# Boston Scientific Group to open $30M medical device plant in Contagem, Brazil

Boston Scientific Group's Acurate unit will inaugurate a $30 million plant in Contagem, Brazil on October 30, 2019. The facility will produce 35,000 biological heart prostheses per year and generate 400 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-10-25
- Where: Contagem, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Brazil
- Value: $30.0M
- Jobs: 400
- Starts operating: 30 Oct 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 35,000 prostheses per year
- Products: biological heart prostheses
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Boston Scientific](https://endata.com/companies/15966.md)

## Sources

- [diariodocomercio.com.br](https://diariodocomercio.com.br/negocios/acurate-investe-us-30-mi-em-contagem/), 2019-10-25: "Com um investimento de US$ 30 milhões, o conglomerado traz para Minas Gerais a produção de um tipo inovador de prótese cardíaca biológica."

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