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Korro Bio CEO Highlights Strategic Payoff, Advancing New Therapies
"The second quarter reflected the compounding payoff of a strategy we've been executing over several years," commented Ram Aiyar, Chief Executive Officer and President of Korro Bio. "Adding KRRO-111 for AATD and being on track to add a third GalNAc-conjugated program this year is testament to the evolution of OPERA, our proprietary RNA editing platform to more efficiently nominate therapeutic candidates. Moving forward our focus remains steadfast on executing our clinical and corporate growth strategy to bring transformational therapeutics to patients suffering from debilitating diseases."
Korro Bio Adds KRRO-111 for AATD Treatment
Korro Bio announced the addition of KRRO-111 for the potential treatment of AATD to its pipeline of therapeutic programs in development. KRRO-111 is a proprietary GalNAc-conjugated oligonucleotide that is delivered subcutaneously to the liver cells, where it is engineered to co-opt the hepatocytes' endogenous Adenosine Deaminase Acting on RNA enzyme and repair a pathogenic single nucleotide variant on AAT mRNA to restore production of normal AAT protein.
Korro Bio CEO: KRRO-121 Expected Regulatory Filing in H2 2026
"The first quarter marked significant scientific progress for Korro as we continued to advance our OPERA platform and build a pipeline of differentiated RNA editing medicines," commented Ram Aiyar, Chief Executive Officer and President of Korro Bio. "Our lead program, KRRO-121, remains on track for its regulatory filing in the second half of 2026, bringing us closer to delivering a potential first-in-class treatment for patients suffering from hyperammonemia in urea cycle disorders and hepatic encephalopathy. At the same time, our GalNAc-conjugated program for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency achieved greater than 90% in vivo RNA editing, a result that reinforces the broad therapeutic potential of the OPERA platform and the first demonstration that close to 100% of RNA can be edited with an oligonucleotide. We are well capitalized following our oversubscribed private placement, which provides us with the resources to reach meaningful clinical milestones across multiple programs. On behalf of the entire Korro team, I wish to extend gratitude to all Korro stakeholders for their belief in the potential of our novel RNA editing platform to transform the treatment of debilitating diseases."
Korro Bio Files to Sell 7.65M Shares of Common Stock
Korro Bio files to sell 7.65M shares of common stock for holders
Korro Bio Enters Agreement for $85 Million Financing
Korro Bio entered into a subscription agreement for a private investment in public equity financing that is expected to result in gross proceeds of approximately $85 million to the Company, before placement agent fees and offering expenses. The PIPE financing is expected to close on or about Tuesday, March 10, 2026, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The PIPE financing was led by Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners, and participation from new and existing investors, including ADAR1 Capital Management, Affinity Asset Advisors, Balyasny Asset Management, Driehaus Capital Management, Kalehua Capital, Lynx1 Capital Management, Nantahala Capital, and New Enterprise Associates. Pursuant to the terms of the subscription agreement, Korro is selling an aggregate of 4,501,928 shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $11.11 per share and pre-funded warrants to purchase 3,148,836 shares of its common stock at a price of $11.109 per pre-funded warrant. The pre-funded warrants have an exercise price of $0.001 per share. Citigroup along with Cantor, Oppenheimer & Co., and William Blair are acting as placement agents for the PIPE financing.
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