Deka Biosciences, a biotech company focused on the development of novel cytokine therapies to treat cancer and inflammatory diseases such as Crohn’s, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis and sepsis, is breaking ground on a 14,000 square foot office and lab which will house a state-of-the-art research and development, process development and manufacturing facility to further develop their cytokine therapies.

According to the company, this will be the first facility to house a dual targeted cytokine development lab in the DC/Maryland/Virginia region and the only company in the U.S. developing a therapeutic of its kind. The new headquarters will be located at 20380 Seneca Meadows Parkway in Germantown, MD and Deka anticipates the move to be completed in the first quarter of 2023.

“Our new facility will provide us with essential space to expand our research, development and manufacturing efforts, allowing us to continue to successfully develop our Diakine therapies, using single use technology to scale both quickly and economically,” said John Mumm, CEO of Deka Biosciences. “This is an exciting new chapter for our company and I believe the expansion will provide a work environment that will amplify a strong culture of innovation and collaboration as Deka seeks to deliver on our mission to bring life-changing therapies to patients with cancer and inflammatory diseases.”

The Deka Biosciences team gathered at the new facility earlier this month, to ceremoniously break ground and to tour the space before construction is slated to begin. The facility acquisition, design and construction are in partnership with Minkoff Development, CBRE and Facility Logix.