SC Launch

SC Launch! was created to facilitate applied research, product development and commercialization programs, strengthen South Carolina's Knowledge Economy and create high wage-earning jobs by executing the mandates of the South Carolina Innovation Centers Act of 2005. SC Launch! is building equity in the future by generating technology-based jobs which enhance the state's quality of life and provide strong prospects for all South Carolinians in the Knowledge Economy. Our mission is to:

• Fulfill the Innovation Centers Act
• Help create startups which leverage intellectual property from and partnerships among the research universities and the public and private sectors
• Generate professional-grade research and development and Knowledge Economy jobs in South Carolina
• Establish a continuing forum to foster greater dialogue between the state's research universities and industry
• Focus SC Launch! client efforts on the development, testing and implementation of new advances in knowledge-based industries
• Promote the development of high-technology industries and applied research facilities