
A private university whose regenerative medicine institute is among the largest of its kind.
Wake Forest is best known academically for its medical school, and specifically for its regenerative medicine institute — one of the largest research organisations in the world focused on engineering replacement tissues and organs.
Its business and law schools serve a strong regional professional network across the Carolinas.
Winston-Salem's Innovation Quarter is a redeveloped industrial district now hosting biomedical research and companies, anchored by the university's medical campus.
The wider North Carolina life sciences ecosystem, centred on the Research Triangle, is an hour and a half east.
Company formation is concentrated in regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, medical devices, and diagnostics.
The regenerative medicine institute's scale makes this one of the few places where organ and tissue engineering companies form regularly.
North Carolina's life science investors and state innovation funding serve the region.
Regenerative medicine companies frequently draw specialist and strategic capital from outside the state.
GCN’s global network includes millions of startups and founders and a broad community of investors, creating opportunities to discover potential connections across university communities.
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