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Charlie Gunningham looks back at last year's record-breaking West Tech Fest, the longest-running tech festival in the country.

A 'green' pricing premium for critical minerals produced in Australia remains unlikely, industry experts have told a Business News event.

A growing breed of educators wants to equip students with business-like skills.

Ten years after opening its doors, Spacecubed has increased capacity to support WA innovators.

A minerals extraction technology developed in partnership with Curtin University has sold to multinational chemicals business Draslovka.

A new cohort of angel investors has shown support for the state's startup scene by presenting $100,000 to three emerging businesses at this year's West Tech Fest.

'Tis the season for tech, with the annual West Tech Fest filling the calendar from December 6 to 10.

Curtin University spin-out Hyprfire has raised $2.25 million from local investors to commercialise Its cyber security technology.

West Tech Fest showcases WA's wide range of talent, ideas and successes in an increasingly competitive market.

Perth tech company iCetana, which has raised $11 million over the past 18 months to support its global expansion, has terminated the employment of its chief executive after identifying an alleged fraud.

Conrad Crisafulli, who was one of the pioneers of venture capital investing and technology commercialisation in Western Australia, has died after a long illness.

Curtin University spin-out iCetana, which is commercialising video monitoring software, has become the second unlisted Perth tech company to complete a big capital raising this year.

Now in its sixth year, the annual OzApp Awards concluded last night announcing the 2016 winner as Townsville-based Safety Culture, selected from five grand finalists which included Perth-based Formalytics, Melbourne's Law Advisor and Reword, and Shippit (Sydney).

Perth-based contractor Linkforce Engineering is aiming to gain a competitive edge through a successful partnership with maths specialists at Curtin University.

Curtin University has launched its annual Curtin Accelerate program to help first-time entrepreneurs build and grow their businesses.

A device designed to reduce the amount of gold lost through the extraction process has won the top prize at Curtin University's commercial innovation awards.

Prominent players in WA's innovation sector acknowledge the need for start-ups to be sustainable, but have urged continued state support.

WHAT makes a group of venture capital investors from California travel halfway around the globe to a mining town in their search for technology opportunities?

As the University of Western Australia seeks leave to appeal to the High Court over a blow to its intellectual property rights, universities and employers nationwide are wondering what they need to do to avoid a similar fate.