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Regenerative medicine 3D printer at WFIRM
Ecosystem

How ReMDO Changes the Game for Regenerative Medicine Startups

September 13, 2022
In regenerative medicine, coming up with successful treatments for critical needs is the primary challenge. But, once those developments are researched, tested and perfected, what comes next? Getting treatments to patients. Successful technology must be standardized and scalable to make its way to the marketplace:…
Innovation Quarter Central District
Ecosystem

GIID’s Q&A on its Global Network and The Innovation Quarter

September 12, 2022
The Global Network of Innovation Districts is a group of leaders from 23 innovation districts—including representatives from the Innovation Quarter—focused on developing individual districts and advancing the innovation district model. The Global Institute on Innovation Districts (GIID) designed the Global Network to connect worldwide district…
Dr. Anthony Atala, a leading doctor and research scientist in regenerative medicine, stands in his lab in Winston-Salem, NC.
Ecosystem

Dr. Anthony Atala Talks Regenerative Medicine

September 1, 2022
For over a decade, Winston-Salem has been the premier hub for regenerative medicine. Thanks to organizations like the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM), a team of 400 subject matter experts in bioprinting, tissue engineering, and cell and gene therapy working on more than…
Food trucks line up at Bailey Park at night in the Innovation Quarter.
Ecosystem

Global Network of Innovation Districts Chose iQ as a Member

July 22, 2022
The Global Institute on Innovation Districts (GIID) formally launched its Global Network of Innovation Districts in March 2022. Its purpose is to facilitate collaboration among established and emerging innovation districts so they can learn and grow. This network and many other initiatives point to an…
downtown-winston-salem
Ecosystem

How Winston-Salem is Becoming a Hub for Regenerative Medicine

July 20, 2022
What if life-saving treatments didn’t depend on the availability of donor organs or finding a compatible match? What if we could renew the functionality of dysfunctional or diseased cells, tissues or organs through new growth and cell production? These “what ifs” are just a glimpse…
3D bioprinted parts from WFIRM
Ecosystem, Entrepreneurship

Local Regenerative Medicine Examples in Winston-Salem

July 19, 2022
Regenerative medicine companies are transcending the limits of what we previously thought was possible—and some are even doing it in our backyard. The Innovation Quarter has become a growing hub of world-class regenerative medicine visionaries making incredible progress in the field through various clinical applications.…
Community, Ecosystem

Innovation Quarter: By the Numbers

July 1, 2022
How well do you know the Innovation Quarter? Here are some noteworthy numbers and facts worth sharing. 5 Hand-painted Murals From pandemic projects to 15-foot paintings renewed annually by local students, artists have adorned the Innovation Quarter with five new murals since 2014. Several stand…
Body on a chip, Regenerative Medicine
Ecosystem

Regenerative Medicine Companies Impact

June 22, 2022
The Innovation Quarter is redefining the face of downtown Winston-Salem in more ways than one. Of course, there are the renovated tobacco factories and a parking lot turned park. But the Innovation Quarter is also attracting top researchers, leaders and organizations in the inspired field…
Dr Anthony Atala in a research lab
Ecosystem

American College of Surgeons awarded Dr. Anthony Atala, WFIRM

June 10, 2022
Without a doubt one of the most impactful areas of research and development happening today in the Innovation Quarter is that of regenerative medicine. And Dr. Anthony Atala, leader of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, is leading the way. That pioneering work is…

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