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The '''Arther M. Spiro Institue for Entrepreneurial Leadership '''was founded with a mission to support education, research and outreach programs that promote entrepreneurial activity and economic development of the region, state, and nation.  The Sprio Institute draws from the expertise within the College of Business and Behavioral Science to explore entrepreneurial leadership.

Opportunities for funding of student-led technologies is offered directly through '''LaunchPadSC''', a competition that is designed to assist individuals and/or teams in the genesis of ideas for new business concepts and to help move them forward in the formation of potential new companies.

== University technology transfer function ==

The '''Clemson University Research Foundation (CURF)''' is a university corporation organized to provide leadership and expertise to maximize the societal impact of university research and innovation.  CURF manages the technology transfer functions of Clemson University by taking assignment of inventions, obtaining intellectual property protection, working with faculty to evaulate commercial potential of discoveries, and licensing inventions to the private sector for public use.

== Regional and local economic development efforts ==

The state of South Carolina offers support for innovation efforts through '''SCLaunch''', a venture funding source that provides seed stage capital for businesses across the state.  '''SCBIO''' is another South Carolina economic development organization that runs networking meetings, entrepreneurial courses, start-up boot camps (such as '''SCBIO Boot Camp'''), and advocates the state legislature on behalf of the state's life science industry.  '''Upstate Alliance''' also has a "bio" division that promotes the South Carolina Upstate region through operating companies.  '''SC Med TransTech''' is a program aimed at developing translatable medtech technology in the state that allows for grants for research aimed at the interests of Stryker Corp.