Backed by top Silicon Valley investors, Zipline builds drones that leapfrog inefficient infrastructures delivering lifesaving medical supplies to remote locations worldwide within 30mins.
Why
Rural healthcare challenge
Remote areas unable to get critical medical treatment due to lack of last-mile infrastructure.
Blood short shelf-life
Hard to plan for different blood types and amounts needed to store at each clinic.
High mortality rates
Unsafe, inadequate blood supplies for mothers cause 150,000 pregnancy-related deaths annually.
Market
$947m
Forecast medical drones market by 2027, based on 31.6% CAGR from 2019. The pandemic has helped advance drone delivery trials, with North America seen leading: Polaris
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