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Clemson University broke ground on May 16 for a $130-million building that is expected to herald a new era of innovation and workforce development in advanced materials for South Carolina and the broader region. The new Advanced Materials…

Courtesy of Columbia Regional Business Report The University of South Carolina will invest $10 million over the next four years in five new interdisciplinary research institutes that will address some of South Carolina’s biggest challenges, including health, education…

South Carolina precision oncology company Kiyatec is developing an industry-disrupting technology that can pinpoint which existing cancer drugs are most likely to work for patients, creating the potential to dramatically improve response rates from pharmaceutical cancer treatment….

Courtesy of the Black Wall Street Times Herbert Drayton is the CEO of HI Mark Capital, the first majority Black-owned venture capital firm founded in South Carolina. HI Mark Capital is committed to investing in minority, female and indigenous founders across…

A Clemson-led coalition of South Carolina researchers has formed to modernize health care diagnostics and treatment in South Carolina with the use of AI. The National Science Foundation announced a $20 million, five-year investment in a multi-institutional…

Courtesy CRBJ Afaxys, LLC, a socially conscious healthcare company focused on serving patients in the community and public health system, announced today that Pamela (Pam) Shepherd, has been named Senior Vice President (SVP) and Chief Financial Officer…

The South Carolina Hospital Association (SCHA) will launch its now annual statewide salute to the hospital workforce May 6th – 13th, during National Nurses Week and National Hospital Week, with discounts, giveaways, and communications programs to show…

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky announced today her intent to depart the agency at the end of June. Walensky has led CDC through a transition to greater normalcy across the country, after two years of COVID-19 related…

On a day when dignitaries gathered to mark the grand opening of a new home for the Medical University of South Carolina’s College of Pharmacy and upgrades to the James W. Colbert Education Center and Library, students…