USCRF Board of Directors Meeting
February 2004
Agricultural Biotechnology (MUSC, USC)
•The
strong research program in plant biotechnology at USC has led to commercial applications in agriculture
and is currently attracting support from commercial agri-businesses.
•If
funded, we will establish a Center of Agricultural Biotechnology to strengthen ties to industry, promote
establishment of local biotechnology/processing firms that will exploit the
new technologies
and provide trained workers for the new companies that would be attracted to the
area.
•The
Center will focus on an area of plant biotechnology that has strong potential for positive economic
impact in South Carolina—Molecular farming.