Colin Jacoby

A protein that helps in the fight against a range of diseases including cancer, arthritis and diabetic blindness has attracted the attention of several pharmaceutical companies, including one of the largest in the world.

Terry Streeter has continued to expand his investment base with the purchase of further interests in Midas Resources Ltd and Western Areas NL.

Jandakot-based sub-sea engineering and offshore services company Seatrac Pty Ltd has won a contract in Vietnam with oil exploration company Fina Exploration Minh Hai BV.

Identifying and nurturing future leaders within the business was a key issue discussed at last week’s breakfast forum, with all four panellists highlighting the problems while stressing the importance of seeking out key personnel able to take up the compa

India is a land of opportunity for Western Australian businesses, particularly in resources and the expanding knowledge industry, according to Australian high commissioner to India.

It seems to come around so quickly every year, but our search for the 2007 40under40 officially started last Wednesday at the ‘Dynamic Entrepreneurs in the Boom’ breakfast as part of the WA Business News Success and Leadership series.

Facing adversity is nothing new to Edward Rigg, having grown up on a farm, often in drought conditions, at Coorow, north of Perth.

Suzan Pervan says her luckiest break came following her departure from top four chartered accounting firm Ernst & Young, as it provided the catalyst for her, and Ernst and Young partner Dalton Gooding, to establish Gooding Pervan Chartered Accountants.

His role as a technology leader in Western Australia was well-known when Michael Malone was crowned 40under40 1st Amongst Equals earlier this year; a far cry from when he graduated from university in the early 1990s, when few knew anything about the inter