Starting a business is like climbing a mountain.
The Problem
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Healthcare crises are intensifying, with sustainable innovation unable to keep up with growing demands.
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90% of startups fail in their first 5 years (2023) causing startups to face significant hurdles.
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Without support, groundbreaking ideas in healthcare and technology often fail to reach the market, leaving critical solutions unrealized.
Entrepreneurs, like climbers, need physical and mental preparation and guidance for a successful ascent - growing and scaling their businesses.
Why FITCI?
FITCI’s proven formula supports startups with a 93% success rate—far above the average. Businesses incubated here are transforming lives by solving critical crises, including:
- Personalized Medical Solutions: Startups at FITCI are using 3D printing using personal DNA to create customized implants, offering patients alternatives to traditional, invasive steel rods.
- Saving Lives During Childbirth: Innovative technologies developed at FITCI are improving survival rates for mothers and newborns, ensuring healthier outcomes for families.
- Safer Surgeries and Faster Recoveries: Solutions designed here are reducing post-surgical infections and speeding up the delivery of essential medications.
- Revolutionizing Product Testing: FITCI companies are pioneering humane, cutting-edge testing methods to develop safer, more effective treatments and pharmaceuticals.
- Advancing Drug Discovery: By accelerating RNA sequencing, our startups are fast-tracking the development of life-saving drugs and identifying critical biomarkers.
At FITCI, we turn the hurdles startups face into stepping stones for growth. Through our tailored programming and support, we help these companies scale their operations and deliver innovative solutions that improve lives.
Join Us in Making an Impact
Your support keeps these life-changing innovations and businesses right here in Frederick, driving local economic growth and solving global challenges. Together, we can ensure these vital solutions reach the people who need them most and ensure smart, sustainable growth for Frederick.
With FITCI and Maryland's EDGE, entrepreneurs don't have to make the arduous journey alone. We provide the guidance, training, and relationships to avoid common pitfalls, and prepare them to make it to the summit of success.
The Opportunity for Change
By donating to FITCI, the Frederick community can drive the next generation of entrepreneurs to create lasting solutions in healthcare and beyond, right here in Frederick.
Startup and small business success creates jobs and puts money directly into our local and state economies. Together, we can build a more sustainable and resilient Frederick: nurturing local talent to innovate and turn their ideas into successful businesses with your help.
Join us to create a thriving, lasting ecosystem that supports technological innovation, entrepreneurship, and impactful healthcare solutions for our future.
Your donation goes directly to supporting entrepreneurs bringing their ideas to market, including groundbreaking healthcare solutions that can change the world.
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