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SCRA - Fueling South Carolina's Innovation Economy

SCRA accelerates technology-enabled growth in research, academia, entrepreneurship, and industry in South Carolina. We support early-stage companies, entrepreneurs, and connect industry with innovators to create new value.

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SCRA - Fueling South Carolina's Innovation Economy

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  1. OUR HISTORY & MISSION ABOUT US

  2. OUR MISSION SCRA fuels South Carolina’s innovation economy …by accelerating technology-enabled growth in research, academia, entrepreneurship and industry. FACILITIES

  3. SECTORS OF FOCUS Life Sciences Information Technology Advanced Manufacturing /Materials

  4. OUR ECONOMIC IMPACT (FY17-18) $688 Million 4,099 42 SOUTH CAROLINA-BASED JOBS SUPPORTED BY SCRA OPERATIONS AVERAGE ANNUAL ECONOMIC IMPACT ON SOUTH CAROLINA COMPANIES HAVE OFFICES IN SCRA FACILITIES

  5. SUPPORTING EARLY-STAGE COMPANIES ENTREPRENEURS

  6. TYPES OF SUPPORT SBIR/STTR MATCHES, DEMONSTRATIONS AND VARIOUS TYPES OF GRANTS MENTORING AND SUPPORT FROM SC LAUNCH TEAM AND RESOURCE PARTNERS OTHER FUNDING MENTORING NETWORKINGANDMARKETINGSUPPORT INVESTMENTS RESOURCE PARTNERS, NETWORKING EVENTS AND MARKETING SUPPORT COMPANIES MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR SC LAUNCH, INC. INVESTMENTS

  7. BY THE NUMBERS $1 Billion 2,668 $71,245 SOUTH CAROLINA-BASED JOBS CREATED BY SC LAUNCH COMPANIES FOLLOW-ON FUNDING RECEIVED BY SC LAUNCH COMPANIES AVERAGE SALARY OF JOBS CREATED BY SC LAUNCH COMPANIES

  8. INDUSTRY

  9. CONNECTING INDUSTRY TO INNOVATORS SCRA builds strong relationships with established companies and economic development organizations in the state to create new value by connecting industry with innovators. SCRA also helps to relocate companies into the state and address unmet corporate needs. TO CONTENT

  10. ADDRESSING INDUSTRY NEEDS FIND PARTNERS Depending on the needs, SCRA works with academic researchers and/or entrepreneurial companies with tech-based solutions to address the needs. INDUSTRY NEEDS Our team works with Industry partners to understand their capabilities and needs. HIGH-TECH SOLUTIONS R&D EFFORTS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

  11. SUCCESS STORY: SCRA TECH INNOVATION ROADSHOW PROCESS SUCCESSFUL PILOT Results of the first SCRA Tech Innovation Roadshow with Prettl International were exciting. 2 out of 7 companies were selected for subsequent technical review meetings.

  12. ACADEMIA

  13. ACADEMIA SUPPORT Strategic Collaboration Agreement Support startups and entrepreneurs withacademic affiliations Establish Research Alliances Invest in shared infrastructure & pilot projects

  14. RESEARCH ALLIANCE DEFINITION Talent • CRITERIA • Address industry needs • Coalesce existing resources across multiple institutions • Attract additional resources • Resolve gaps • Create opportunity for jobs, workforce development and business growth RESEARCH ALLIANCE Financial Resources Infrastructure Commercial Viability Intellectual Property

  15. INDUSTRY neXt RESEARCH ALLIANCE • Convergence of digital information and communications technologies with manufacturing processes • Drive real-time control of energy, productivity, and costs across factories and companies • Includes Smart Manufacturing, digital thread, and IIoT • Will extract industry problems and develop solutions through faculty engagement • Will build student teams that replicate industrial working teams • Technicians (associate degree students) and engineers (both bachelor’s and Ph.D. students) • Ideally, solutions could be applied to additional sectors beyond originating sector to maximize economic impact

  16. INDUSTRY neXt: SUB-PROGRAMS • Robotics, Sensors and Control Systems • Industrial Internet of Things • Human/MachineInterface • AdditiveManufacturing • Digital Manufacturing, Design and/or Visualization • Artificial Intelligence • Human/SystemInterface • Logistics, Risk Management, Supply Chain Management • Big Data and Cloud Computing • Cyber Security for Manufacturing

  17. INDUSTRY neXt RESEARCH ALLIANCE: RFA • RFA Scope: • Fund development and deployment of technologies to address industry-validated needs in at least one of the Industry neXt sub-programs. • Up to three $100,000 awards for inter-institutional and public/private collaborations • RFA Publicly Released: February 1, 2019 • RFA Submission Deadline: March 29, 2019 • Funding Decisions: May 9, 2019

  18. @SCRAInnovation info@scra.org scra.org

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