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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.

A second focus for industry collaboration is with the Greenville Health System at the '''Clemson University Bioengineering Innovation Campus (CUBEInC)'''.  This facility offers a unique environment in which high-impact medical technology for disease management is developed alongside clinicians with goals to transfer technology from bench to bedside.  Within this facility, other biomedical companies partner with Clemson in the Biomedical Corporate Partner Program to preview novel Clemson technology and actively participate in shaping the biomedical work-force.

The '''Advanced Materials Research Laboratories (AMRL)''', an 111,000 square-foot facility that brings together state-of-the-art equipment and researchers to generate a powerful magnet for the advanced materials industry.  The National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, and NASA has all recognized the center's work and offered funding to future innovation.

The'''Duke Energy Innovation Center '''brings together corporate tenants and entrepreneurial start-up companies for wet/dry labs and office space.  This facility benefits from close proximity to the AMRL and Clemson University's high performance computing center.

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== 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.