MediKyte is a seven-month EIT Urban Mobility pilot led by Aviant AS to validate and scale the use of drones for last-mile pharmaceutical logistics in Norway. The project addresses a clear gap: medicines are often delivered by road on a next-day basis, even when customers require them urgently. In partnership with Farmasiet, Norway’s leading online pharmacy, Aviant is integrating drone delivery into the pharmacy checkout flow and operating from Farmasiet’s warehouse in Vestby.
Eligible customers within a 20 km radius will be offered autonomous home delivery within 30 to 60 minutes. The pilot combines Aviant’s long-range, low-noise drone platform, a cloud-based operations system and API integration to validate reliability, customer adoption, operational efficiency and environmental impact for future rollout in Norway and other European markets.
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Suburban medicine deliveries are slow, costly and car dependent. Farmasiet cannot currently offer local same-day delivery from Vestby, despite strong customer demand.
MediKyte replaces road-based, next-day delivery with autonomous drone transport, integrating rapid fulfilment into Farmasiet’s order process and validating real customer operations.
The pilot is expected to demonstrate 30 to 60-minute deliveries, high reliability and customer uptake, and 95-99% lower emissions than car-based delivery.
