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Wake Forest University

A private university whose regenerative medicine institute is among the largest of its kind.

Location
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Tier
US
Known For
Regenerative Medicine, Business & Law

Overview

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.

Startup Ecosystem

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.

Accelerators & Programs

  • Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
  • Innovation Quarter research and company district
  • Center for Entrepreneurship running student programmes
  • Technology transfer supporting biomedical licensing
  • Clinical partnerships through the university health system

Founder Output

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.

Local Investors

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.

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