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Javara founders sit at conference table during a meeting talking happily with two men, one wearing glasses, a tie, and jacket while gesturing his hands and the other a jacket.

Javara Grows in the iQ, Removes Barriers to Clinical Trials for All

April 18, 2022

As Javara commemorates its fourth anniversary, we're celebrating its rapid growth, dedication to innovative medical research and inclusive health equity in local communities. A New Research Model is Born in North Carolina North Carolina has a long history in manufacturing, textiles and tobacco. These remnants…

Wake Forest President Susan R. Wente in a lab during her tours of Wake Downtown and the Wake Forest School of Medicine

Community, Diversity & Inclusion, Ecosystem

Dr. Susan R. Wente on Innovation Leadership

April 8, 2022

On March 25, Dr. Susan R. Wente was officially inaugurated as Wake Forest University’s 14th president. She began as Wake Forest's president in July. And, if you were on campus for the first day of fall 2021 classes, you would have found her donning safety…

performers playing drums at juneteenth festival

Community

The ABCs of Things We’re Looking Forward to in 2022

March 15, 2022

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and Javara’s Continued Partnership Javara, Inc. is an integrated research organization headquartered in the Innovation Quarter. Together with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Javara is working to achieve better patient outcomes by pairing those in need with clinical trials. At…

aerial view of biotech place and 525 vine at night

Community

Wake Forest Biotech Place 10th Anniversary

February 3, 2022

It’s been a decade. Ten years since the former R.J. Reynolds Tobacco company manufacturing facility opened its renovated doors as Wake Forest Biotech Place. Ten years since over 450 scientists and researchers set up shop in pursuit of advancing their research into commercialized products. Ten…

Community

Placemaking

January 13, 2022

How Public Spaces can Engage Your Community and Improve Quality of Life The Definition of Placemaking Placemaking is an intentional use of public spaces to strengthen community connections among people and a place itself. Placemaking can manifest in many forms, from a public park equipped…

Placemaking in the Innovation Quarter ranges from an outdoor space for the community to gather to a 1.6 acre park in the middle of downtown Winston-Salem.

Arts, Community

Five Placemaking Projects that Inspire Us

December 20, 2021

Placemaking is a dynamic approach to the planning, design and management of public spaces. By highlighting a local community’s assets and unleashing their potential, placemaking intentionally creates public spaces that promote people’s well-being. The Four Types of Placemaking Standard placemaking is the process of creating…

A mom and daughter dancing in Bailey Park, a space that has been intentionally developed to inspire creativity and inclusion.

Arts, Community

Creative Placemaking Examples in Downtown Winston-Salem

December 16, 2021

Have you heard of creative placemaking? In the City of Arts and Innovation, you don’t have to look far to find examples of it. After all—creativity and innovation go hand in hand. The Importance of Creative Placemaking in iQ Creative placemaking extends our mission to…

Community, Diversity & Inclusion

We’re Thankful for Our Community

November 23, 2021

Seven Things We're Grateful for about the Innovation Quarter In the spirit of the season, we’re reflecting on our community—its beauty, strength, diversity, resilience and creativity—and how thankful we are for the people and organizations that make the Innovation Quarter a place for all to…