UPS creates global partnership with Zipline and Gavi to transform delivery of humanitarian aid and life-saving vaccines with drones

09/05/2016

UPS today announced a partnership with Zipline, a California-based robotics company, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to explore using drones to transform the way life-saving medicines like blood and vaccines are delivered across the world.

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