Columbia, S.C. – Advent Innovations, Heartbeat Technologies, HolmesMed, LCIX Editions, LifeTagger, Lucie Medical, Palmetto Innovative Education, Pressient Health, RippleTwo, and The After Cancer received new grant funding.
Advent Innovations received a $20,000 Demonstration Grant. The Columbia-based advanced materials and manufacturing startup integrates agricultural sensors, robotics, and artificial intelligence on a single digital platform for the agricultural industry. Their innovative solutions provide advanced analysis that results in better crop growth.
Heartbeat Technologies received a $50,000 Acceleration Grant. The Medical University of South Carolina-based startup developed The SAVER™. The novel device is used with CPR to increase blood flow during cardiac events. It also improves CPR performance and confidence by increasing blood pressure and providing real-time feedback on CPR effectiveness.
HolmesMed received a $50,000 Acceleration Grant. The Columbia-based life science startup’s core technology is a platform of cinchable knotless suture anchors designed for shoulder, knee, hip, elbow, and foot soft tissue repair.
LCIX Editions received a $25,000 Startup Grant. The Mt. Pleasant-based startup publishes books using innovative solutions to ensure they are visually striking and reader-friendly, while offering clear and impactful content. Their applications seamlessly manage the process from manuscript to publishing.
LifeTagger received a $25,000 Demonstration Grant. The Ladson-based startup developed an application that allows businesses and event organizers to deliver content using proximity and context technology. This service produces more targeted and personalized customer interactions.
Lucie Medical received a $50,000 Federal Matching Grant. The Spartanburg-based information technology startup developed a first-of-its-kind approach to decrease the most common preventable cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. The device is intentionally designed to meet the user needs in both developed countries and low- and middle-income countries, where over 70,000 women die each year.
Palmetto Innovative Education received a $50,000 Federal Matching Grant. The Mt. Pleasant-based information technology startup from the Medical University of South Carolina provides cutting-edge educational solutions and medical training resources. The products integrate gamification to enhance learning and professional development in healthcare and beyond.
Pressient Health received a $25,000 Academic Startup Grant. The Mt. Pleasant-based life science startup developed a smartphone attachment with accompanying software to provide a less-invasive, lower-cost way to monitor disease progression and reduce preventable hospital readmissions in heart failure patients.
Ripple Two was accepted as an SCRA Member Company and received a $25,000 Startup Grant. The Charleston-based information technology startup developed secure communication solutions for public safety, civilian, and defense personnel. Its solution provides enhanced situational awareness, integration options with existing communication equipment, and other innovative features.
The After Cancer received a $25,000 Startup Grant. The Charleston-based life science startup developed a telehealth platform for cancer survivors that provides access to cancer survivorship care. The platform offers video consultations with oncology practitioners, provides evidence-based and reliable information, and offers group sessions and community support from other cancer survivors.
SCRA congratulates those that received funding.
Grant funding is made possible, in part, by SCRA’s tax credit program, the Industry Partnership Fund, and its contributions that fuel the state’s innovation economy. Contributors to the IPF receive a dollar-for-dollar state tax credit, making it an easy and effective way to help one of the fastest-growing segments of the South Carolina economy. Grant funding for Member Companies creates a direct, positive economic effect and job creation.
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Chartered in 1983 by the State of South Carolina as a public, nonprofit corporation, South Carolina Research Authority fuels the state’s innovation economy through the impact of its comprehensive services to technology-based startups, academia, and industry. SCRA provides funding and support to accelerate the growth of academic startups; high-quality lab and administrative workspaces; facilitation and funding for partnerships between and among industry, startups, and academic institutions; assistance and funding for the relocation of technology-based companies to South Carolina; and coaching and funding for startups that may also receive investments from its affiliate, SC Launch Inc.
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