGate has signed a $US8.6 million ($A11.4 million) funding deal with an entity managed by US-based Lind Partners to help grow its business.
Shares in West Perth-based Drake Resources have doubled in value on news the company is planning to exit the resources industry by acquiring an Israeli tech company for $11 million.