Skyfarer, a drone logistics operator, is leading a consortium that includes telecoms giant O2 to enhance the UK’s pathology network by potentially speeding up patient response and sample turnaround times and make drone delivery of blood for lifesaving transfusions a reality. The programme, which will also focus on Covid-19 supplies, will create the infrastructure for a new drone delivery network, providing a quicker and likely greener form of medical transport across England.
Made up of O2, Skyfarer, Cranfield University, Phoenix Wings and unified traffic management solutions provider Altitude Angel, the consortium forms the first medical drone delivery network of this type in the heart of England, with plans to create a national infrastructure enabling same…read more on TotalTele.com »