Wake Forest Innovation Quarter in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is a place for research, business and education in biomedica ... l science, information technology, clinical services and advanced materials. The Innovation Quarter is one of the fastest growing urban-based districts for innovation in the United States with approximately 2,875 people working in over 50 companies and numerous academic departments and with more than 2,000 students undertaking advanced education and workforce development annually. The Innovation Quarter currently comprises 1.5 million square feet of inspirational office, laboratory and educational space on its 145 developable acres. In addition, there are more than 600 apartments, lofts and condominiums within or close by the Innovation Quarter. read more