The $22 million Series A investment in German drone delivery company Wingcopter is the latest large funding announcement in the drone industry. While investors may be getting more picky, the appetite for proven solutions in drone technology is still strong, as the Wingcopter investment indicates.. Wingcopter has rapidly become a major international name in delivery drones … [Read more...] about Wingcopter Investment: $22 M for Drone Delivery Technology Pioneer
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NHS Scotland Drone Delivery Trial Supports Covid-19 Response
An NHS Scotland drone delivery trial will support the U.K.'s COVID-19 response - and help prove the case for drone delivery between remote healthcare facilities. Thales SOARIZON, providers of drone operations management solutions, has partnered with U.K. drone delivery provider Skyports to work with Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP), the integrated … [Read more...] about NHS Scotland Drone Delivery Trial Supports Covid-19 Response
Wingcopter flies into delivery partnership with UPS
German UAV startup Wingcopter is collaborating with UPS Flight Forward to develop a next-generation delivery drone solution for packages. “Drone delivery is not a one-size-fits-all operation,” said Bala Ganesh, vice president of the UPS Advanced Technology Group. “Our collaboration with Wingcopter helps pave the way for us to start drone delivery service in new use-cases. … [Read more...] about Wingcopter flies into delivery partnership with UPS
Wingcopter to Fly Deliveries for Merck
Wingcopter is teaming up with Merck to pilot a drone-delivery program. In partnership with the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, the German UAV startup and the Big Pharma giant will create a program to transport pigment samples from a Merck site in Gernsheim, Germany to a lab in Darmstadt – a distance of 15.5 miles. The drone transport will replace a slower, more … [Read more...] about Wingcopter to Fly Deliveries for Merck
German Drone Start-up Wingcopter Scores Major Investment
A German drone start-up is flying high this week after winning a multi-million-dollar seed investment from a Singaporean company. Corecam Capital Partners injected an undisclosed, seven-figure funding round to Wingcopter, a UAV firm dedicated to providing “drones for good” to assist at-risk nations. Company officials say they will use the seed money to expand its … [Read more...] about German Drone Start-up Wingcopter Scores Major Investment
