Its gradual shift from a research park to an innovation district in recent years has put Wake Forest Innovation Quarter on a path to developing a work, live, learn and play culture and community in Winston-Salem. This hub of activity on about 200 acres is rising from old tobacco factories and warehouses in eastern downtown, creating a knowledge-based innovation ecosystem to include developers, people, product partners, technical and legal teams, workforce training, incubators, and capital and management for sustainability. It is a place for research, business and education in biomedical science, information technology and advanced materials.
Image: David Rolfe/Journal The group of buildings formerly known as RJR's Building 60, seen Friday, May 8, 2015, is undergoing renovation for the Wake Forest Baptist Medical School. The buildings border Bailey Park in the heart of the Wake Forest Innovation Quarter. (Winston-Salem Journal, David Rolfe) WSJ_0517_Innovation
