Who We Are
Bridging the gap between promising beginnings and life-changing reality.
F2i combines our experience in regulatory strategy, biomedical engineering, validation, and supply chain systems to provide the clarity and structure needed to succeed beyond the lab. By delivering early career training, small business guidance, translational roadmaps, regulatory readiness assessments, and commercialization strategies, we enable our customers to grow in the industry and attract the careers, network, funding, and partnerships needed to accelerate the path to success.
Unlock The Ivory Tower
We believe too much potential remains locked in the “ivory tower."
We have seen it first hand ---
Biologists and engineers switching career paths after graduation.
Brilliant scientists, project managers, sales reps struggling to transition to industry biotech.
And too many innovations failing, or stalling in clinic because of barriers in execution.
What's The Ivory Tower?
The ivory tower is a well-known metaphor in academia for detachment from practical application. The ivory tower represents the noble pursuit of knowledge and intellectual endeavors — where subject matter flourishes in theory but struggles to deliver impact to the outside world.
At F2i we honor and respect the brilliance created in academia, but we also believe that good science deserves a path to patients.
Our Story
F2i Partners was founded on a simple but urgent observation: brilliant talent and breakthrough ideas often stall in "the valley of death" before they ever make an impact.
Our founder, with roots in pharmaceuticals, biomedical engineering, contract manufacturing, and academic research saw this problem firsthand while working in research labs and with companies of all sizes — from small startups to large-cap pharma leaders. Again and again, projects were delayed, struggled, or even failed not because the basis was bad, but because they weren’t prepared for the technical depth, logistical hurdles, regulatory requirements, scale-up complications, or compliance expectations.
It was clear, not all industrious trailblazers have access to the right expertise or support to make their dreams reality.
We are here to provide early career professionals and businesses access to support and expertise to pave the way to success.
“F2i” — from ivory to industry — represents our mission: making the path from early academic promise (ivory) to commercial endeavors (industry), understandable, and achievable. Through our Ivory-to-Industry Workforce Accelerator Program™ for career professionals and Ivory-to-Industry Pathway™ for small businesses, we provide the clarity, frameworks, and support needed to turn potential into reality.
We turn ambitious talent into high-value contributors and leaders, and early innovations into viable startups, and fundable ventures.
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