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Medical Drones

Magellan Health to Deliver Prescription Medications via Drones

by Fred Pennic 02/01/2022 Leave a Comment

Magellan Health, Zipline Partner to Deliver Prescription Medications via Drones

What You Should Know: - Today Magellan Rx Management, the full-service pharmacy benefits management division of Magellan Health, and Zipline, the global leader in instant logistics, announced their collaboration to deliver prescription medications, including specialty medications that treat chronic, complex conditions, directly to patients’ homes via autonomous aircraft beginning in 2022.  - The collaboration marks Magellan Rx as the first national pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) to
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Aquiline Drones Establishes AI-Driven Airline for Tissue/Organ Delivery Service

by Fred Pennic 10/04/2021 Leave a Comment

Aquiline Drones Establishes AI-Driven Airline for Tissue/Organ Delivery Service

What You Should Know: - Aquiline Drones (AD), an American drone manufacturer and cloud technology enterprise announced the formation of AD Airlines after being awarded its Air Carrier Certificate by the FAA on September 16, 2021, which enables AD to commercialize its lifesaving tissue and organ delivery service. - Specifically, AD Airlines will implement its patent-pending and unique Mixed Modal Transport Model (R2M2), starting with the use of manned aircraft, and gradually incorporating
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Matternet Launches World’s First City-Wide Medical Drone Delivery Network in Abu Dhabi

by Fred Pennic 09/22/2021 Leave a Comment

Matternet Launches World's First City-Wide Medical Drone Delivery Network in Abu Dhabi

What You Should Know: - Today, Matternet announced the launch of the world's first city-wide drone delivery network for the rapid transport of medical goods in Abu Dhabi, in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Department of Health (DoH) and logistics company Skygo. The network will significantly increase the connectivity of the Emirate’s health ecosystem and position it as a global leader in advanced air mobility. The DoH shared news of the project yesterday (press release).  - To bring
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UPS Launches First COVID-19 Vaccine Drone Deliveries at Atrium Health Wake Forest

by Fred Pennic 08/25/2021 Leave a Comment

UPS Launches First COVID-19 Vaccine Drone Deliveries at Atrium Health Wake Forest

What You Should Know: - UPS, together with its UPS Flight Forward (UPSFF) subsidiary, announced it is now making COVID-19 vaccine deliveries via drone for Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, using new cold chain packaging developed specifically for drones. - The announcement marks the first COVID-19 vaccine drone delivery in the U.S. and is an extension of current work for Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. UPS’s drone airline received first-of-kind approval
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Air Methods Launches Drone Solution to Improve Healthcare Access & Minimize Supply Challenges

by Fred Pennic 08/03/2021 Leave a Comment

Air Methods Launches Drone Solution to Improve Healthcare Access & Minimize Supply Challenges

What You Should Know: - Air Methods, the nation’s largest air medical provider, today announced the launch of Spright, a newly formed drone solution, designed to help improve healthcare access and minimize supply challenges. Collaborating with Wingcopter, an industry-leading German drone manufacturer, Spright will create a first-of-its-kind, drone-based, urgent healthcare resource delivery network across the United States.  - The network will be designed to quickly deliver emergent
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Wake Forest Baptist Health Launches Drone Delivery for Medicines, PPE for COVID-19

by Fred Pennic 07/15/2020 Leave a Comment

Wake Forest Baptist Health Launches Drone Delivery for PPE, Medicines for COVID-19

What You Should Know: - Wake Forest Baptist Health will establish a hospital drone delivery network to carry patient-specific time- and temperature-sensitive medicines and PPE for medical professionals treating COVID-19. - In partnership with Matternet and UPSFF today started operating on two routes from one location at Wake Forest Baptist Health to two other health system locations, marking one of the first hub-and-spoke operating models for the U.S. drone delivery industry. Wake
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Novant Health Launches Nation’s First Emergency Drone Operation for COVID-19 Pandemic Response

by Fred Pennic 06/08/2020 Leave a Comment

Novant Health Launches Nation’s First Emergency Drone Operation for COVID-19 Pandemic Response

What You Should Know: - North Carolina-based health system Novant Health launches the nation’s first emergency drone logistics operation by a hospital for its COVID-19 pandemic response. - The operation provides contactless distribution of personal protective equipment and critical medical supplies to Novant Health frontline medical teams in the Charlotte metro area. - The FAA approved the pandemic response operation through Part 107 waivers granted to Novant Health. Zipline, which
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‘Pandemic Drone’ Could Detect Virus Symptoms Like COVID-19 in Crowds

by Fred Pennic 03/27/2020 Leave a Comment

COVID-19 Pandemic Drone Could Detect Virus Symptoms in Crowds

What You Should Know: - A drone to remotely detect people in crowds with infectious respiratory conditions such as COVID-19 is being developed by the University of South Australia researchers in partnership with a Canadian tech company. - Dubbed the ‘pandemic drone’ by researchers, the UAV will be fitted with a specialized sensor and computer vision system that can monitor temperature, heart and respiratory rates to detect people sneezing and coughing in crowds, offices,
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Matternet Launches Secure Medical Drone Delivery Portal for Hospitals

by Jasmine Pennic 03/10/2020 Leave a Comment

Matternet Launches Secure Medical Drone Delivery Portal for Hospital Campuses

What You Need to Know: - Matternet announces the launch of its new Matternet Station, a secure medical drone delivery portal for hospital campuses in the United States and Switzerland. - The Matternet Station provides a safe, fully-automated medical payload exchange for Matternet drone networks on hospital campuses. - Matternet’s system is made available to hospital systems on an annual subscription model, enabling hospitals to fulfill on-demand and routine delivery requests at a
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Rady Children’s Exploring Drone Delivery of Genomic Samples to Lab

by Fred Pennic 01/23/2020 Leave a Comment

UPS Will Use Drones to Deliver Medical Samples

- Deloitte and Rady’s Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine (RCIGM) announced an innovative new project to explore the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) known as drones to deliver genomic samples to the laboratory.- This approach seeks to cut down on ground traffic delays by flying genomic testing specimens to the lab, cutting the time needed to get results back to acutely ill babies and children.- The project is in the planning stages; Deloitte and RCIGM are working in coordination
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