We are building a world-class brain imaging center and industrial cluster spanning MUSC and USC. By bridging together the complimentary expertise in our two universities, we will create a research center in brain imaging that can provide expertise necessary to make MUSC and USC competitive for multi-million dollar federal grants and contracts. This will give the BICOEE the critical mass needed to be the research engine at the center of a technology cluster. This cluster will lead to technological developments in a number of areas of the healthcare industry expected to boom in the near future.

The proposal to create the BICOEE was rated outstanding by an independent review panel, leading the Lottery Endowment to appropriate $5 million for this project. Expenditure of these funds requires a dollar-for-dollar match from private donations.

To find out how you can contribute to the Brain Imaging Center of Excellence, and the future of South Carolina contact the University of South Carolina College of Arts and Sciences Office.