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Mission and Fast Facts
Mission:
Fueling South Carolina’s innovation economy
Fast Facts:
- SCRA is a public, nonprofit corporation, chartered by the South Carolina legislature, in 1983.
- SCRA is made up of four programs: SC Academic Innovations, SC Facilities, SC Industry Solutions, and SC Launch.
- SCRA mentors, supports, and houses Member Companies (technology startups), and academic-based technology projects.
- SCRA contributed almost a billion dollars to South Carolina’s economy in 2020.
- SCRA’s programs and operations supported 5251 South Carolina-based jobs in 2020.
- SCRA awarded $2.4 million in grants to advance research capabilities, commercialize technology, expand product offerings, and fund costs for businesses to relocate to South Carolina.
- SCRA helped SCRA Member Companies secure more than $329 million in follow-on funding in 2020
SCRA Boilerplate
Chartered in 1983 by the State of South Carolina as a public, nonprofit corporation, South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) fuels South Carolina’s innovation economy through the impact of its four programs. SC Academic Innovations provides funding and support to advance multi-institutional, translational research and accelerate the growth of university-based startups. SC Facilities offers high-quality laboratory and administrative workspaces for technology-based startups and academic institutions. SC Industry Solutions facilitates and funds partnerships between and among startups, industry, and academia. SC Launch mentors and funds technology-based startups that may also receive investments from SCRA’s investment affiliate, SC Launch, Inc.
SC Launch Inc. Boilerplate
Established in 2006, SC Launch, Inc. is an independent, nonprofit corporation affiliated with SCRA, which provides loans and investments to selected South Carolina-based companies participating in the SC Launch program.
