SCRA - Applied Research and Commercialization Services

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 6, 2011

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SCRA SeaHawk Program Recognized for Outstanding Collaboration
Receives Przirembel Prize Honorable Mention

Charleston, SC – June 6, 2011 – Project SeaHawk, an SCRA managed collaboration was recently awarded a Przirembel Prize Honorable Mention at InnoVenture Southeast in Greenville, SC. Project SeaHawk is a pilot port security project which was created by Congress in 2003 in the port of Charleston, SC. SeaHawk is an innovative program that enhances port security operations, capabilities and coordination and is a model for future Interagency Operations Centers. The SeaHawk Interagency Operations Center (IOC) brings together stakeholders from federal, state and local law enforcement, FEMA, TSA and the maritime industry together to work collaboratively in daily partnerships to ensure South Carolina's ports stay safe and open for business.

The Przirembel Prize is a newly-formed award, created to recognize collaborations across diverse organizations in the Southeastern United States that are significant to those outside the region. The Prize promotes open innovation and builds a greater sense of distinctiveness of the Southeastern United States as an innovation powerhouse. Applications for the Prize totaled 21, with 4 Honorable Mention winners and 3 final candidates for the award. SPAWAR, also located in Charleston, SC, was the recipient of the Przirembel Prize.

"SCRA was honored to receive the Przirembel Prize Honorable Mention for our work on Project SeaHawk," said SCRA CEO Bill Mahoney. "SCRA has an excellent track record of creating and managing successful collaborations, and we look forward to our continued work to improve South Carolina's Knowledge Economy and endure the state is a leader in innovation."

In its fifth year, the InnoVenture Southeast conference showcases the most promising high growth technology companies from the Southeast region to a national audience of hundreds of private equity professionals and venture capitalists that represent over $80 billion in private equity investment capital.

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SCRA is a global leader in applied research and commercialization services with its headquarters in South Carolina. SCRA has a dual mission:

To advance the Knowledge Economy - SCRA affiliate SC Launch is an economic development program that helps early-stage companies to commercialize innovations and create jobs. Learn more at www.sclaunch.org.
To deliver technology solutions to complex challenges - SCRA affiliate Advanced Technology International (ATI) leads applied research collaborations that develop technologies to improve the mission effectiveness of Federal agencies and the business execution of Corporations. Learn more at www.ati.org.

In support of both missions, SCRA builds and manages research facilities that include wet labs, secure rooms for sensitive work and advanced, high-tech manufacturing shops.