Tom Stein is a guy with lots of ideas who has always loved making things, and wanted to start his own business. Following the advice of a mentor to build on the idea with the most value, he founded Trivance Design, LLC which aims to improve human health by encouraging more students to pursue STEM … Read more
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“If you can come up with a solution to this problem, you’ll be a millionaire.” While attending pharmacy school, Sue Carr worked in a hospital as a pharmacy technician, becoming quickly frustrated by the cumbersome process that follows when health-care providers break open glass ampules to dispense medication. Inevitably, glass shards must be filtered out … Read more
As a kid, Dr. Jill Pecon-Slattery was in love with nature—frogs, butterflies, and all living things. A childhood spent outdoors exploring the natural world led, logically, to a career in science, although Jill’s path has had twists and turns. Initially, she wanted to be a marine field biologist; with a master’s degree in oceanography, Jill … Read more
Karl Hindle is an “accidental immigrant” originally from Manchester, England, who has always been something of an athletic nerd. Being good at sports led him first to the army, followed by college and an early career in accounting. His natural ebullience had him pivot to a career in sales, and when the early days of … Read more
In 2016 Kathie Callahan Brady, CEO of Frederick Innovative Technology Center, Inc. (FITCI), received a basket of fuzzy baby chicks as a present. This was the gift her friends gave her when she joined the business incubator; she stared at the basket, puzzled. Noticing her expression, Kathie’s friends said, “you work for an incubator, right?” … Read more
Frederick Innovative Technology Center, Inc. (FITCI) has been awarded the TEDCO funded, and Maryland Business Incubation Association (MBIA) administered, Incubator Business Assistance Grant (IBAG). The IBAG grant was awarded in the full requested amount of $10,000.00, and will be used to support FITCI’s members with grant writing projects. FITCI was awarded this grant in 2017 … Read more
We are excited to announce the launch of FITCI’S brand new website! Our intention with this newly developed website is to provide our current and prospective clients, friends and Frederick community an improved and user-friendlier browsing experience. As our CEO, Kathie Callahan Brady, pointed out, “this website is long overdue but I feel that this … Read more
