Los Angeles biopharmaceutical company Kite Pharma plans to open a new manufacturing facility in Frederick County that will produce cell therapies for people with cancer.
The company, a subsidiary of Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD), will build its new facility on an empty 20-acre site at 9021 Bennett Creek Blvd. in Urbana.
The Maryland Department of Commerce has approved a $2 million conditional loan through the Advantage Maryland Fund to help Kite get up and running. Under the conditions of…