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The Pearl

The Pearl is a $1.5B innovation district in Charlotte anchored by Wake Forest School of Medicine. It hosts Connect Labs and multiple health tech programs.

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In the news17

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OCT
8
News

Cram & Crunch at Carolinas College of Health Sciences

Carolinas College of Health Sciences hosted Cram & Crunch at The Pearl, organized by the college's events coordinator, Stephanie Suarez: a make-your-own cereal snack bar and Ike, a therapy dog from Invisible Paw Prints.

AUG
28
News

AI Conference Reception at Connect Labs

The Wake Forest University School of Medicine AI conference wrapped its first day downstairs at The Pearl and came up to the seventh floor. Connect Labs by Wexford hosted. Advisory5 brought six startups to a room of physicians and faculty: Emray, Global Bridge Pharmaceutical, Znvio, Predoc, Adherix Health, and Transcendent Care. Two Connect Labs members, MindMaze and Hippocratic AI, showed alongside them.

AUG
20
News

gBETA Charlotte Health Info Session

An evening on innovation in community health at The Pearl — a panel with leaders from Advocate Health, Atrium Health, Seae Ventures, and the City of Charlotte, followed by a reception at Connect Labs. Applications are open for the fall cohort.

AUG
20
News

Coffee & Connections at The Pearl

The Pearl team fueled the fall with a morning pop-up at The Assembly — complimentary coffee, sweet treats, and a table of fall essentials to kick off the season.

JUL
30
News

IRCAD Tour by Connect Labs members

Connect Labs members toured IRCAD North America, the surgical training institute four floors below their desks at The Pearl — ten months after opening, already the largest of the nine IRCADs in the world.

JUL
23
News

HealthTech Partners Global opens headquarters at The Pearl

HealthTech Partners Global held a ribbon-cutting for its new headquarters at Connect Labs by Wexford. The rehab-device distributor — spanning clinical education, commercial strategy, and robotic service — is now anchored inside The Pearl.

JUN
16
News

The First Neighbor Night at The Pearl

Connect Labs and Advisory5 hosted the first Neighbor Night at The Pearl — thirty people meeting the neighbors they did not know were next door.

JUN
11
News

Of Earth & Sky at The Pearl

Nine Eighteen Nine brought its needle-felted fiber art to Connect Labs by Wexford at The Pearl for an evening reception. A few moments from the night.

Past events

SEP
18

Child and Family Health Research Symposium

8:00 AM – 3:00 PM ET; keynote 8 AM, posters & awards 9 AM – 12 PM · The Pearl, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 905 Pearl Park Way

Hosted by Wake Forest University School of Medicine

SEP
16

Young Health Leader Summit 2026

Sep 16, 2026 – Sep 17, 2026 · The Pearl innovation district, Charlotte

Hosted by Advancement League + Advocate Health

AUG
28

AI & Health Innovation Evening at Connect Labs

Doors at 5:30 PM · 5:30–7:30 PM ET · Connect Labs by Wexford, 905 Pearl Park Wy, Charlotte (The Pearl)

Hosted by Connect Labs + Advisory5

JUN
11

Art Opening at Connect Labs

5:00–8:00 PM · Connect Labs by Wexford, The Pearl, Charlotte, NC

Hosted by Connect Labs by Wexford

MAY
28

gBETA Charlotte Health Showcase

May 28, 2026 · The Pearl Innovation District, Charlotte, NC

Hosted by gener8tor / City of Charlotte / Advocate Health

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