NIWC Atlantic Looks to Accelerate Innovation, Signs Partnership with ‘SC Competes’

The Palmetto Tech Bridge (PTB) announced a partnership on Dec. 2 with the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness (SC Competes) intended to increase economic competitiveness in the state and support innovation ecosystems that help develop critical capabilities for the warfighter.

The Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) establishes SC Competes as an official intermediary of Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic and its innovation hub the PTB.

With the agreement, SC Competes — as an extension of the tech bridge network and through collaboration opportunities with NIWC Atlantic — can support small business and academic institution partners who either need, or can make demonstrably productive use of, technology-related assistance from a federal lab.

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