OUR HISTORY & MISSION ABOUT US

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

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

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

SUPPORTING EARLY-STAGE COMPANIES ENTREPRENEURS

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

$1 Billion 2,668 $71,245 BY THE NUMBERS 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

INDUSTRY

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

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS 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. R&D EFFORTS HIGH-TECH SOLUTIONS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

SUCCESS STORY: SCRA TECH INNOVATION ROADSHOW Partner Selects Companies for Follow-up Tech Companies Pitch Product Partner Pre-selects Companies Scout Tech Companies Identify Partner 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.

ACADEMIA

Strategic Collaboration Agreement ACADEMIA SUPPORT Strategic Collaboration Agreement $7M 7T MRI; stronger signal, higher resolution Support startups and entrepreneurs with academic affiliations Establish Research Alliances Invest in shared infrastructure & pilot projects

Intellectual Property 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

Includes Smart Manufacturing, digital thread, and IIoT 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

INDUSTRY neXt: SUB-PROGRAMS Robotics, Sensors and Control Systems Industrial Internet of Things Human/Machine Interface Additive Manufacturing Digital Manufacturing, Design and/or Visualization Artificial Intelligence Human/System Interface Logistics, Risk Management, Supply Chain Management Big Data and Cloud Computing Cyber Security for Manufacturing

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

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