Just over 200 entrepreneurs, researchers, investors, and other members of the innovation ecosystem came together last week at the S.C. Research Authority’s Annual Summit. The theme was Scale Up SC, a celebration of the rapid growth in the state’s innovation-based economy after some pauses and pivots due to the pandemic. Read more and view the photos.
SC Launch, Inc. Announces Investment in Elastrin Therapeutics
South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA’s) investment affiliate, SC Launch Inc., has invested in Elastrin Therapeutics Inc. This $300,000 investment will help the company advance the development of therapeutics that reverse damaged tissue making it supple again. Read more.
Bright Ma Farms Breaks Ground on New Innovation Center in Orangeburg
Bright Ma Farms, an SCRA Member Company, broke ground on the Bright Ma Innovation Center in Orangeburg last week. The facility, scheduled to open in 2023, is a partnership with Puregene AG, a molecular breeding and cannabis technology group based in Zeiningen, Switzerland. Read more.
