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.
PENTAX Medical → Connect Labs at The Pearl
Engineering lab for endoscopic innovation and clinical education.
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.
gBETA Charlotte Health launches at The Pearl
City + Advocate + gener8tor launch health pre-accelerator.
Advocate Health launches National Center for Clinical Trials
AI-enabled clinical trials platform with Wake Forest School of Medicine.
Tract Bio opens lab at The Pearl
New lab to expand R&D and biotech collaboration in the district.
Advocate Health goes live on Workday
Enterprise HR, finance, and supply chain unification with PwC.
Oscar + Atrium Health expand Charlotte plans
Tech-powered health insurance plans for Charlotte market.
Healthcare Innovation Academy microschool
Cabarrus County Schools + Atrium + The Pearl workforce pipeline, Fall 2026.
PENTAX Medical + IRCAD North America
Multi-year endoscopy training and innovation collaboration.
Proximie + IRCAD North America
Digitally connected surgical training and data-enabled innovation.
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