The Spartanburg County Foundation has awarded Palmetto InnovaSphere a grant to support the launch of the Spartanburg Education and Innovation Consortium, which will bring emerging life sciences and healthcare technologies into local classrooms and clinical training programs. The consortium’s first project will expand the use of AIBody at Spartanburg Community College and the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM–Carolinas).
AIBody combines computer models of the human body with interactive simulations and AI-enabled learning tools so students can explore what’s driving a simulated patient’s symptoms and practice making clinical decisions. InnovaSphere aims to build on the AIBody project by bringing educators and life sciences companies together to expand hands-on learning and lay the groundwork for future research partnerships. The consortium is part of InnovaSphere’s broader effort to build a connected life sciences ecosystem in Spartanburg and bring promising technologies to market and into wider use across South Carolina and the Southeast.