A privately owned Henderson company is set to commercialise a revolutionary hull cleaning technology that addresses major environmental and cost pressures facing the global shipping industry.
SPECIAL REPORT: Business News CEO and online entrepreneur, Charlie Gunningham, analyses the social media influence of the political and business elite.
Summer Bees is a wholly online shop for authentic high-end Brazilian swimwear, tailored to all ages, shapes and sizes, and was launched in Perth in January 2016.
The amount of money spent by businesses in Western Australia on research and development fell by 34 per cent in the five years to 2013-14, a new study has revealed.
Internet provider TPG Telecom has forecast a strong end to the financial year after its interim net profit nearly doubled, thanks to its $1.56 billion takeover of Perth-grown rival iiNet.
Silicon Valley-based 1-Page, which was an early mover in the wave of backdoor tech listings on the ASX, has sought to reassure investors after most of the spectacular share price gains it achieved in 2015 were wiped out this year.
Perth-based Bone Medical has made a second attempt at a backdoor listing, today announcing plans to acquire a US dermatology company and adopt its business model.
Perth-based Palace Resources is one step closer to becoming a tech company, after completing a $4.5 million capital raising as part of a reverse takeover of TikForce.
Vocus Communications is consolidating its workforce from the CBD and shifting to Northbridge, signing up to take two floors of space at Pier Street office building Workzone.
Shares in TW Holdings slumped sharply today after it announced a backdoor listing of medical cannabis company AusCann Group Holdings, the second deal of this type involving members of the Washer family.
Big incentives in Perth’s office leasing market are resulting in world-class, high-tech fit-outs for tenants willing to take the plunge and move buildings.
Local technology company DTI Group has picked up its second contract for work in Ireland this month, announcing today it will provide its services to a European manufacturer which is building buses for use in Dublin.
New research by a Perth-based national innovation centre has confirmed significant rainfall and climate changes in the state’s agricultural regions for the past 15 years, and found these conditions will be the new normal.
Local tech company iWebGate has signed a $US8.6 million ($A11.4 million) funding deal with an entity managed by US-based Lind Partners to help grow its business.
Shares in West Perth-based Drake Resources have doubled in value on news the company is planning to exit the resources industry by acquiring an Israeli tech company for $11 million.
WA’s yawning gender pay gap can in part be contributed to young women forgoing maths in years 11 and 12, according to Programmed managing director Chris Sutherland, who today called for societal change to address the problem.
Local companies Avita Medical, Nuheara and ResApp Health have all featured in this fortnight’s Techboard list, which ranks the online presence of Perth tech firms.
Local tech firm Shark Mitigation Systems has launched a prospectus for a $4 million IPO, while two other WA companies have revised their plans for backdoor listings.
SPECIAL REPORT: The ubiquitous influence of the internet in modern business has brought an uptick in investment in Perth’s data storage capacity, and into new high-speed subsea cables.
Fast-growing digital media company Migme has raised $7 million through a share placement to a Chinese app developer, taking its total capital raisings since listing two years ago to $36 million.
Perth-based Transaction Solutions International looks set to increase its network in India after a company it holds a stake in reached an agreement today.
Perth-based wearable technology company Nuheara has enjoyed a bright start to trading on the ASX, with investors in its $3.5 million capital raising sitting on big gains today.