Neurology professor Merrilee Needham has been named the Perron Institute's new medical director, taking over from Professor David Blacker after he spent more than a decade in the role.
Former premier Colin Barnett, scientists Carol Bower and David Blacker and mining executive Philip Crabb are among the 112 Western Australians recognised in the King's Birthday Honours List for 2023.
A nine-year old licencing deal signed on behalf of WA medical researchers is continuing to deliver returns, with US company Sarepta Therapeutics paying $11.5 million in royalties last year.
