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Ecosystem

How Innovation Ecosystems Fuel Downtown Revitalization

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.…
Bailey Park is public greenspace at the heart of the iQ innovation district.
Community

What Is an Innovation District?

What You Need to Know About Innovation Districts Visit almost any thriving metropolitan area, and you’ll notice at least one thing they have in common—a section of the city that’s buzzing with activity. Here you’ll find professionals, students and families mingling amongst each other; buildings…
Community

5 Ways the Coal Pit Invigorates Winston-Salem

The Coal Pit at the Innovation Quarter once housed—you guessed it—the coal that fueled the factories and warehouses of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. For decades, this massive energy generator fed Winston-Salem's economy as well—employing men and women alike, including a large percentage from the Black…
regenerative medicine tissue
Ecosystem

WFIRM & MIMEDX Partnership In Regenerative Medicine Field

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…
Community, Diversity & Inclusion

Spatial Justice in the Innovation Quarter

Sharing spatial resources and facilitating events create a more equitable, diverse and inclusive community. The Innovation Quarter is more than just an expanse of buildings. It's where research meets entrepreneurship. It's where history becomes art. It's where collaboration and creativity spark change. At the intersection of this kind of placemaking…
Wake Forest School of Medicine location in midtown Charlotte
Ecosystem

Wake Forest’s Second Campus in Charlotte

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.…
Community, Diversity & Inclusion

Greater Gift & MACHE COVID Education

Winston-Salem nonprofits partner to build trust and decrease health disparities Winston-Salem endures some of the most detrimental economic and health disparities in the nation. In the East Ward alone, where the Innovation Quarter sits, almost one-third of residents live below the poverty line—compared to 17.6%…

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