Medical drone launches in Borås – delivering defibrillators in under three minutes
The Västra Götaland Region (VGR) is strengthening emergency healthcare in Borås with medical drones from healthtech company Everdrone. The drone is dispatched in response to emergency calls and delivers defibrillators while awaiting ambulance arrival. The new base was inaugurated on April 29 and will become operational in early May.
“The base in Borås has been strategically located based on analysis of population density, previous emergency incidents, and airspace availability”, says Daniel Blecher, Head of Customer Operations at Everdrone.
Everdrone’s drone system significantly reduces response times in cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The new drone base at the service office in Pantängen will be able to reach approximately 63,000 residents, bringing the total coverage of Everdrone’s system to around 300,000 residents in the Västra Götaland Region.
“In cases of cardiac arrest, immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation and access to a defibrillator are critical for survival – every minute counts. While waiting for an ambulance, Everdrone’s new drone can arrive in under three minutes carrying a defibrillator”, says Magnus Hallberg von Geijer, COO at Everdrone.
The Borås base will be the fourth to deploy Everdrone’s new-generation drone (E3). The City of Borås hosted a press demonstration of the drone system on April 29. The project is led by the Västra Götaland Region in collaboration with Karolinska Institutet and Everdrone.
The drone system consists of Everdrone’s new-generation medical drone, E3, which offers significantly improved performance compared to its predecessor. It flies faster and farther and is designed for the Nordic climate, capable of operating in cold, snow, rain, and wind.
For more information, please contact:
Magnus Sjöbäck, Press contact
Phone: +46 (0)70 445 15 99
Email: press@everdrone.com
About Everdrone
Everdrone AB is a leading provider of autonomous drone systems for emergency response and healthcare, headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. Its proprietary technology enables the extremely rapid delivery of life-saving medical equipment—such as automated external defibrillators (AEDs)—directly to the scene, while also providing real-time video support to emergency dispatchers. Known for safe, regulatory-compliant operations in urban areas, the company collaborates with public authorities to integrate its systems with existing emergency infrastructure. Everdrone’s work has been featured in leading medical journals, including The Lancet and The New England Journal of Medicine, and gained international attention as the first to save a life using an autonomous drone. The company is expanding internationally, with pilot programs and collaborations across Europe. For more information, visit everdrone.com and follow Everdrone on LinkedIn.
