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Advancing discovery through strategic research partnerships

At MUSC, collaboration fuels innovation. Our research partnerships bring together our world-class investigators with industry leaders, government agencies, and health care organizations to accelerate scientific discovery, expand access to cutting-edge technologies, and translate research into real-world solutions.

Collaboration Information for Clinical Research Sponsors & Contract Research Organizations (CROs)

MUSC is the proud home of the South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research (SCTR) Institute’s Research Opportunities & Collaborations program. This program is designed to work with industry sponsors, contract research organizations (CROs), government agencies, health care institutions, and other potential research collaborators to pair clinical research opportunities with MUSC Investigators.

Health Sciences SC

Health Sciences South Carolina (HSSC) is an inclusive public/private health organization established in 2004 as the first statewide biomedical health data and research collaborative in the United States.

SCTR

The South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research (SCTR) Institute is a statewide, NIH-funded institute that provides consultative expertise, resources, training, and funding to support research teams. Our goal is to accelerate scientific discoveries from the laboratory to clinical and public health practice to improve the health of patients and communities across SC and beyond.

Zucker Institute

The Zucker Institute for Innovation Commercialization (ZI) independently evaluates and manages the intellectual assets owned and generated by MUSC. We’re dedicated to transforming these assets into products and services that meet critical medical needs globally.

SmartState at MUSC

Created in 2002 by the South Carolina General Assembly to help transform the state’s economy, the SmartState program aims to recruit world-class researchers and scientists to serve as Endowed Chairs at the state’s three research-intensive universities, including MUSC.

SCbio

As one of the fastest-growing industries in our state, SCbio champions life science professionals to build the bonds of a strong community for networking, funding, services and growth.

SCIRF

The South Carolina Spinal Cord Injury Research Fund promotes research to develop better understanding of causes and effective treatment strategies for paralysis, sensory loss, and other consequences of spinal cord injury (SCI) and disease.

SCRA

The South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) was chartered in 1983 by the state legislature to fuel South Carolina’s innovation economy by accelerating technology-enabled growth of academia, entrepreneurship, and industry.

Partner with MUSC

As one of the top medical research universities in the United States, MUSC and its Investigators are dedicated to advancing basic and clinical research through innovation and knowledge sharing. We are also committed to building collaborative relationships that help us meet the requirements and goals of our research partners. Together we are creating real-life solutions for today’s medical problems.

Contact:

Signe Denmark, MS, CCRP
Associate Director, Research Opportunities & Collaborations
843-792-4146
denmarks@musc.edu

Heather Hopmeier, BS
Research Opportunities and Collaborations Program Coordinator
843-792-4457
hopmeier@musc.edu

Kristen Clasen DeHart, M.Ed.
Research Opportunities and Collaborations Metrics & Evaluation Program Manager
843-792-3131
clasen@musc.edu

Funding our research and impact.

With hundreds of United States and international patents awarded, MUSC is well-equipped to bring ideas to practice. MUSC startups have developed FDA-approved products, have been acquired by publicly traded corporations, have created high-paying jobs, and have attracted substantial investment dollars into South Carolina.

67 Active faculty startups

69 Products in market

637 US and international patents

1,246 Clinical trials