The pharmaceutical and medical technology sector in WA has launched an industry association, more than one year after the state government promised its own growth plan for the industry.
A Perth startup led by three tech veterans is planning to manufacture and export a new high-speed COVID testing machine after getting backing from the state government.
Despite having just four years of experience in medicine, Chris Brennan-Jones has won plaudits pioneering affordable and accessible treatment for childhood ear disease.
Perth podiatrist turned entrepreneur Rachael Ferguson has been named the 2020 First Amongst Equals winner, the highest honour at the Business News 40under40 Awards.
The Perth Children's Hospital Foundation and Telethon Kids Institute have committed $10 million in fundraising over five years to support a new respiratory research centre.
Telethon Kids Institute has received $2.66 million from BHP to lead a trial testing the effectiveness of multiple sclerosis drug interferon in reducing the infectiousness of COVID-19 patients.
Biotech company Zelira Therapeutics has received commitments to raise around $4.6 million from a share placement, while rent.com.au is planning an underwritten $2.9 million rights issue.
Western Australia's two biggest charity events, Telethon and the MACA Cancer 200 Ride for Research, raised a collective $47.4 million for medical research over the weekend.
Elizabeth Perron has been given the daunting task of continuing her late father's philanthropic legacy. She spoke to Business News about how she is tackling this task.
Researchers at Telethon Kids and Harry Perkins institutes have been awarded more than $18 million in funding for health and medical research from both state and federal governments.
Machine learning is being used to develop a range of medical research advancements in WA, with diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder one example.
Home to some of Australia's most heralded and important research foundations, WA's relative isolation has done little to dampen the medical research sector's inspiration for innovation. Here are some of the leading lights dedicated to making the state, and the world, a healthier place to live.
Following in the footsteps of Stan Perron, some key names in philanthropy have increased their funding distribution, but many charity recipients are struggling to measure the impact of these donations.
Kimberley Pharmacy Services director and remote area pharmacist Hannah Mann has received the highest honour at this year's Business News 40under40 Awards, being named First Amongst Equals in a diverse pool of young business and community leaders.
John Langoulant's interests range widely, from building a lyric theatre in Perth to doing business in the Top End, but his main passion is public sector reform.
A three-way partnership between the state government, Minderoo Foundation and Telethon Kids Institute will invest $49.3 million into a 10-year early childhood project aimed at improving outcomes for children up to four years old.
Federally-funded MTPConnect has announced a $1.2 million commitment to two healthcare projects, both of which involve Telethon Kids Institute as a collaborator.
Western Australian businessman Roger Hussey has been remembered by his colleagues as an intelligent and energetic contributor to the local community, following his death yesterday.
A series of cancer research projects led by the University of Western Australia has been awarded $18 million from the Cancer Research Trust and other partner organisations.
The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research is on a major fundraising drive to bolster cardiovascular research in Western Australia, to further localise study of this major killer and head off a leakage in philanthropic donations to eastern states institutions.
Gumala Aboriginal Corporation executive officer Jahna Cedar has been named the 2017 Business News 40under40 First Amongst Equals, taking the top honour ahead an impressive field of Western Australia's young business and community leaders.
WA Labor has proposed a repurposing of the existing WA Future Fund into a new $1.1 billion Future Health Research and Innovation Fund that will collect annual interest, if elected next month.
Perth charity Telethon Adventurers has plans to expand nationally at the end of this year, following the success of recent fundraising and research programs.
The Art Gallery of Western Australia has drawn on old supporters led by Wesfarmers and new partners like a robotics startup to help revitalise its activities.
Perth-based law firm Jackson McDonald has honoured a former partner by funding an emerging cancer researcher as part of a record $4 million in grants announced by the Cancer Council WA today.
