We’re recording this episode at Maryland Life Sciences’ first annual Bio Innovation Conference, which was held on October 7, 2019. Marty Rosendale, CEO of MTC and host of the Capital M podcast, sits down with conference attendees to discuss access to capital and workforce issues in Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic.
Hear from Chris McDonald, Vice President of Manufacturing at Kite Pharma, which is constructing and opening a new advanced manufacturing plant in Urbana, MD. Chris reveals why Kite chose Maryland as the home for the new plant, and he and Marty address possible solutions to combat the workforce crisis the state is barreling toward with the rapid rise of advanced manufacturing in Maryland. Listen until the end for Chris’s advice to early stage companies that are just beginning to think about manufacturing and how to go to market.