Frederick Innovative Technology Center, Inc

Frederick Laundry recently moved into a space at our Metropolitan Ct location! They provide pick-up/delivery and in-home laundry care services while creating employment opportunities to those with disabilities, including autism. They also partner with a few homeless shelters, supporting their mission to give back to the community. You can learn more about what inspired founder marissa misner to start the business by watching her interview with DC News Now! #CommunitySupport #EmploymentOpportunities #SocialImpact

Thank you to everyone who came out to our Viaduct Open Networking event last night! Some great connections were made and we’re thrilled to see such a strong sense of community and collaboration. This event was kindly co-hosted by F3 Tech and supported by the EDA's Build 2 Scale program. If you missed the event last night (or you didn't and you just want to continue to make and strengthen your connections) please come out to one of our upcoming events. We'll drop the links in the comments so you can register now! 15th Annual Fort Detrick Alliance-FITCI Tech Showcase: Connect with FITCI clients and learn about partnership development/technology transfer 📆 Thursday, November 21 🕰️ 4:00-7:00PM 📍321 Ballenger Center Dr., Suite 125, Frederick, MD 21703 Mega Networking: FITCI's most fun, fast, and festive facilitated networking event - Great for people who do NOT like networking! 📆 Thursday, December 5 🕰️ 5:30-8:00PM 📍321 Ballenger Center Dr., Suite 125, Frederick, MD 21703 We hope to see you there! #Networking #CommunityConnections #Collaboration

We had a lot of fun testing this activity before our class this week. Our students will learn about how the concentration of a solution is reported and how to calculate how much of the reagents they need to make a solution with a specific concentration. They will then make the solution and use it in this fun chemical, cross-linking reaction and take their creations home with them!

#FITCI client Phycin is building up the next generation of scientists and entrepreneurs.

OspreyBio's BoP (Bird of Prey) vector building system is groundbreaking in both its scope and potential. With its expansive and combinatorial design, our current library already enables the creation of more multigenic vector sets than there are stars in the galaxy. As we continue to refine and expand this library, we anticipate reaching approximately 5.257211409 E+12 combinations of therapeutically relevant vector combinations. This number is not just a static figure; it is likely to grow as ongoing research uncovers more genes of interest, further empowering users of the BoP platform to develop targeted therapies. However, the data required to draw meaningful inferences from these combinations is immense. It calls for the development of new tools, both in artificial intelligence and in the broader field of DNA engineering outside of monogenic vectors. This is where the challenge becomes exciting—integrating computational methods, new engineering workflows, and AI with cutting-edge genetic research to unlock the potential hidden within this massive dataset. I’m truly amazed by what the team has accomplished, - and the future where transformative therapies seem limitless.   

Do forget to stop and take a look around to appreciate where you are in this moment! - Kathie Callahan Brady #MondayMotivation

We're so excited to have PRONAV Clinical join the #FITCI community! You can come meet them at the 15th Annual Fort Detrick Alliance-FITCI Tech Showcase. We'll drop the link to register in the comments 👇 📅 Thursday, November 21 🕰 4-7PM 📍 Maryland's EDGE at 321 Ballenger Center Dr., Suite 125, Frederick, MD 21703 We can't wait to work with PRONAV Clinical to expand their services into Maryland and the rest of the US!

🎊 Frederick Innovative Technology Center, Inc's 20th Anniversary Gala Recap! 🎊 On October 17th, FITCI marked a major milestone – 20 years of supporting Frederick County’s entrepreneurs. The evening was a grand success, with delectable food, drinks, and heartwarming stories of innovation and growth. From 6 labs and 4 offices to a multi-branch powerbase, FITCI's growth story is truly inspiring. 🥂 Here's to many more years of innovation and success. 🌟 Read the full article to get all the details and highlights from the celebration! 📖🎉 https://lnkd.in/gndVYenh #FITCIGala #EntrepreneurshipJourney #InnovateFrederick #20YearsStrong

What Do Reusable Rockets🚀 and Reusable DNA🧬 Have in Common? I continue to have my mind blown by the achievements of SpaceX and its complete redefinition of what is possible in the space industry. Their lynchpin technology, as we all know, are reusable rockets—standardized systems that launch, return, launch again; reusing standard components; finding modular and efficient ways to keep escaping the gravity well; etc. The cost and time savings are obvious, but it did something I would argue is much more important - it completely changed the way the space industry thinks about accessing space and opened up doors few ever thought would open or even existed. I can't help but now make the bold claim: I think this is the mindset that hasn't reached the gene and cell therapy industry yet - and we desperately need a "frameshift". Nearly everything in biotech begins with DNA, and the only way you can "get" DNA is to build it. Today, DNA vector construction is artisanal - often a one-off process: 1. New design 2. Build/synthesize from scratch 3. Repeat for each research need But there are severe limitations: how many times we had to constantly redesign, recreate, resynthesize sequences? How many times have your sequences been rejected for being too complex? How many times have you been told that what you're trying to achieve is impossible? This is all tied to a lack of standardization and a dearth of new technologies. This is my point: DNA is foundational to biotech like rockets are foundational to space exploration/travel. SpaceX redefined the paradigm because they redefined rockets. Now is the time to redefine the paradigm for DNA design and vector construction. #BirdOfPrey is here to do just that. Click the link below or message me to learn more. https://lnkd.in/ercp8yNq #ThinkMultigenic #SpaceX #GeneTherapy #CellTherapy #DNA #Biotech #GeneDesign #BiotechInnovation #ModularDNA #ReusableScience #Biotechnology