Click to View in Browser | July 1, 2022
NEWS
Applications for NEXT Upstate's Venture Summit are Open
Next Upstate's Venture Summit is a great way to get your company in front of one of the largest annual gathering of VCs in SC, and thanks to a continued partnership with the Venture Atlanta Conference, one company will advance to the main stage at Venture Atlanta in October. All high-growth companies headquartered in SC/NC should apply to be featured before August 19th, 2022. Read more & apply.
Life Science Innovators Changing Lives from Greenville
Business is booming for life science companies trying to change the world. The industry has a $12 billion annual impact on South Carolina’s economy and employs more than 30,000 people according to the South Carolina Department of Commerce, and Greenville is a key player in the industry’s growth and innovation. Some of those companies include two SCRA Member Companies, Stomagienics, and Rymedi, and one SC Launch Inc Portfolio Company, Kiyatec. Read more.
MUSC: Zucker Institute for Innovation Commercialization
The Zucker Institute for Applied Neuroscience (ZIAN) and the MUSC Foundation for Research Development (FRD) have announced they are joining forces and will begin collectively doing business as the “Zucker Institute for Innovation Commercialization” effective July 1, 2022. The new combined institute solidifies MUSC's commercialization efforts into a single more powerful engine with increased ability to facilitate the creation of new products and services that improve lives. Learn more.
JUL 14 @3:00 p.m
TATT CHAT: James Chappell, CEO, SCBIO.
JUL 14 @8:00 a.m
SCRA Networking Coffee: In addition to the opportunity to network, SCRA will acknowledge a major IPF contributor, Home Telecom. A grant made by SCRA to LifeTagger will be named for Home Telecom in recognition of their significant IPF contribution. Learn more.
JUL 21 @11:00 a.m
SCRA Webinar: Columbia/Midlands Innovation Ecosystem Series with Chris Heivly and Joe Queenan.
SEPT 15 @11:00 a.m
SCRA Webinar: Charleston/Lowcountry Innovation Ecosystem Series with Stanfield Gray & Grady Johnson.
SEPT 22 @11:00 a.m
NEXT Venture Summit.
Thank You to
our Diamond, Platinum, & Gold IPF Contributors
  • Accounting Systems Inc. 
  • Ameris Bank
  • ASAP Expediting & Logistics LLC
  • Atlantic-Pacific Express Inc.
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina
  • Carolinas Dermatology and Plastic Surgery PA
  • Charleston ENT Associates
  • Comporium Inc. 
  • Dominion Energy Southeastern Services Inc.
  • Great Southern Homes Inc.
  • Herndon Chevrolet
  • Home Telecom 
  • McCullough Khan LLC 
  • Oonaco LLC 
  • Precision Molecular Solutions LLC
  • Republic Reign LLC
  • Southeastern Freight Lines Inc.
  • Trident Construction LLC
  • United Community Banks Inc.
  • Yarborough Applegate LLC