Health Sciences South Carolina supports 12 Centers of Economic Excellence (CoEEs)
HSSC supports 12 CoEEs through organizational and financial support, providing people, tools and infrastructure to leverage shared data, facilities, equipment, and talent. The HSSC-supported CoEEs are:
- Brain Imaging
- Cancer Stem Cell Biology and Therapy
- Childhood Neurotherapeutics
- Clinical Effectiveness and Patient Safety
- Health Facilities Design and Testing
- Healthcare Quality
- Medication Safety and Efficacy
- Molecular Proteomics for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Treatment
- Regenerative Medicine
- SeniorSMART™
- Stroke
- Technology Center to Enhance Healthful Lifestyles
South Carolina Center of Economic Excellence (CoEE) Program
The CoEE Program was created by the South Carolina legislature in 2002 and is funded through South Carolina Education Lottery proceeds. The legislation authorizes the state's three public research institutions, Medical University of South Carolina, Clemson University and the University of South Carolina, to use state funds to create Centers of Economic Excellence in research areas that will advance South Carolina's economy. Each Center of Economic Excellence is awarded from $2 million to $5 million in state funds, which must be matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis with non-state investment. To date, 46 Centers of Economic Excellence have been created and 22 endowed chairs have been appointed to lead the centers. The CoEE Program has resulted in more than a quarter billion dollars of non-state investment in the South Carolina economy and is responsible for the creation of more than 2,000 jobs. For more information, visit www.sccoee.org.
