Technology, Innovation & Science

The state government has deepened its penetration of the startup and innovation sector by appointing an advisory board of industry leaders to provide strategic advice.

Laurence Escalante's Virtual Gaming Worlds has grown its profit by 30 per cent to $492 million, while also spruiking a recent acquisition.

OPINION: Australian businesses need to adopt innovation and technology in ways that make people more productive.

A Perth business is seeking to dramatically reduce single-use plastic products.

iiNet's story is one of a plucky Perth startup that became a leading Australian telco, but its legacy email addresses are on the nose at a leading accounting firm, which is banning them, along with those of Westnet.

West Perth digital system company Swift Networks has signed a deal to provide access to its entertainment platform at an Iluka Resources mine site.

OPINION: WA's startups and scale-ups have hit a record valuation, but continued investment is needed.

A bioplastics innovation hub aimed at placing WA at the forefront of the national war on plastic has been unveiled at Murdoch University, in partnership with the CSIRO.

The team behind a propulsion thruster for small satellites, created by a 25-year-old student and currently in use in German small satellites, has won this year's overall Curtinnovation award.

Six years after its launch, U Group is a model of success for tech startups chasing global opportunities.

Edtech company Qoria grew revenue by 21 per cent in FY24 to achieve its first ever positive earnings before tax, interest, depreciation and amortisation.

A Techboard report into unannounced funding in the Australian fintech sector has found non-listed fintech companies raised $1.45 billion in 2023.

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.

Shares in high powered computing company DUG Technology have gained 10 per cent after the company posted several records in its FY24 results.

Training robots to perform reasonably simple tasks requires a huge engineering effort.

A recent forum connecting tech business leaders with members of gen Z produced some positive outcomes.

A record revenue spurred by the acquisition of Devico wasn't enough to offset tough market conditions for Imdex, which posted a 7 per cent decline in profit.

A Perth entrepreneur has developed a strategy for sustainable SMEs to help deliver on their founders' vision.

A multi-partner funding initiative valued at more than $146 million has been launched to bolster childhood cancer research currently being undertaken by PCH and Telethon Kids Institute.

Mining technology company Imdex has settled a long-running dispute with Boart Longyear, securing a $10 million payout and likely control of local firm Globaltech.

Fremantle-based SeaStock, a carbon abatement company that farms seaweed at a unique land-based production facility, has signed its first commercial supply contract.

A Perth-based company is developing solutions to combat the worldwide threat of antimicrobial resistance.

Perth biotech company PYC Therapeutics has hit another major milestone, gaining approval to move its first-in-class PYC-001 drug to human trials.

Cloud-based talent acquisition provider LiveHire has become the target of an on-market acquisition by AKKR-backed Humanforce, an SaaS firm providing workforce management solutions.

IT services company Akkodis Australia Consulting has extended its relationship with WA government agency Landgate by winning a major contract to provide managed applications support services.

Shares in JB Hi-Fi hit a record $74.54 on Monday morning following two significant market announcements.

Perth company Kinetic IT has won a major contract with state government agency Landgate valued at $84.9 million.

A Perth hearing tech company once touted by Time Magazine has fallen into administration after failing to nail down a deal with a major foreign semiconductor company.

DUG Technology has signed a landmark deal to license its innovative high-powered computer immersive cooling systems to Baltimore Aircoil Company.

Welshpool-based RLF Agtech has terminated a distribution rights deal for its products, moving the process in-house via the recently acquired LiquaForce.

Communications systems company AVI has become the first WA business to export its product to space, hitching a ride on the latest SpaceX rocket destined for the International Space Station.

A $9.8 million contract to establish a centralised registration system for dogs and cats in Western Australia has been awarded to Seisma Group, marking a step forward in the state governments bid to stop puppy farming.