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NEWS
Two SCRA Member Companies Win InnoVision Awards
Congratulations to two SCRA Member Companies who were named 2021 InnoVision Awards Award winners during the InnoVision Awards Celebration this week. Elastrin Therapeutics Inc. won the Technology Development category, and Aconabolics, LLC won the Small Enterprise category. Read more.
SCRA Member Company Developing an Environmentally-Friendly Way to Recycle and Repurpose Carbon Fiber
Watch this fascinating video from CNET that features Carbon Conversions, Inc., an SC Launch, Inc. Portfolio Company, and their method for developing a more cost-effective and environmentally-friendly way to recycle and repurpose carbon fiber. Keith Graham, VP of Business Development at Carbon Conversions, also discusses their partnership with Dell Technologies. Watch the video.
Internet Exchange Poised to Ramp Up South Carolina's Connectivity
DartPoints, an owner and operator of 11 edge colocation data centers in six states, is creating the state’s first internet exchange. The exchange will allow internet infrastructure companies such as service providers and content delivery networks to connect with each other, shortening the routes data travels, increasing efficiency, and reducing costs. 

Danny Dorsel, President of the S.C. Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics, and Bob Quinn, Executive Director of the South Carolina Research Authority, were among those eager to reap the rewards of direct internet connectivity. Quinn extolled the advantages connecting businesses directly to technology could have for the state’s advanced manufacturing industry, while Dorsel envisioned more reliable learning tools and increased access to them for the hundreds of on-campus and online students his school serves. Read more.
NOV 10-12
SC Manufacturing Conference and Expo.
NOV 16 @11:00 a.m
SCRA Webinar: Grow Beyond Startup.
Develop a business plan to accelerate graduation from SCRA. Learn more.
NOV 18
Growth Summit hosted by GrowCo. Learn more.
DEC 7 @12:00 p.m
UofSC 2021 Economic Outlook Conference
Thank You to
our Diamond, Platinum, & Gold IPF Contributors
  • Accounting Systems Inc. 
  • Ameris Bank
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina
  • Carolinas Dermatology & Plastic Surgery
  • Charleston ENT Associates
  • Comporium, Inc. 
  • Dominion Energy
  • Home Telecom 
  • McCullough Khan, LLC 
  • Oonaco LLC 
  • Southeastern Freight Lines
  • Trident Construction, LLC
  • United Community Bank