June 2020
Innovative SC Companies Receive $300,000 in Grants
Summerville, S.C. – Seven innovative SC companies receive nearly $300,000 in grants from the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA). The types of grants, companies and award amounts are as follows: ACADEMIC START-UP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ASAP) GRANTS These grants are available to early-stage for-profit companies sponsored by academic institutions. The grants assist the companies in achieving one…
SiMT’s Mark Roth Tapped to Lead SC Business Incubator Association
Mark Roth is named Board Chair of the SC Business Incubator Association (SCBIA). SCBIA is an initiative of the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) to serve South Carolina’s innovation economy, by bringing together leadership from business incubators and accelerators from across the state. Roth says, “One of the keys to the success of this association…
Hoowaki® Develops Innovative COVID-19 Swab to Expand Testing
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Hoowaki, LLC has developed an innovative one-piece injection molded design for a COVID-19 swab to help close the gap in U.S. and global COVID-19 testing supplies. The 12-year old micro surface engineering and product solutions company has adapted its proprietary HOOWAKI MICROGRIP® surface technology to create micro-pillars used in the Hoowaki® NP…