# WearOptimo to build $30M Microwearable sensor facility in Brisbane, Australia

WearOptimo, in partnership with the Queensland Government, ANU, and ANFF, will invest $30 million to build an advanced technology facility in Brisbane, Australia, for mass production of Microwearable sensor health technology. The announcement was made on March 12, 2021.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-03-12
- Where: Brisbane, Australia, Australia
- Value: $30.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: Microwearable sensors
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [WearOptimo](https://endata.com/companies/53787.md)
- [Queensland Government](https://endata.com/companies/9184.md) (investor)
- [Queensland Government](https://endata.com/companies/9184.md) (partner)
- [Australian National University](https://endata.com/companies/53788.md) (partner)
- [Australian National Fabrication Facility](https://endata.com/companies/53789.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [anu.edu.au](https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/tiny-med-tech-that-will-save-lives-to-be-made-in-australia), 2021-03-12: "The project will fund an advanced technology facility in Brisbane, Australia - a critical step to WearOptimo making and distributing its Microwearable TM sensor health technology worldwide."
- [wearoptimo.com](https://wearoptimo.com/30-million-manufacturing-project/), 2021-04-08: "The manufacturing facility will be one of a kind in Australia and will be key in creating hundreds of high-value jobs throughout this decade."

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