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Carolinas Innovation Center for Optics and Metrology (CICOM) Strategy Development Consortium

* 2023 Tech Hubs Strategy Development Grant Recipient

Lead Agency: University of North Carolina, Charlotte

States Served: North Carolina, South Carolina

Applicant-Defined Region: 11 counties within in the Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord MSA and an additional five counties part of the Greater Charlotte Economic Zone

Core Technology Area: optics and metrology

The Carolinas Innovation Center for Optics and Metrology (CICOM) Strategy Development Consortium will develop a regional roadmap that develops and applies optics and metrologies technologies to create a sustainable manufacturing framework.

Strategy Development Grant Amount: $500,000

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