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Wake Forest University students in a chemistry class.
Ecosystem

How Anchor Institutions Help Develop Highly Innovative Areas

Anchor institutions are named with intention—these prominent research universities, medical centers and cultural institutions are rooted in their cities and have the economic means to support themselves and often other aspects of their communities. Many successful innovation districts lean into anchor institutions for ongoing collaboration…
Ribbon cutting ceremony for the Innovation Quarter's Long Branch Trail
Community, Ecosystem

Top Innovation Districts Find Partnerships that Drive Growth

The most robust and impactful innovation districts are anchors within their communities, but they don’t achieve greatness independently. Strategic partnerships—both public and private—are vital to growing innovation districts and helping them thrive. Key Benefits of Partnerships Organizations have different strengths—some are exemplary at fundraising and…
Wake Forest University and the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma partner to make youth football safer.
Ecosystem

Academic-Industry Collaboration Best Practices

All too often, we hear about the barriers to academic-industry collaboration and parnterships. Academia moves too slowly for eager startups. Risk-averse, financially motivated corporations stifle academic research and development. The truth is, partnerships between academic and corporate entities are becoming key to accelerating research, innovation…
The Depot Street Mural in the Innovation Quarter is one way iQ promotes diversity and inclusion.
Community, Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity and Inclusion in Innovation Districts

Not unlike the innovation process, collaboration and diversity play a role in advancing inclusion. However, realizing a genuine sense of inclusion also requires intention. Leading innovation districts are built on strategies where inclusion is woven into all aspects of its development—and it shows. These areas…
SciTech program encourages interest in STEAM subjects
Community

Top 3 Innovation District Best Practices

Innovation districts are popping up across the world, dismantling the norms of the workaday world and breathing new life into under-performing spaces. However, many underestimate what goes into establishing one that can drive such transformative disruption. It isn’t just about reinventing shared physical spaces—it’s about…
Diversity & Inclusion, Ecosystem

Health Equity Initiatives in the Innovation Quarter

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.…

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