 South Carolina Research Authority

The South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) chartered in 1983 by the South Carolina General Assembly as a public, non-profit corporation, SCRA fosters South Carolina's Innovation Economy by supporting entrepreneurs, enabling academic research and its commercialization, and connecting industry to innovators.SCRA's entrepreneurial program, SC Launch is an economic development program that is intended to help early-stage companies to commercialize innovations and create jobs.