Click to View in Browser | October 14, 2022

NEWS

SCRA Partnering with Benedict College on Innovation Grant

Benedict College in Columbia has received a $525,000 “Build to Scale” grant to help organize, launch, and operate a statewide investment accelerator program for underrepresented groups and minorities who are in the early stages of entrepreneurship.


The grant is one of 51 totaling $47 million that have been awarded nationwide by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration.


Benedict will work with several partners who are helping to support the project, including the South Carolina Department of Commerce, South Carolina Research Authority, and HI Mark Capital. Read more.

SCRA Announces New Members and Grant Funding

EHG South, Incora Health, North 7th, Soil Economy, and Virtue Technologies were accepted as South Carolina Research Authority Member Companies. Bricolage Dynamics, Borealis Global Advisory, Mainstage Gaming, and North 7th received new grant funding. Read more.

Spotlight on MUSC’s Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Lori McMahon

Lori McMahon, Ph.D., loves a particular phrase coined by the National Institutes of Health’s Institute of General Medical Sciences: “Curiosity creates cures.” So as the chief scientific officer for the Medical University of South Carolina and a basic neuroscience researcher with a 24-year career, she’s making it her mission to ensure that researchers can follow their curiosity to make discoveries. Read more.

SCRA Events
Calendar

OCT 14-15

HFES 2022 ERGOX Symposium.

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OCT 20-21

2022 Growth Summit.  

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NOV 1 @6:00 p.m

Founder Institute: Founder Night Out.

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NOV 3-4

South Carolina Manufacturing Conference and Expo.

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NOV 9 @10:00 a.m

SC Department of Commerce: International Trade Documentation Webinar. Learn more.

NOV 10 @3:00 p.m

Monthly TATT Chat. 

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NOV 10 @5:00 p.m

SCBIO: Midlands Meet Up. Learn more.

DEC 8 @3:00 p.m

Monthly TATT Chat. 

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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
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