Skye Air Mobility And Redcliffe Labs Collaborate To Revolutionise Healthcare

Skye Air Mobility, a drone delivery logistics provider has signed a long term agreement with Redcliffe Labs, a leading diagnostics healthcare company based out of Delhi- NCR. This partnership is first of its kind in the diagnostics space for faster supply chain for sample collection to cater to urban, semi-urban and remote corners of the country using drone delivery technology. This is the first in diagnostics to get into such partnership for faster supply chain for sample collection.

This is the beginning of a long term partnership which shall begin with Skye Air conducting BVLOS drone delivery trials in a select corridor and subsequently followed on by commercial roll-outs in several urban and remote locations in India. Around 30-40 test flights will be conducted from Redcliffe Lab’s National Reference Lab in Noida from mid February onwards. The engagement shall also capture deploying drones in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, J&K and North Eastern states.

Commenting on the new association, Swapnik Jakkampudi, Co-Founder, Skye Air Mobility, said, “Skye Air has successfully done over 900 flights, delivering a track record of ‘Reliability’. Given the experience and operational efficiency we carry, we are set to operate regular delivery flights between hubs and spoke to ensure faster, efficient and cost effective deliveries of diagnostic samples and other healthcare items. This will enable a connected, automated and faster logistics for Redcliffe Labs. We clearly see this as an important milestone towards making India a Global Drone Hub. We are very optimistic on the belief that Redcliffe Labs have shown towards drones as a technology disruptor in the logistics vertical and look forward to continuously building on the partnership.”

Further throwing spotlight on the association Dheeraj Jain, Founder, Redcliffe Labs, said, “We are elated to collaborate with Skye Air Mobility to speed up how diagnostics services are delivered in our country. We started the company with a vision to provide world-class diagnostic services to people across the Indian subcontinent in an affordable manner and intend to serve 500 million Indians by 2027. This step is strategic in terms of achieving reduced turnaround time along with serving patients even in the remotest parts of the country. We foresee this as a breakthrough in the Indian healthcare delivery system and are looking forward to the benefits that this association will bring along.” 

This association with the drone delivery leader will prove to be a game changer as it will help Redcliffe Labs to speed up the process and increase the efficiency as it will be able to penetrate the sub-cities, semi-urban and remote areas as well expanding the horizon of its diagnostic services.

Redcliffe Labs provides diagnostics with a comprehensive portfolio approach both with routine and specialized test menus with advanced testing labs all over India. Its digital first approach with on-demand 1 hour home collection and same day report is disrupting the way diagnostics is delivered today and thus is the fastest growing in India. It aspires to be the best in terms of precision and personalization of testing. Their website is  https://redcliffelabs.com/

Skye Air Mobility is a drone delivery tech leader focused primarily on healthcare, e-commerce and hyperlocal logistics. The company has completed 900 deliveries with its flagship “Skye Ship One” in Telangana and Karnataka. Skye Air has done several other POC flights in Himachal Pradesh and Meghalaya. The company has worked with leading hyperlocal delivery, logistics and ecommerce giants such as Dunzo Digital, BlueDart Express, Flipkart Internet and others.

Skye Air recently made the news for delivering India’s first Agri-commodity via drones in Meghalaya enabling 1^st Mile logistics for farmers. Website: https://www.skyeair.tech/