Agreements reached under this partnership
Business alliance- 1
The companies will jointly develop regional healthcare hubs by expanding Drone Depot® facilities nationwide into facilities where patients can receive online medical consultations, providing medical consultations, prescriptions and delivery as a one-stop service.
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The companies will jointly develop a service model that combines drone delivery as necessary for pharmaceuticals prescribed following online medical consultations.
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The companies will jointly develop a regional healthcare logistics network using the SkyHub® network in cooperation with local governments, medical institutions, pharmacies and logistics operators.
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The companies will work to establish a system that can maintain pharmaceutical transportation during disasters and disruptions to transportation by using a drone logistics network operated during normal times.
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In addition to pharmaceutical delivery, the companies will jointly promote expansion into services supporting regional healthcare, including specimen transportation, medical equipment delivery and home healthcare support.
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| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Name of alliance partner | 株式会社エアロネクスト |
| Alliance partner's business activities | Technology licensing and joint development centered on its proprietary 4D GRAVITY® center-of-gravity control technology; the new smart logistics business, SkyHub®, and drone operations business conducted through its strategic subsidiary 株式会社NEXT DELIVERY; and the implementation of physical AI in society |
| Alliance partner's location | Shibuya, Tokyo |
| Type of alliance | Business alliance |
| Details of the alliance | The companies will jointly develop regional healthcare hubs by expanding Drone Depot® facilities nationwide into facilities where patients can receive online medical consultations, providing medical consultations, prescriptions and delivery as a one-stop service., The companies will jointly develop a service model that combines drone delivery as necessary for pharmaceuticals prescribed following online medical consultations., The companies will jointly develop a regional healthcare logistics network using the SkyHub® network in cooperation with local governments, medical institutions, pharmacies and logistics operators., The companies will work to establish a system that can maintain pharmaceutical transportation during disasters and disruptions to transportation by using a drone logistics network operated during normal times., In addition to pharmaceutical delivery, the companies will jointly promote expansion into services supporting regional healthcare, including specimen transportation, medical equipment delivery and home healthcare support. |
| Contract Date | 27 July 2026 |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The companies cite the advancement of regional healthcare DX following the April 2026 amendment to the Medical Care Act, shortages of physicians and other healthcare professionals resulting from population decline and the declining birthrate and aging population, the burden of traveling to medical institutions and challenges in receiving pharmaceuticals in mountainous and island regions, and the need for a system that can maintain pharmaceutical transportation even during disasters.