Korro Bio Inc

NASDAQ:KRRO

Korro Bio Inc is a US-based company operating in Biotechnology industry. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts and currently employs 48 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2019-10-03. Korro Bio, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. The firm discovers, develops, and commercializes genetic medicines based on editing ribonucleic acid (RNA), enabling treatment of both rare and highly prevalent diseases. The firm is generating a portfolio of differentiated programs that are designed to harness the body’s natural RNA editing process to effect a precise yet transient single base edit. By editing RNA instead of DNA, it is expanding the reach of genetic medicines. Its Oligonucleotide Promoted Editing of RNA (OPERA) is a foundational platform for RNA editing, which is designed to edit RNA in vivo by delivering an oligonucleotide guide that can target specific RNA sequences. OPERA co-opts the cell’s natural process with its synthetic oligo and catalyzes a single base change to modify protein sequence and function without the need to permanently modify one’s genome. The firm's focus areas include the liver and central nervous system (CNS).