Ecosystem Moves

Recent partnerships, collaborations, and developments shaping Charlotte's health tech ecosystem.

Winthrop + The Pearl + Levine Children’s → pediatric STEM learning

Winthrop teaching fellows deliver hands-on STEM learning to hospitalized K–12 students at Levine Children’s Hospital, supported by The Pearl’s K–12 STEM Lab program.

Feb 12, 2026
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PENTAX Medical → Connect Labs at The Pearl

Engineering lab for endoscopic innovation and clinical education.

Feb 3, 2026
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NCBiotech + CLT Alliance → Connect Labs at The Pearl (planned)

NCBiotech, CLT Alliance, City of Charlotte, and other economic development partners plan a shared office at Connect Labs — a one-stop shop for biotech companies on capital, incentives, and support.

Feb 2, 2026
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gBETA Charlotte Health launches at The Pearl

City + Advocate + gener8tor launch health pre-accelerator.

Jan 13, 2026
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Advocate Health launches National Center for Clinical Trials

AI-enabled clinical trials platform with Wake Forest School of Medicine.

Nov 18, 2025
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Tract Bio opens lab at The Pearl

New lab to expand R&D and biotech collaboration in the district.

Nov 13, 2025
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Advocate Health goes live on Workday

Enterprise HR, finance, and supply chain unification with PwC.

Nov 6, 2025
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Oscar + Atrium Health expand Charlotte plans

Tech-powered health insurance plans for Charlotte market.

Nov 5, 2025
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Healthcare Innovation Academy microschool

Cabarrus County Schools + Atrium + The Pearl workforce pipeline, Fall 2026.

Oct 31, 2025
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PENTAX Medical + IRCAD North America

Multi-year endoscopy training and innovation collaboration.

Oct 27, 2025
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Proximie + IRCAD North America

Digitally connected surgical training and data-enabled innovation.

Oct 24, 2025
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