Korsana Biosciences Inc. Company Profile
NASDAQ: KRSAHealth CareBiotechnology: Pharmaceutical PreparationsUSD
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Korsana Biosciences at a glance
Korsana Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ: KRSA) is a Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Preparations company in the Health Care sector headquartered in Waltham, MA. Korsana Biosciences is led by Dr. Jonathan Violin M.B.A., Ph.D. and employs about 19 people. At a market capitalization of $1.53 billion, it is considered a small-cap company.
Its SEC Central Index Key (CIK) is 0001755237, which identifies the company's filings on EDGAR.
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What does Korsana Biosciences do?
Korsana Biosciences, Inc. develops therapeutic antibodies for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. The company has developed Therapeutic Targeting (THETA), a blood-brain barrier-penetrant shuttle platform designed to enhance central nervous system exposure of investigational therapies and enable delivery of large therapeutic molecules across the blood-brain barrier into the central nervous system. The company advances a pipeline of THETA-enabled therapeutics with an initial focus on neurodegenerative disorders. Its lead product candidate is KRSA-028, an anti-amyloid beta antibody for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, which combines the THETA platform with elements of anti-amyloid beta approaches and targets a clinically relevant form of amyloid beta designed to improve brain uptake while reducing effects on reticulocytes. The company is also advancing a pipeline of additional THETA-enabled therapies for other neurodegenerative diseases. Korsana Biosciences, Inc. was incorporated in 2024 and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Business description based on the company's public filings.
Company information
- Legal name
- Korsana Biosciences Inc.
- Ticker
- NASDAQ: KRSA
- Sector
- Health Care
- Industry
- Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Preparations
- CEO
- Dr. Jonathan Violin M.B.A., Ph.D.
- Employees
- 19
- Headquarters
- 221 Crescent Street, Waltham, MA, United States
- Phone
- (781) 516-2325
- Website
- korsana.com
- Market cap
- $1.53B
- SEC CIK
- 0001755237
- Latest annual report
- 10-K/A · Apr 30, 2026
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