Pulse Charter Connect’s AI-powered platform aims to simplify aerial organ transport for pilots, charter providers, and hospitals. [Courtesy: Pulse Charter Connect]
Key Takeaways:
Pilot-turned-founder Laura Epstein launched Pulse Charter Connect to address the significant waste of donated organs (over 28,000 annually) caused by inefficient aerial logistics and communication in the transplant process.
The platform digitizes and streamlines communication between hospital transplant coordinators, vetted air charter companies, and pilots, utilizing AI and matching algorithms to find the most efficient transportation for organs and surgical teams.
Pulse Charter Connect has already facilitated the transport of 65 organs, aiming for nationwide expansion following a $2 million seed funding round, to further improve the speed and success rate of life-saving transplant missions as the organ allocation market opens.
Pilot-turned-founder Laura Epstein is tackling one of the most pressing challenges in aerial logistics.
According to the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS), there are more than 100,000 people in the U.S. waiting for an organ transplant. But each year only about 45,000 transplants are performed, and more than 28,000 donated organs are wasted.
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Jack is a staff writer covering advanced air mobility, including everything from drones to unmanned aircraft systems to space travel—and a whole lot more. He spent close to two years reporting on drone delivery for FreightWaves, covering the biggest news and developments in the space and connecting with industry executives and experts. Jack is also a basketball aficionado, a frequent traveler and a lover of all things logistics.
