CLEMSON, SC – November 5, 2008 – Generous private gifts and a state match have raised a total of $8 million to establish a Research Center of Economic Excellence (CoEE)…

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Leading Construction Firm to Build Innovista’s Horizon II COLUMBIA, SC – October 31, 2008 – Innovista Holdings Inc., the private sector development partner for Innovista, has signed a contract with…

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Some of South Carolina’s top business leaders to help New Carolina fulfill its mission of raising state’s per capita income. COLUMBIA, SC — October 31, 2008 – Four new members…

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LEEDS, United Kingdom – October 29, 2008 – Have you ever struggled to create those cool looking header graphics you see on most professional web sites? If the answer is ‘yes’ then…

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CHARLESTON, SC – October 30, 2008 – SCRA, a global leader in applied research and commercialization services, announces three prime contracts executed by SCRA with the U.S. Air Force Research…

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CHARLESTON, SC – October 20, 2008 – Tammy Gleaton Simpo, a senior analyst for SCRA, has earned Certified Enterprise Architect certification (EA) by Carnegie Mellon University and IBM-Telelogic. Along with…

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Over $20 Billion in Scientific Funding Now Analyzed with Collexis COLUMBIA, SC  – October 28, 2008 – Collexis Holdings Inc. (OTCBB: CLXS), a leading developer of semantic search and knowledge…

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Stewart McKenzie to Serve as Midlands Zone Manager for SC Launch!  COLUMBIA, SC – October 28, 2008 – The University of South Carolina – City of Columbia Fuel Cell Collaborative announced…

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Administration Team comprised of National Hydrogen Association Hydrogen Education Foundation (HEF), Technology Transition Corporation (TTC) and SCRA CHARLESTON, SC – October 20, 2008 – SCRA, a global leader in applied…

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CHARLESTON, SC – October 16, 2008 – The State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI) presented its prestigious 2008 Excellence in TBED Award to four recipients nationally, selected as best practice…

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Brandon Parrish Joins Firm as Network Engineer AUGUSTA, GA – October 14, 2008 – Elliott Davis Technology Solutions, LLC (EDTS), a full-service technology consulting firm with offices in Augusta, Ga.…

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ORANGEBURG, SC – October 9, 2008 – Robert Ballard, Vice President, Research and Strategic Business Development at Zeus, Inc. has been appointed to serve on the South Carolina Biotechnology Incubation…

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CHARLESTON, SC – October 9, 2008 – Seneca, SC-based MedProcure received a $150,000 investment from SCRA’s SC Launch! today at The Poinsett Club in Greenville. MedProcure is headed by Tom…

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COLUMBIA, SC – October 6, 2008 – A3 Communications has been chosen to provide Rock Hill School District 3 with an IP-based video surveillance system for the entire district. Over…

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Greenville, SC – October 3, 2008 – You are invited to the 4th Annual Biomedical Entrepreneurship Program in Upstate South Carolina. The event will be held on Friday, November 14,…

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AUGUSTA, GA – October 2, 2008 – Elliott Davis Technology Solutions (EDTS), a full-service technology consulting firm, announced that Network Engineer Raymond White, CCA, CCSP, CCNA, MCSE, MCSA recently earned the Cisco…

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CLEMSON, SC – October 2, 2008 – The National Science Foundation has granted two Clemson University professors $250,000 to research and develop nanofiber-based probes — needles that are 10 times smaller…

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CHARLOTTE, NC – September 26, 2008 – Stealthy taggers determined to leave their marks indelibly on the nation’s public transportation vehicles and associated buildings — at an annual pricetag of more…

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White paper submissions due Wednesday, November 5 COLUMBIA, SC – September 25, 2008 – On behalf of the USC Columbia Fuel Cell Collaborative, SCRA announced yesterday that it is accepting white…

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Job Costing and Performance Reporting Highlight ERP System GREENVILLE, SC –  September 23, 2008 –  Jobscope, Inc., which delivers a comprehensive ERP solution for order-driven companies, announces the availability of…

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CHARLESTON, SC – September 23, 2008 – Greer-based Invenca  (formerly iTography) received a $200,000 investment from SCRA’s SC Launch! today at The Greenville Chamber of Commerce. Invenca provides innovative separations…

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29 Cyberstates See Tech Export Growth Between 2006 and 2007 WASHINGTON, DC – September 23, 2008 – U.S. high-tech merchandise exports totaled $214 billion in 2007, decreasing three percent from…

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COLUMBIA, SC –  September 18, 2008 – The four charter members of the USC Columbia Fuel Cell Collaborative, Midlands Technical College and Trulite, Inc. (www.trulitetech.com) have signed a Memorandum of…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 10, 2008 – More than 160 organizations have joined South Carolina’s engineering industry group, the South Carolina Engineering Cluster, since it was established just 9 months ago.…

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Avaya and Microsoft Business Partners to Demonstrate Best of Breed Solution GREENVILLE, SC – – September 4, 2008 –  PTG, a Microsoft Certified Partner, and provider of IT delivery solutions…

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COLUMBIA SC – September 4, 2008 – Collexis Holdings Inc. (OTCBB: CLXS), a leading developer of semantic search and knowledge discovery software, announced today that it has been named one of KMWorld…

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CHARLESTON, SC – September 2, 2008 – SCRA today reported results for the 2008 fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, its 25th year in operation. Revenue for the year was a…

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COLUMBIA, SC – August 28, 2008 – The University of South Carolina’s Innovista Web site (www.innovista.sc.edu) recently earned one of four Silver Medals in the specialty Web Site category of the…

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COLUMBIA, SC and DENVER, CO – August 25, 2008 – For the first time ever, grassroots bloggers – including Tim Kelly of SC blog Crack the Bell (www.crackthebell.com) – will…

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COLUMBIA, SC – August 12, 2008 –  Spirit Telecom has assumed the responsibility of providing telephone service to the State of South Carolina under a $98 million, seven-year contract awarded by…

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Call for Nominations Open through August 15, 2008 ALPHARETTA, GA – August 12, 2008 – Several leading members from the high-tech community in the Southeast have been named as judges…

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COLUMBIA, SC – August 6, 2008 – VC3 is pleased to announce that Mike Jann, Strategic IT Services Manager, has graduated from the Certified Government CIO (CGCIO) Program at the…

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CasemakerX Connects the Next Generation of Attorneys with Peers, Professors, and the Practicing Legal Community COLUMBIA, SC – August 6, 2008 – Lawriter, LLC a subsidiary of Collexis Holdings Inc.…

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AUGUSTA GA – August 1, 2008 – Elliott Davis Technology Solutions, LLC (EDTS), a full-service technology consulting firm, announced the addition of Ian C. Ferguson as a Network Technician supporting…

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Collexis’ BiomedExperts Rapidly Expanding its User Base Giving Researchers and Publishers an Easy and Efficient Way to Network, Connect and Collaborate Columbia S.C. – July 31, 2008 – Collexis Holdings…

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slideboxx PowerPoint slide search speeds finding slides and creating scientific presentations SAN FRANSICO, CA –  July 28, 2008  – Zinali, LLC today introduced slideboxx, which speeds and simplifies creating PowerPoint…

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Visit part of 30-State America Wins With Trade Bus Tour Charleston, SC – July 25, 2008 – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is taking its message to the street –…

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CHARLESTON, SC – July 17, 2008 — SCRA, a global leader in applied research and commercialization, and the Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy Initiative, based in Southern Israel, signed a cooperative agreement…

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Investment expected to bring 100 new jobs to the area COLUMBIA, SC – July 15, 2008 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce, Charleston County and the Charleston Regional Development…

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Instant Views of JOBSCOPE Key Performance Indicators Available 24/7 GREENVILLE, SC – July 17, 2008 – Jobscope, Inc., who delivers a comprehensive ERP solution for order-driven companies, recently made available…

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GET Interactive receives $200,000 in funding from SCRA’s SC Launch!® at InnoVision ForumCOLUMBIA, SC –  July 17, 2008 – The InnoVision Forum will be held today at 3:00 p.m. at…

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COLUMBIA, SC – July 14, 2008 – Dr. Melanie Thomas, a leading expert in gastrointestinal cancers, is the 20th researcher recruited to South Carolina through the state’s Centers of Economic Excellence…

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CHARLESTON, SC – July 08, 2008 – SCRA announced today the appointment of Stewart K. McKenzie as SC Launch! Midlands Zone Manager. New to SCRA, Stewart is a specialty chemicals…

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COLUMBIA, SC – July 9, 2008 – Collexis Holdings Inc. (OTCBB: CLXS), a leading developer of semantic and knowledge discovery software, announced today that the National Center for Research Resources…

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COLUMBIA, SC – July 9, 2008 – SC Launch!, an SCRA affiliate, announced today that BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina has directed $2,000,000 to the SC Launch! Industry Partnership Fund, which…

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COLUMBIA, SC – July 7, 2008 – A major new agreement was announced today between Collexis Holdings Inc. (OTCBB: CLXS), a leading developer of semantic knowledge discovery software and expert…

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New Milford, CT – July 7, 2008 –  Glacier Computer, a leading designer, developer, and supplier of rugged industrial PC-compatible devices, announces shipment of the Everest industrial computer with two…

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COLUMBIA, SC – July 2, 2008 –  FastTrac® TechVenture™ SC of the Midlands held a graduation ceremony for its inaugural class of entrepreneurs in Columbia this week. The 10-week program…

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SCRA was awarded Honorable Mention for the prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Awards in an event hosted by Charleston, SC Metro Chamber of Commerce CHARLESTON, SC  – June 30, 2008 –…

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Get Your Elevator Pitch Ready Prize: The American Dream LOS ANGELES, SC – June 18, 2008 – Are you one of those people that have a great business idea, but no…

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