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.
Upcoming events2
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All photos →Cram & Crunch at Carolinas College of Health Sciences
Oct 8, 2026 · 6 photos
gBETA Charlotte Health Info Session
Aug 20, 2026 · 25 photos
Coffee & Connections at The Pearl
Aug 20, 2026 · 8 photos
HealthTech Partners Global Opens Headquarters at The Pearl
Jul 23, 2026 · 12 photos
The First Neighbor Night
Jun 16, 2026 · 33 photos
The Pearl Turns One
Jun 8, 2026 · 44 photos
In the news17
All 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
Young Health Leader Summit 2026
Sep 16, 2026 – Sep 17, 2026 · The Pearl innovation district, Charlotte
Hosted by Advancement League + Advocate Health
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
Art Opening at Connect Labs
5:00–8:00 PM · Connect Labs by Wexford, The Pearl, Charlotte, NC
Hosted by Connect Labs by Wexford
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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