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Portable PPB takes home top prize as WA Innovator of the Year 2023
Portable PPB Pty Ltd, a developer of in-field gold detection technology, has been crowned the WA Innovator of the Year 2023 for its cutting-edge portable gold detector.
WA gov’t backs Bridgewest with $2M to boost medical manufacturing
Global pharmaceutical company Bridgewest is set to expand its operations in Bentley, transforming the former Pfizer-owned facility into a hub for medical product manufacturing, owing to a $2 million investment from the Western Australian Government.
Applications for X-TEND WA grants program now accepted all year round
Businesses and organisations can now apply for X-TEND WA funding, a competitive co-investment grants program supporting organisations that deliver initiatives to assist and promote the WA Innovation Ecosystem, at any time during the year.
Local companies named finalists for WA Innovator of Year 2023
Seventeen candidates have been selected across five categories in the WA Innovator of the Year Awards 2023, with winners sharing a prize pool of over $200,000 to be announced in November.
WA start-ups invited to apply for Innovation Booster Grants
The Government of Western Australia has invited start-ups and small businesses to apply for an Innovation Booster Grant of up to $40,000 in a bid to aid innovators to overcome barriers on the path to commercialisation.
Partnership between WA, Brandon BioCatalyst set to continue
The Western Australian government announced an additional $2.31 million for a further seven years, or until 2029, to continue its support for life science investment fund Brandon BioCatalyst, to which it has given $2.52 million since 2008.
WA first state-wide strategy to foster health, medical research
The WA Health and Medical Research Strategy 2023–2033 outlines the priorities and direction of health and medical research for the state to strengthen research capability across the sector, the Western Australian Department of Health announced.
CORE Innovation Hub to lead industry collab at WA’s automation facility
Western Australia's CORE Innovation Hub was selected to serve as the operator of the Australian Automation and Robotics Precinct (AARP) in northern Perth.
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Building resilience as manufacturing requirements become more complex
The industrial machinery and heavy equipment manufacturing sector is critical not only for its direct outputs, machines, and equipment that pave the way for construction, agriculture and manufacturing but also for its crucial role in economic development and innovation.
