Perth greentech startup Uluu has signed an agreement with a leading Australian fashion brand to supply buttons made from seaweed for its line of pyjamas.
WA's seaweed industry took centre stage at the Innovator of the Year awards, with both the winner and runner up of the emerging innovation award going to seaweed products.
Plastic made from seaweed, a novel way to detect tissue leakage from IV drip and a microchip to monitor pet health have been named among WA's most innovative technologies.
Watermans Bay-based seaweed biotechnology company Uluu is among 49 local innovators to win the backing of a government fund designed to help scale WA business ideas.
CSIRO has committed $20 million to its small business programs, including Kick-Start, which helped Perth startup Uluu launch its first product this year with Quiksilver.
