Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is a leading academic medical center anchored by Wake Forest University School of Medicine, with a multi-hospital system serving the Piedmont Triad and beyond, and is home to an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center. Co-located clinical and research facilities speed bedside-to-bench collaboration, and the downtown Innovation Quarter offers labs and offices that embed industry alongside faculty. Through its integration with Atrium Health, the enterprise streamlines contracting and enables multi-site clinical trials across the Carolinas. Research is supported primarily by NIH, with additional competitive federal funding. A dedicated commercialization group, Wake Forest Innovations, manages IP, licensing, and industry partnerships.