Two years ago, Nephron Pharmaceuticals brought a problem to the engineering and pharmacy colleges at the University of South Carolina. When employees operating machinery at Nephron called in sick or otherwise couldn’t come to work, production is halted. Nephron CEO Lou Kennedy hoped the company and the two colleges could...
At the growing campus of Nephron Pharmaceuticals in West Columbia, many robots are used for a variety of functions, such as moving pallets of wrapped products and many other purposes. A new type of robot is joining the line, thanks to a partnership between Nephron and the University of South Carolina's colleges of engineering and pharmacy.
From USA Today : Columbia: The University of South Carolina is joining a handful of universities nationwide to implement saliva tests for COVID-19, as part of its plan to reopen for classes this week. The tests will be free for students, faculty and staff on the school’s Columbia campus, the...
From The State newspaper: The University of South Carolina will begin using a new type of coronavirus testing on campus starting Wednesday. Unlike the traditional tests — which take several days to get results — the saliva tests can get results back within 24 hours, USC said in a news...
From the Associated Press : The University of South Carolina is joining a handful of universities nationwide to implement saliva tests for COVID-19, as part of its plan to reopen for classes this week. The school said West Columbia-based Nephron Pharmaceuticals donated 50,000 sample tubes and a robot for processing...
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. – Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation, one of the fastest-growing pharmaceuticals companies in the country, today announced it would donate more than 100,000 bottles of company-made hand sanitizer to the University of South Carolina, as the school prepares for the safe return of the entire Gamecocks family. “No matter...
