BY FOCUSING ON THE MISSION TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRY ECOSYSTEM AND BY STRENGTHENING THE STATE'S WORKFORCE, EDUCATION, INNOVATION, AND RESEARCH INFRACSTRUCTURE, THE FOUNDATION WORKS TO ACHIEVE THE VISION OF CREATING THE NATION'S MOST INDUSTRY-FRIENDLY AND INNOVATIVE LIFE SCIENCES ECOSYSTEM AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT TO FUEL THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY IN SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS MISSION FURTHERS THE GOAL OF ENSURING THAT SOUTH CAROLINA COMPANIES, RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, AND CITIZENS REAP THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIETAL BENEFITS OF A WORLD-CLASS LIFE SCIENCES CLUSTER.