Unifly links with Swiss universities and startups to progress UTM technologies

Terra Drone Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich to enable Terra Drone company Unifly to collaborate with universities and startups within the Innovation Park’s network. The collaboration will foster the development of new and emerging drone technologies.

Unifly will be involved in uncrewed traffic management (UTM)-related research and development projects, providing expertise in digitising and automating traffic management. Its UTM platform will act as a bridge within the uncrewed ecosystem, enabling the safe and secure integration of next-generation aircraft into the airspace. 

Innovation Park Zurich provides research facilities, offices, and co-working spaces. It supports collaboration between private companies and research institutions to develop innovative technologies and products. It also facilitates partnerships between academia, industry, and government.

Many innovative startups have emerged from universities in Zurich and Lausanne, and the area between these two universities, known as “Drone Valley,” is home to approximately 80 drone-related startups.

Terra Drone partners with universities and other startups in its business domains to conduct research, development, industrialisation, and expansion.The company has built an ecosystem that accelerates technology cooperation within the group and regional expansion through synergistic effects. Terra Drone is also considering establishing a development base in Switzerland in the future.