SPECIAL REPORT: The recent sale and merger of two testing laboratories in Perth has allowed the vendors of each business to achieve very different outcomes.
Marine manufacturing firm VEEM has raised $25 million from its initial public offering, with its stock expected to start trading on the ASX later this month.
Two of Scitech’s travelling exhibitions, which account for part of the organisation’s near-$2 million export operation, have made a landing at the Nasa Science Centre in the US.
Perth-based Trident Capital has been brought in to advise an Israeli technology company on its $6 million inital public offering and listing on the ASX.
Perth’s first innovation hub dedicated to the resources sector plans to focus on the impact of disruptive technologies after its official opening last night.
Innovation Minister Bill Marmion has named the three inaugural winners of the Start IT Up WA Challenge, with the teams to share in a $100,000 prize pool to develop their projects in collaboration with the state government.
A lack of clear information in Australian broadband advertising is contributing toward unrealistic expectations of internet speed, the chairman of the consumer watchdog says.
On October 15 the Perth Concert Hall will again unveil some of the state’s most innovative thinkers, with the first eight speakers of this year's TEDxPerth announced today.
Perth-based biotechnology company Metavone hopes to list on the ASX next month after raising up to $5 million from investors in an initial public offering.
Carnegie Wave Energy has taken first place in Techboard's top trending startup rank this fortnight, after announcing a $2.5 million grant for a wave and solar power microgrid on Garden Island.
ASG Group’s board has recommended its shareholders approve a takeover offer from a Japan-based consulting and IT services firm, which values the business at more than double that of a previous bid three years ago.
Perth-based Avita Medical has struck a distribution deal in Iran for its spray on skin products for the treatment of burns, wounds and skin defects, potentially paving the way for a new market for the the group.
MMJ Phytotech has announced plans to spin-out its medical cannabis-focused Canadian subsidiaries onto the TSX Venture Exchange through the reverse takeover of a resources company.
Software technology company Veriluma has wrapped up its first day of trading on the ASX, after completing a reverse takeover of Perth-based Parmelia Resources.
In the age of social media, led by a generation of digital communicators, it may seem remarkable a tradition dating back millennia has not only survived, but is thriving.
The competition watchdog says it won't oppose Vocus Communications’ proposed acquisition of Nextgen Networks, plus two development projects, for up to $861 million.
PODCAST: Business News chief executive Charlie Gunningham discusses the local tech startup scene with the director and co-founder of local venture capital firm Yuuwa Capital Matt Macfarlane and the founder of the Spacecubed and Flux coworking spaces Brodie McCulloch.
Atomic Sky chief executive Andy Lamb hopes Western Australian incubators will be taken into consideration when the federal government carves up $23 million in grants to support startups across the nation.
Shares in TPG Telecom, which purchased iiNet last year, have plunged almost 19 per cent with investors disappointed by its underlying results, dividend and outlook.
Perth entrepreneur Mark Lapins is aiming to defy waning investor interest in tech startups, announcing plans for a backdoor listing that values his ‘internet of things’ firm, Quantify Technology, at $22 million.
A Perth doctor is creating the first 3D photo library of Australian Aboriginal children’s faces, an innovative medical resource that could improve the diagnosis of rare diseases.
