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Health Equity Initiatives in the Innovation Quarter

May 24, 2021
Discover how iQ community members—from med students to leaders in clinical care and research—are working to alleviate health inequities at home and nationally. Winston-Salem has some of the largest health and economic disparities in the country—and our community is helping lead the charge for change.…
ACCESS Center for Equity + Success fuels the innovation ecosystem in iQ
Ecosystem

How Innovation Ecosystems Fuel Downtown Revitalization

May 19, 2021
Successful innovation districts become hatching grounds that allow intellect, leaders and communities to grow. Not only do they provide the physical space and an innovation ecosystem from which ideas can spring forward, but they are also catalysts for positive change in the immediate surrounding areas.…
regenerative medicine tissue
Ecosystem

WFIRM & MIMEDX Partnership In Regenerative Medicine Field

May 7, 2021
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) recently announced a new partnership with MIMEDX, an industry leader in using amniotic tissue as a platform for regenerative medicine. Located in the Innovation Quarter, WFIRM is recognized as an international leader in translating scientific discovery into clinical…
Wake Forest School of Medicine location in midtown Charlotte
Ecosystem

Wake Forest’s Second Campus in Charlotte

March 24, 2021
As the academic anchor of the Innovation Quarter, the economic benefits of having Wake Forest School of Medicine are evident in a city like Winston-Salem. For years, Charlotte has been the largest city in the U.S. without a four-year medical school. That's about to change.…
Ecosystem

Winston-Salem’s hottest startup aims to disrupt the world of blockchain

August 5, 2020
Tucked behind Turbine Hall in Winston-Salem's Bailey Power Plant, you’ll find Fluree. The tech start-up, which recently had to expand its space to make room for a growing number of employees, is developing a blockchain-based data platform that enables companies to communicate—and trust—their data. In…
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Ecosystem

5 Ways the Innovation Quarter Community Is Coming Together Against COVID-19

April 12, 2020
Innovation Quarter Companies & Institutions Converge to Develop Creative Solutions Across the Innovation Quarter, collaborations are happening in real-time as innovators, entrepreneurs, business leaders and researchers are coming together to help advance solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are some recent examples: Bailey Power Plant…
An aerial view of 525@vine and Bailey Park at dusk.
Ecosystem

Continually Evolving: A New Look for iQ

February 2, 2020
Today, we’re revealing a whole new look for the Innovation Quarter. And with that new look, we’re unveiling a new logo, website and simplifying our name to Innovation Quarter. Here’s why. How Far We’ve Come Over the past several years, the Innovation Quarter has reached…

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