Category: Medical/pharmaceutical transport

The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) is planning to launch a nationwide blood delivery service by drone. As part of the proof of concept,

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AZ Turnhout hospital, the City of Turnhout and drone service provider Skyports will jointly test a new logistics service during which medical products will be

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Drone delivery company Zipline has been valued at USD1.2 billion, according to broadcast and media company CNBC. “Zipline, which ranked No. 39 on the 2019 CNBC

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Bengaluru-based Redwing Aerospace reports its drones have been used in a successful programme to deliver vaccines in polio-afflicted Papua New Guinea. According to Your Story

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GE reports that a medical and aviation breakthrough took place in the Baltimore skies last week “when the world’s first human organ for transplant was

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According to UH News, Switzerland’s Rigi Technologies is planning to launch a drone-based medical supply system centred in the Son Espases hospital in the Balearic

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On 24 April 2019, Zipline launched a medical supply delivery programme in Ghana. The company has already undertaken similar projects in Rwanda and Tanzania,- according to

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Entrants have until 25 April to take part in the 2019 Lake Victoria Challenge Flying Competition. According to the Challenge website: “As part of this

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The HealthDrone programme has started up in Denmark to test drones to transport patient samples, medicine and medical equipment between hospital units, medical practices and

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US parcels delivery company UPS has announced a new logistics service to deliver medical samples via unmanned drones through a collaboration with Matternet, an autonomous

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