Summerville, S.C. – SCRA’s affiliate, SC Launch, Inc., recently finalized a $200,000 investment in PharmRight Corporation, a healthcare technology company based in Charleston. This is the second tranche of SC Launch funding for the company, which was accepted into the program in December 2013. To date, PharmRight has raised over $6.5 million in capital from investors. […]
Summerville, S.C. – Terressentia Corporation was recognized as the SC Launch Company of the Year for 2017. The award was presented during the First Annual SC Launch Summit hosted by SCRA in Columbia, SC, which gathered entrepreneurs, industry representatives and those involved in the innovation ecosystem of South Carolina. Terressentia is responsible for revolutionizing elements of […]
Summerville, S.C. – Dr. Craig Beeson, President of MitoChem Therapeutics and professor at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) was inducted into the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), on April 6. The prestigious ceremony took place during the NAI Annual Conference at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum in Boston. Induction as an NAI […]
Summerville, S.C. – SCRA today announced the acceptance of three new companies into its SC Launch Program. Charleston-based ML PlanEx and Mōvī, and Columbia-based Lockin were recently accepted as Client Companies. Companies are accepted into the economic development program to receive mentoring and support services and may be eligible for grants, matching funds and/or investments. Coastal […]
Summerville, S.C. – Fatsack Outdoors, Inc., located in Greenville, South Carolina, has partnered with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) to create a unique mobile application for their Recreational Tagging Program. The company’s mobile application allows anglers to log, map, share socially and analyze their fishing adventures. The new partnership with SCDNR will expand […]
Summerville, S.C. – SCRA’s SC Launch Board finalized three investments for SC Launch Client Companies. Fort Mill-based P2Ops as well as Charleston-based Good Done Great and PEC360 all received investment approvals. P2Ops received a $200,000 investment from SC Launch for commercialization of their product, TV TOC Box. The product is an ergonomically engineered protective carrier for televisions. […]
Summerville, S.C. – SCRA announced the recent acceptance of six Client Companies into its SC Launch Program. Client Companies are accepted into the economic development program to receive mentoring and support services. These companies may be eligible for grants, matching funds and/or investments. Coastal Client Companies Bublish is the world’s first complete, cloud-based publishing platform with integrated […]
Summerville, S.C. – In the latest issue of Outdoor Life, TerraStride’s HuntStand app was given the Editor’s Choice Award for best in-field smartphone app. The February/March issue featured results from a field test conducted on six outdoor apps for mobile devices. The apps were ranked in categories ranging from map accuracy to ease-of-use in recording wildlife […]
Virginia-Based Analytic Services Inc. to Purchase Advanced Technology International Summerville, S.C. – SCRA today announced that it will sell its private, non-profit affiliate, Advanced Technology International (ATI) to Analytic Services Inc. (ANSER), an independent public service institute in Falls Church, Virginia. SCRA expects the transaction to close on January 31. ANSER is a 58-year old non-profit […]
Summerville, S.C. – SCRA’s affiliate, SC Launch, Inc., recently finalized an investment for Patrona Medical based in Greenville, SC. The company was accepted into the SC Launch program as a Client Company in September 2016. Patrona Medical designs, develops and markets product innovations associated with the detection and monitoring of patients during their hospital stay. The company’s technology creates […]