Click to View in Browser | June 9, 2023

NEWS

SCRA Announces New Member Companies and Grant Funding

NeuroHope Therapeutics, Ortho-Dx, and Skilldora were accepted as South Carolina Research Authority Member Companies. Glossifi, Heartbeat Technologies, Parimer Scientific, and Secure Process Intelligence received new grant funding. Read more.

SCRA Announces New Finance and Administration Director

The South Carolina Research Authority announced its new director of finance and administration, Laura Terry, who is responsible for leading the strategic direction of SCRA’s finance and administration function. She also serves as treasurer of SC Launch Inc., the investment affiliate of SCRA, which invests in eligible SCRA Member and Portfolio Companies that create higher-paying jobs in the state. Read more.

GoodUnited Co-founders Named Finalists for Ernst and Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award

GoodUnited, an SC Launch Inc. Portfolio Company and leading conversational messaging platform for nonprofits, is thrilled to announce that its co-founders, Jeremy Berman and Nick Black, have been nominated as finalists for the prestigious Ernst and Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award. This recognition is a testament to Jeremy and Nick's exceptional leadership and the remarkable impact of GoodUnited in the nonprofit sector. Read more.

Blue Eye Soft Honored with Export Achievement Certificate

Srikanth Kodeboyina, founder and managing partner of Blue Eye Soft, an SCRA Member Company, traveled to his native country of India last week as part of a U.S. Commercial Service trade mission. Establishing Blue Eye Soft after being commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve, gaining U.S. citizenship and working with Fortune 100 companies, he credits the U.S. Department of Commerce and other organizations for supporting entrepreneurs and helping Blue Eye Soft enter the space economy.


Blue Eye Soft has utilized U.S. Commercial Service resources in Kuwait, Poland, South Africa, Botswana, Israel, Spain and South Korea and participated in the 2022 Minority Business Trade Mission to Europe. The company was recently honored with an Export Achievement Award. Read more.

SCRA Events

Calendar

SCRA Webinar: How to Tell Your Story Without Spilling Your ‘Secret Sauce’

JUN 15 @10:00 a.m

How do you tell the world about your innovation without giving up your “secret sauce”?This webinar will help you figure out what info is truly risky, and what you should be shouting from the rooftops.

Learn more.

i4Series: Copyright, Contracts & Software: Protecting Your Business in a Digital Age

JUN 21 @5:00 p.m

Buying or selling software is complex. Join i4Series for legal insights to secure your business in this ever-changing digital era. Learn more.

SCbio: Brews & Bio, Charleston Meet Up

JUN 22 @5:00 p.m

Join SCbio in Charleston for connection and networking. Learn more.

Thank You to

our Visionary, Diamond, Platinum, & Gold IPF Contributors

  • Ameris Bank
  • Atlantic-Pacific Express, Inc. 
  • Blair Cato Pickren Casterline
  • BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina  
  • Carolinas Dermatology Group
  • Comporium, Inc. 
  • Charleston ENT Associates
  • The Dermatology Group, LLC
  • Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. 
  • Great Southern Homes, Inc. 
  • Herndon Chevrolet, Inc. 
  • Home Telephone ILEC LLC 
  • IO Bright Path, LLC 
  • Low Country Physician Consultants, LLC 
  • Precision Molecular Solutions LLC and Precision Genetics
  • Retina Consultants of Carolina
  • Trident Construction, LLC 
  • United Community Banks, Inc. 
  • Yarborough Applegate LLC 
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