Sundar Pichai Praises Google-Backed Apian Drones For Cutting Blood Sample Delivery Time From 30 To 2 Minutes: 'Quicker Care For Patients In Critical Need'
Sundar Pichai Praises Google-Backed Apian Drones For Cutting Blood Sample Delivery Time From 30 To 2 Minutes: 'Quicker Care For Patients In Critical Need'
Alphabet CEO Wing, a drone business backed by Google-parent Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL), and Apian, a British technology start-up, have launched a drone service for NHS blood sample deliveries in London.
由谷歌母公司Alphabet Inc.（纳斯达克股票代码：GOOG）（纳斯达克股票代码：GOOG）支持的无人机业务Wing和英国科技初创公司Apian已在伦敦推出了一项用于NHS血液样本交付的无人机服务。
What Happened: This new drone service, operating between Guy's and St Thomas' hospitals, reduces delivery time for blood samples from 30 minutes by van or motorbike to just 2 minutes, reported The Times.
发生了什么：据《泰晤士报》报道，这项新的无人机服务在盖伊医院和圣托马斯医院之间运行，将血液样本的交付时间从货车或摩托车的30分钟缩短到仅2分钟。
The drones are used to transport critical samples from patients at risk of bleeding disorders, helping to speed up decisions for surgeries and ensuring quick access to lab analysis.
这些无人机用于从有出血性疾病风险的患者那里运送关键样本，有助于加快手术决策并确保快速获得实验室分析。
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai took to X, formerly Twitter, and said, "Reducing blood sample delivery from 30 min to 2 min means faster results and quicker care for patients in critical need. Important use case for drone technology."
Alphabet首席执行官桑达尔·皮查伊对X（前身为Twitter）说：“将血液样本的交付时间从30分钟缩短到2分钟意味着可以更快地获得结果，更快地为急需的患者提供护理。无人机技术的重要用例。”
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust have also backed this venture.
盖伊和圣托马斯的NHS基金会信托基金也为该合资企业提供了支持。
Reducing blood sample delivery from 30 min to 2 min (!) means faster results and quicker care for patients in critical need. Important use case for drone technology – well done to @Wing @apianaero @NHSuk
— Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) November 14, 2024
将血液样本送达时间从 30 分钟缩短到 2 分钟 (!)意味着为急需的患者提供更快的结果和更快的护理。无人机技术的重要用例 — @Wing 干得好 @apianaero @NHSuk
— 桑达尔·皮查伊 (@sundarpichai) 2024 年 11 月 14 日
Why It Matters: This initiative comes after Alphabet reported a 15% year-over-year increase in third-quarter revenue, highlighting the company's extraordinary momentum.
为何重要：该举措是在Alphabet报告第三季度收入同比增长15％之后提出的，这凸显了该公司的非凡势头。
The drone project also aligns with Alphabet's previous ventures into drone delivery services, such as its partnership with DoorDash in the U.S. to deliver food items.
该无人机项目还与Alphabet先前在无人机送货服务方面的业务一致，例如与美国DoorDash合作运送食品。
Apian, which identifies itself as a "healthcare logistics" business, aims to become the "Deliveroo of medical transport", creating a platform to match clinicians with urgent transport requests and commercial drone companies.
自称为 “医疗物流” 业务的Apian旨在成为 “医疗运输领域的Deliveroo”，创建一个为临床医生提供紧急运输请求和商用无人机公司匹配的平台。
The company was founded in 2020 by Dr. Christopher Law, Dr. Hammad Jeilani, and Alexander Trewby, formerly of Google Health.
该公司由克里斯托弗·劳博士、哈马德·杰拉尼博士和前谷歌健康的亚历山大·特鲁比于2020年创立。
Price Action: As of the latest data, Alphabet's Class A shares declined 0.24% in after-hours trading to $175.15, while Class C shares slipped 0.20% to $177. In the regular session on Thursday, Class A and Class C shares closed at $175.58 and $177.35, respectively, according to Benzinga Pro data.
价格走势：根据最新数据，Alphabet的A类股票在盘后交易中下跌0.24％，至175.15美元，而C类股票下跌0.20％，至177美元。根据Benzinga Pro的数据，在周四的例行交易中，A类和C类股票分别收于175.58美元和177.35美元。
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