Summerville, S.C.—South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) announces Okra Medical as a new Client Company and Foresight Data Systems as being approved for grant funding. Okra Medical has been accepted as a Client Company into the SC Launch Program. The Johns Island-based company provides a safe, easy-to-use, and cost-effective solution to destroy highly addictive substances, such as opioids. […]
Summerville, S.C. – The South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) has announced that Russell Cook was recently named Director of SC Launch and Executive Director of SC Launch, Inc. Cook will be responsible for leading the strategic direction of the SC Launch program which provides mentoring, networking, and grant funding to eligible companies that are employing new […]
Summerville, S.C. – South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) announces its SC Launch Client Company, Reporting Xpress, is now a technology partner of global business intelligence software company, Tableau. As part of Tableau’s partner network, Reporting Xpress will receive a higher level of visibility and consistency for growing its client portfolio. This recent partnership also helps […]
Summerville, SC – South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA’s) SC Launch, Inc. Graduate Portfolio Company, TerraStride, Inc., made Inc. Magazine’s list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America for 2020. TerraStride is 624th on the list for the US, fourth overall in the state of South Carolina, and also achieved a 751% growth in revenue from […]
Summerville, SC – South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) is proud to announce that SC Academic Innovations Program Manager, Kella Player Hanna, has been accepted to the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Charleston Class of 2021. Offering an intensive and up-close look at the most challenging issues and opportunities facing the Charleston region, Leadership Charleston […]
Summerville, SC – The South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA), a public, non-profit corporation fueling South Carolina’s innovation economy, today announces that GEF Capital Partners (“GEF Capital”), a private equity fund making investments in companies that promote resource efficiency and that are building a more sustainable future, has acquired a controlling interest in innovative water and […]
Summerville, S.C. – The South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) has announced that Grayson Dorr, Investment Finance Manager, is part of the prestigious Charleston Regional Business Journal (CRBJ) Forty Under 40 Class of 2020. This elite 40 is comprised of people under the age of 40 who have excelled in the professional arena, and in the local […]
The South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) is a proud, active partner of the Columbia Region Economic Development Project. The Project was borne out of a study by Deloitte Consulting that analyzed the region’s capacity to grow employment in the targeted industry segments. The study was used to develop a detailed action plan that mitigates competitive […]
Summerville, S.C.—South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) announced the recent acceptance of two new Client Companies into its entrepreneurial program, SC Launch, and one Client Company receiving an Acceleration Grant. SC Launch provides mentorship and funding to early-stage, technology-driven startups and entrepreneurs. The purpose of Accelerations Grants is to position a company toward commercialization and a possible […]
Summerville, SC – South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) and its investment affiliate, SC Launch, Inc., announced its April and May investments in two South Carolina companies — a $200,000 investment in Land Intelligence, Inc. and a $200,000 investment to VIATEC, Inc. Land Intelligence, based in Columbia, SC, became an SC Launch Client Company in January […]