The government’s largest COVID-19 healthcare provider has made a multimillion-dollar investment in the development of a wearable body sensor designed to help track vital signs for military personnel and mining and resources workers.

Aspen Medical, which has won in excess of $1.5 billion in government contracts in the past two years, will invest in Queensland-based health tech company WearOptimo. The business is developing a tiny wearable sensor that detects dehydration risks.