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Edit the Message, Rewrite the Future January 2024 1
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Uniquely Positioned to Expand the Frontiers of Genetic Medicines through
RNA Editing Built an experienced team with a proven track record in genetic medicines TM Built an oligonucleotide-based approach (OPERA ) to affect a single base edit on RNA (efficient, specific and transient) Nominated a candidate (KRRO-110) for
alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) with potential for best-in-class profile Continuing to build a unique, wholly-owned pipeline with broad opportunities in rare and common diseases Strong balance sheet with cash runway into '26 enabling a
potential interim clinical readout for 1,2 AATD in 2H 25 1 Subject to submission of an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or similar application with regulatory agencies in other
geographies and subsequent authorization to proceed 3 2 Korro Bio closed reverse merger and financing transaction on 11/3/23 with cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of approximately $170.0 million
Create Transformative Genetic Medicines for Diseases with High
Prevalence A transient and reversible way to edit RNA (A-to-I edit) using an endogenous editor Expanding the genetic medicines tool-kit by providing an "activation" approach Key internal discoveries driving the potential to develop
multiple drug candidates Initial focus on unique opportunities in rare liver and CNS indications 4
Causal Missense Variants Have Been Identified in Both Rare and Common
Diseases * Need for an approach to transiently edit variants to modify biology and alleviate pathology * Adapted from Nature Volume 577, pages 179-189 (2020) 5
RNA Editing: Transiently Effecting an A-to-I Edit on RNA Using an
Oligonucleotide Harnessing an endogenous editing enzyme, ADAR, that is ubiquitously 1 Non-viral intracellular delivery of expressed in all human cells Korro oligo designed to edit a specific adenosine on the target RNA 2 Oligo-RNA duplex recruits
adenosine deaminase acting on RNA (ADAR) 4 mRNA translated to 3 ADAR catalyzes protein with I' read as G' deamination: A' to I' edit Resultant 5 therapeutic protein ADAR ADAR DNA with disease-
Adenosine Inosine causing mutation Target RNA 6
OPERA: Our Differentiated Approach for RNA Editing Deep understanding
Expertise in of ADAR biology oligonucleotide chemistry Machine learning optimization Fit-for-purpose delivery of oligonucleotides 1 Comprehensive IP portfolio with 32 patent families covering Korro platform technology and editing strategies 1 IP
estate count as of September 18, 2023 for Korro technology (excludes legacy Frequency Therapeutics IP) 7
Broad and Versatile Opportunity to Impact Biology and Potentially Bring
Multiple Therapeutic Options to Patients DNA Pre-mRNA mRNA Polypeptide (Protein) TRANSCRIPTION PROCESSING TRANSLATION Edit a single A-to-I Edit a single A-to-I Current Modifying gene expression Repair a G->A mutation to correct the
protein Focus Generate a de novo protein with preferred properties (can alter 12 amino acid sequences) 8
Wholly-Owned Pipeline with Multiple High-Value Targets PROGRAM /
PRECLINICAL WHOLLY CONCEPT DISCOVERY PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 INDICATION DEVELOPMENT OWNED? KRRO-110 Repairing a 1 FIH-enabling regulatory filing expected 2H'24 AAT Alpha-1 antitrypsin pathogenic variant deficiency Repairing a Parkinson's
LRRK2 pathogenic variant disease De novo protein Amyotrophic TDP43 to disrupt aggregation lateral sclerosis De novo protein Subsets of pain Na 1.7 v to modulate currents 1,2 Cash runway into '26 enabling a potential interim clinical readout
for AATD in 2H 25 1 Subject to submission of an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or similar application with regulatory agencies in other geographies and subsequent authorization to
proceed 9 2 Korro Bio closed reverse merger and financing transaction on 11/3/23 with cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of approximately $170.0 million
OPERA: Our Approach 10
TM Customized High-fidelity Oligonucleotides for RNA Deamination (CHORD
) Designed to have High target efficiency CHORD High target specificity Computational efficiency Leveraging chemistry Gen 1.0: A single-stranded, anti-sense Leveraging delivery oligonucleotide RNA editor 11
High Efficiency: Ability to Potentially Target Any "A" of
Interest on Any Transcript 1 Primary Mouse Hepatocytes Patient-derived Neuroblastoma Cells >45% editing achieved >80% editing achieved 100 100 80 80 60 60 40 40 20 20 0 0 SERPINA1 RAB7A UGP2 ACTB UGP2 ACTB RAB7A TDP43 1 SERPINA1 data is from
PiZ primary mouse hepatocytes and ACTB, RAB7, and UGP2 data is from wild-type primary mouse hepatocytes (PMH) 12 Editing (%) Editing (%)
High Specificity: CHORDs Do Not Interfere with Endogenous ADAR Activity
in Preclinical Mouse Models Endogenous site: COG Endogenous site: COPA Endogenous site: AJUBA 100 100 100 80 80 80 60 60 60 40 40 40 20 20 20 0 0 0 No oligo KB-7102 KB-7657 No oligo KB-7102 KB-7657 No oligo KB-7102 KB-7657 Note: KB-7102 -Target:
Rab7; KB-7657 - Target SERPINA1 Ref: Edits on serotonin receptor lead to 24 different isoforms: Brenda Bass et. al. Nature Comm. 2011; 2: 319.; COG & COPA are edited by ADAR2 primarily. Tenen, D. J. et. al. Blood 2023; 141; 3078, 13 AJUBA
is edited by ADAR1 only, Jin Billy Li et. al. Nature Comm. 2021;12: 2165 Editing (%) Editing (%) Editing (%)
Computational Efficiency: Machine Learning-Driven Identification of
CHORDs Across Targets Modification favored = New Mod Edit site Oligo models built through deep learning models 3' 5' 5' 3' Modification disfavored Chemically modified RNA 5' 3' Template oligo design 100 80 Replicated for
multiple 60 targets and sequences at 40 baseline pre-optimization 20 0 ACTB UGP2 SERPINA1 Note: ACTB and UGP2 data from primary mouse hepatocytes (PMH); SERPINA1 data from hepatocyte like cells (zzHLCs) 14 Editing (%)
Leveraging Chemistry: Structural Biology Insights Enable Potency Boosts
In Vivo CHORD and target mRNA New chemistry introduces Significant improvement in editing complexed with ADAR improved potency in vivo in C57BL/6 mouse* 100 Day 1 Day 4 80 Potency increase with 60 new analog 40 20 0 Control KB-9873 KB-7532 *3mg/kg
oligo formulated in MC3 LNP injected IV 15 Editing (%)
Leveraging Delivery: Fit-for-Purpose Based on Target Product Profile
GalNAc (ACTB) MC3-LNP (RAB7A) 10mg/kg (QDx5); SC administration 2mg/kg (single dose); IV administration 100 100 KB-9775 KB-2330 KB-4740 80 80 60 60 40 40 20 20 0 0 7 14 1 7 14 Days post last dose Days post last dose Note: GalNAc and LNP data from
C57BL/6 mice, N=3/group 16 Editing (%) Editing (%)
Alpha 1 Anti-trypsin Deficiency (AATD) Delivering a Potential
Best-in-Class Candidate 17
AATD Caused by a Single Missense (G-to-A) Mutation in SERPINA1 Gene in
the Liver M-AAT MM Genotype Normal levels of Inhibits neutrophil (normal liver and lung) M-AAT secreted elastase in the lung Z-AAT* ZZ Genotype Reduced levels of Minimal inhibition (fibrotic liver and decreased lung function) Z-AAT secreted of lung
neutrophil elastase Mutated AAT polymerizes and aggregates in liver cells ~100K PiZZ adult patients in U.S.** Note: AAT protein is encoded by the gene SERPINA1. The E342K mutation (G to A) in SERPINA1 (Z allele) is the most frequent mutation and
causes severe lung and liver disease *Z-AAT not as active as M-AAT 18 **Source: Alpha-1 Foundation. Numbers reflected here are carrier of ZZ genotypes
Focused on Increasing AAT levels in ZZ Patients to Between MM and MZ
Levels Serum AAT levels ( M) = Median AAT for genotype 50 40 100% editing 30 Korro's goal for median editing has potential to reduce lung and liver risk 50% editing 20 Linear relationship with 10 total AAT and genotype 0 1 Odds Ratio MM MZ ZZ 2
COPD 1.0 1.0 8.8 Cirrhosis 1.0 1.5 7.8 1 Nakanishi T. et al. Eur Respir J. 2020 Dec 10;56(6):2001441 19 2 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
KRRO-110 Designed to Correct the Pathogenic Z-AAT Protein to M-AAT
Protein in Preclinical Models Endogenous ADAR CHORD SERPINA1 mRNA Human KRRO-110 Liver Editing I A IV DELIVERY Edited SERPINA1 Remaining mutant SERPINA1 CHORD encapsulated in an LNP M-AAT Secreted Z-AAT Secreted Note: Editing is a function of number
of transcripts in each cell 20 Hepatocyte
KRRO-110 Demonstrated >50% Editing in In Vitro Systems with the Z
Genotype 1 2 Editing in hepatocyte like cells (HLCs) Editing in human MZ hepatocytes KRRO-110 Transfection +IFN KRRO-110 uptake 100 100 80 80 60 40 60 20 40 0 1 10 100 10 100 1000 10000 Concentration (nM) Concentration (nM) Note: Data represented as
average values +/- SEM 1 HLCs derived from ZZ patient, transfected with RNAiMAX with 1U/uL of IFN, editing measured 48-hours post transfection via amplicon-seq 21 2 Primary hepatocytes from MZ donor, free-uptake of LNP, editing measured 48-hours
post uptake via amplicon-seq Editing (%) Editing (%)
Negligible In Vitro Cis Off-Target Editing Observed for KRRO-110 in MZ
Hepatocytes MZ Primary Human Hepatocytes* KRRO-110 uptake 100 0 nM Editing at E342K site 25 nM 250 nM 2000 nM 80 60 Baseline E342K Allele 40 20 0
ACCTATGATCTGAAGAGCGTCCTGGGTCAACTGGGCATCACTAAGGTCTTCAGCAATGGGGCTGACCTCTCCGGGGTCACAGAGGAGGCACCCCTGAAGCTCTCCAAGGCCGTGCATAAGGCTGTGCTGACCATCGACAAGAAAGGGACTGAAGCTGCTGGGGCCATGTTTTTAGAGGCCATACCCATGTCTATCCCCCCCGAGGTCAAGTTCAACAAACCCTTTGTCTTCTTAATGATTGAA
Background levels SERPINA1 transcript *Note: Each data point represents one experimental replicate with statistically significant editing above sequencing error 22 Editing (%)
Achieved >50% Editing in Human Transgenic Mouse Model of Z Genotype
with a Single Dose Study design Editing in NSG-PiZ mouse KRRO-110; 2mg/kg (single dose) 100 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Week 80 NSG-PiZ Week 1 Week 9 mouse Results Results 60 I.V. 40 20 0 Control Week 1 Week 9 Well-tolerated in mice toxicity studies at 5
mg/kg Note: Data represented as average values (n=3) +/- SEM 23 Similar results obtained in C57BL/6-PiZ mice licensed from Dr. Jeff Teckman Editing (%)
AAT concentration ( g/mL) Secretion of Functional AAT (~50uM) as
Early as 7 Days Post-Single Dose NSG-PiZ mice elastase inhibition Serum human-AAT concentration KRRO-110; 2mg/kg (single dose) KRRO-110; 2mg/kg (single dose) 60 3240 Total AAT protein 3000 M-AAT 50 2500 40 25 2000 1500 0 20 1000 500 -25 0 0 Control
2 mg/kg Control 2 mg/kg Control 2 mg/kg Control 2 mg/kg Week 1 Week 9 Week 1 Week 9 Note: Data represented as average values (n=3) +/- SEM 24 * Positive control human serum inhibits the human neutrophil elastase AAT concentration ( M) %
Elastase Inhibition (compared to baseline)
Editing De Novo Adenosine on Cyno SERPINA1 to Elucidate Editing in
Higher Species Utility in PiZ mouse E342K target site for KRRO-110 Edited (M-AAT) protein detected A >98% homology SERPINA1 transcript of human ADAR A and cyno ADAR Surrogate target site to induce Utility in PiZ mouse and in NHPs amino acid
change for KB-1494-GVT1 Edited protein detected (different construct with similar chemistry) 25
Editing at Surrogate Target Site in AATD Mouse Model Translated to