| Prof. Mark Kendall |
| Australian National University |
| Dehydration |
| Diagnostic device |
Key outcomes:
- Australian spin-off company WearOptimo was formed as a result of NFMRI medal prize
- Multi-million funding round from Aspen Medical
- Sensor technology is heading into production with a $30m deal, which includes funding an advanced technology facility in Brisbane, QLD
- This funding from the QLD Government, WearOptimo and ANU will build a globally competitive high-tech manufacturing facility that will produce 26m sensors each year
- Awarded two grants from the Australia Government (>$1.8m) under the MTP Connect Biomedical Technology Horizons Grants Program
- Over 15 MicrowearableTM sensor patents have been granted to date
“Professor Kendall received a $50,000 award, in the form of a research grant, after being awarded the Dr John Dixon Hughes OAM Medal in 2017. This funding was applied towards the development and evaluation of a MicrowearableTM sensor for hydration monitoring. Since then, an Australian spin-off company, WearOptimo, was formed developing unique, functional diagnostic wearables for a range of consumer and medical applications.“