ZIAN is a non-profit technology accelerator embedded in the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, S.C. Established in 2013, ZIAN's vision is "to bring life-saving technology into the world by bridging the gap between clinical innovation and technical expertise." ZIAN's team includes a renowned faculty of clinicians and scientists, along with talented engineers, intellectual property specialists, and business development experts. Working closely with MUSC's Foundation for Research Development, with dedicated angel investors, and with industry-leading commercial partners, ZIAN has helped MUSC's medical device inventors secure dozens of issued or pending patents, millions of dollars of R&D funding, multiple exclusive licensing deals with industry-leading medical device companies, several FDA approvals, and commercial device launches.