EngenuitySC

Achieving New and Innovative Progress in the Midstate

Headquartered in Columbia, EngenuitySC is public/private partnership formed to develop and grow the South Carolina Midstate’s knowledge-based economy by fostering an environment where entrepreneurship, innovation, and the creation of knowledge are fundamental elements of the region’s culture, identity, and economic development strategy.

Through collaboration with business, government, and higher education, EngenuitySC leads initiatives that support research development, promote commercialization, and leverage the region’s assets.

EngenuitySC is a catalyst and collaborative leader in knowledge creation, entrepreneurship, talent, and competitive advantage and continually partners with others to create high-impact strategies that will improve the quality of work and quality of life in the Midstate.

EngenuitySC is a catalyst to drive change, helping to create a local culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.  The organization helps individuals and companies gain access to the resources necessary to cultivate, grow, and sustain their ideas, products, and services in the Midstate – from opportunities to connect with other innovative minds to sources for start-up investment capital to the securing of facilities.

EngenuitySC’s current collaborative activities include:

• NuHub, a catalyst to maximize the Midstate’s nuclear energy opportunities.
• Fuel Cell Collaborative, building and positioning Columbia as a leader in fuel cell technology.
• ITS-SC, a New Carolina initiative to support growth of the Midlands insurance technology industry        
• Science Café, connecting the public to the cutting edge research in the Midstate.
• Ignite!, an annual celebration of the Midstate’s knowledge economy.

Additionally, in just the past year, EngenuitySC and partners have:

• Secured a U.S. Department of Energy funded Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine shuttle bus demonstration program at the University of South Carolina.
• Won national recognition from the International Economic Developers’ Council for Ignite!, its annual knowledge economy leadership conference.
• Worked with the University of South Carolina and the City of Columbia on the Fuel Cell Challenge to fund two new clean energy startups in the Midstate.
• Collaborated with Midlands Technical College to provide 50 students with the opportunity to complete the FastTrac entrepreneurial training program.