Blue Sky
With programming and space designed to support early-stage entrepreneurs, Blue Sky is the first building block in MUSC’s vision for an innovation district in South Carolina.
Innovation at MUSC
Relentlessly committed to discovering what’s next
Innovation is at the heart of everything we do at MUSC—driving groundbreaking research, reimagining health education, and delivering cutting-edge, compassionate care. Across our enterprise, we are committed to advancing the health of South Carolina and beyond through continuous progress in discovery, learning, and treatment options.
Creating a culture of problem-solving.
It’s rejecting the status quo and embracing experimentation and collaboration to tackle health care’s most pressing challenges.
There's innovation in everything we do.
From how we teach and learn, to developing leading-edge research and delivering next-generation health care—innovation has been woven into every part of our mission for over 200 years.
1824 Health Ventures
By providing a dedicated source of seed capital, MUSC’s first venture fund is expected to support the creation of contracts and higher wage STEM jobs in the state.
Zucker Institute for Innovation Commercialization (ZI)
ZI evaluates and manages the intellectual assets owned and generated by MUSC, and then transforms them into products and services that meet critical medical needs globally.
Innovation is woven throughout our institutional DNA, and it fuels our commitment to transforming patient care, providing excellent health sciences education and pursuing research discoveries that have impact for generations.
Key Components of Culture and Growth
Breakthrough Care
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Leading-edge Research
ResearchNumbers that drive change.
Big thinking, bold action – our impact is measured in outcomes that move health care and education forward.
637
U.S. and international patents
4.8M
Patients impacted through new digital tools supporting care.
8
Strategic Partnerships
67
active faculty startups
80%
Employees believe MUSC fosters a culture of innovation
1,268
active clinical trials
87 M
Follow on funding generated by MUSC Startups
from 2016-2023
20+
Care initiatives brought on by OOI projects
Partnerships that accelerate possibilities.
Our hubs of innovation.
When state-of-the-art facilities are filled with brilliantly creative and inventive minds, it leads to tangible, real-world progress that will improve your care today and in the future.
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