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Korsana Biosciences, Inc.
We focus on building a pipeline of innovative therapeutics to address serious neuropsychiatric disorders with significant unmet medical need.3 From its latest annual report
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Last updated Oct 19, 2026.
Overview
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- TickerKRSA on Nasdaq1
- IndustryPharmaceutical Preparations1
- HeadquartersWaltham, Massachusetts1
- Incorporated inMA2
- Business address203 Crescent Street, Bldgs. #3/3A/4, Suite 503, Waltham, Ma 024532
- Filer categoryNon-accelerated filer, Smaller reporting company2
- Legal formCorporation
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We focus on building a pipeline of innovative therapeutics to address serious neuropsychiatric disorders with significant unmet medical need. Our current strategic focus is centered on the development of a novel therapeutic approach for neuropsychiatric conditions, with the lead indication being treatment-resistant depression (“TRD”), which we believe represents a substantial clinical and commercial opportunity.3 From its latest annual report
Financials
From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.
Key numbers, fiscal 2025
What sells
Revenue by product, business segment and region, as the company reports it to the SEC.
Products and services
License Agreement brought in 48% of the revenue Korsana Biosciences, Inc. broke down this way in fiscal 2025.
Products and services by year
| Products and services | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| License Agreement | $0 | $1.8M | $1.0M |
| Purchase agreement | $0 | $800.0K | |
| Option Agreement | $250.0K | $274.0K |
Where the money goes
Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025
- Research and development46¢$959.0K
- Other costs54¢$1.1M
Out of $2.1M in revenue.4 The company lost money this year.
Financial statements
Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 2 fiscal years, latest first.4
| Period ending | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total revenues | $2.1M | $2.0M |
| Research and development | $959.0K | $286.0K |
| General and administrative | $6.1M | $5.3M |
| Total cost and expenses | $7.0M | $5.6M |
| Loss from operations | -$5.0M | -$3.6M |
| Interest income | $128.0K | $208.0K |
| Gain from settlement of account payable | $0 | $363.0K |
| Total other income, net | $1.4M | $571.0K |
| Gain from insurance recovery | $1.3M | $0 |
| Net loss per share - Basic | -$1.11 | -$1.21 |
| Net loss per share - Diluted | -$1.11 | -$1.21 |
| Basic shares | 3.2M shares | 2.5M shares |
| Diluted shares | 3.2M shares | 2.5M shares |
| Net loss | -$3.5M | -$3.1M |
| Foreign currency translation adjustment loss | $0 | -$6.0K |
| Comprehensive loss | -$3.5M | -$3.1M |
No quarter-by-quarter statement was filed.
Every line of the balance sheet as filed: the last 2 fiscal years (annual) or 2 quarters (quarterly), latest first.4
| Period ending | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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| Cash and cash equivalents | $3.2M | $3.2M |
| Accounts receivable | $1.0M | $556.0K |
| Prepaid expenses | $384.0K | $421.0K |
| Other current assets | $11.0K | $16.0K |
| Total current assets | $4.6M | $4.2M |
| Other investment | $5.3M | $5.3M |
| Total assets | $10.0M | $9.6M |
| Accounts payable | $508.0K | $390.0K |
| Accrued research and development costs | $198.0K | $52.0K |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $194.0K | $283.0K |
| Total current liabilities | $900.0K | $725.0K |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 6) | $0 | $0 |
| Preferred stock, no par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized and 351,037 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024 | $0 | $0 |
| Common stock, no par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2025 and 2024; 3,925,314 and 2,710,096 shares issued at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively; 3,821,236 and 2,545,922 shares outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | $0 | $0 |
| Paid-in capital | $280.1M | $276.3M |
| Accumulated deficit | -$271.0M | -$267.5M |
| Total stockholders' equity | $9.1M | $8.8M |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $10.0M | $9.6M |
| Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Preferred stock, shares authorized | 100.0M shares | 100.0M shares |
| Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Common stock, shares authorized | 400.0M shares | 400.0M shares |
| Common stock, shares issued | 3.9M shares | 2.7M shares |
| Common stock, shares outstanding | 3.8M shares | 2.5M shares |
| Period ending | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | $3.2M | $3.2M |
| Accounts receivable | $1.0M | $556.0K |
| Prepaid expenses | $384.0K | $421.0K |
| Other current assets | $11.0K | $16.0K |
| Total current assets | $4.6M | $4.2M |
| Other investment | $5.3M | $5.3M |
| Total assets | $10.0M | $9.6M |
| Accounts payable | $508.0K | $390.0K |
| Accrued research and development costs | $198.0K | $52.0K |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $194.0K | $283.0K |
| Total current liabilities | $900.0K | $725.0K |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 6) | $0 | $0 |
| Preferred stock, no par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized and 351,037 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024 | $0 | $0 |
| Common stock, no par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2025 and 2024; 3,925,314 and 2,710,096 shares issued at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively; 3,821,236 and 2,545,922 shares outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | $0 | $0 |
| Paid-in capital | $280.1M | $276.3M |
| Accumulated deficit | -$271.0M | -$267.5M |
| Total stockholders' equity | $9.1M | $8.8M |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $10.0M | $9.6M |
| Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Preferred stock, shares authorized | 100.0M shares | 100.0M shares |
| Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Common stock, shares authorized | 400.0M shares | 400.0M shares |
| Common stock, shares issued | 3.9M shares | 2.7M shares |
| Common stock, shares outstanding | 3.8M shares | 2.5M shares |
Cash flow is reported year to date, not quarter by quarter, so there are no separate quarterly figures.
Every line of the cash flow as filed: the last 2 fiscal years, latest first.4
| Period ending | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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| Net loss | -$3.5M | -$3.1M |
| Gain from settlement of account payable | $0 | -$363.0K |
| Share-based compensation expense | $441.0K | $625.0K |
| Accounts receivable | -$444.0K | -$556.0K |
| Prepaid expenses | $37.0K | $21.0K |
| Other current assets | $5.0K | -$5.0K |
| Accounts payable | $118.0K | -$445.0K |
| Accrued research and development costs | $146.0K | -$38.0K |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | -$89.0K | -$515.0K |
| Net cash used in operating activities | -$3.3M | -$4.3M |
| Proceeds from ATM | $2.1M | $0 |
| Proceeds from private placement | $1.4M | $0 |
| Issuance costs paid for private placement | -$130.0K | $0 |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | $3.3M | $0 |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | $0 | -$6.0K |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | $8.0K | -$4.3M |
No quarter-by-quarter statement was filed.
Leadership
Who has led Korsana Biosciences, Inc., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
Chief executive
Chief financial officer
Chief operating officer
- Chief executive officerPeter M. Hecht Apr 3, 2019 to May 22, 202313
- PresidentRegina Margaret Graul Dec 4, 2023 to Jan 26, 202414
- PresidentWilliam Huyett Mar 14, 2019 to Mar 14, 201915
- PresidentMark G. Currie Apr 3, 2019 to Dec 30, 202016
- Chief financial officerMark J. Vignola Sep 10, 2026 to now17
- Chief financial officerRhonda M. Chicko Mar 11, 2024 to Sep 10, 202618
- Chief financial officerAnjeza Gjino Jan 11, 2021 to Jan 24, 202219
- Chief financial officerWilliam Huyett Apr 3, 2019 to Nov 10, 202020
- Chief operating officerCheryl Gault Jan 11, 2021 to Jan 24, 202221
Board members and other officers (27)
- OfficerJonathan Violin Sep 10, 2026 to now22
- Chief Medical OfficerMatthew James Leoni Sep 10, 2026 to now23
- OfficerRegina Margaret Graul Aug 7, 2024 to now24
- SECRETARY AND TREASURERGina Consylman Mar 14, 2019 to Mar 14, 201925
- Chief Innovation OfficerAndreas Busch May 1, 2019 to Jan 24, 202226
- Board memberAndrew Gottesdiener Sep 10, 2026 to now27
- Board memberHeidi Henson Sep 10, 2026 to now28
- Board memberJonathan Violin Sep 10, 2026 to now22
- Board memberMichelle Patricia Pernice Sep 10, 2026 to now29
- Board memberNimish P. Shah Sep 10, 2026 to now30
- Board memberPeter Evan Harwin Sep 10, 2026 to now31
- Board memberTomas Kiselak Sep 10, 2026 to now31
- Board memberRegina Margaret Graul Aug 7, 2024 to now24
- Board memberDina Katabi Dec 11, 2023 to Dec 11, 202332
- Board memberSteven Hyman Jul 26, 2022 to Dec 4, 202333
- Board memberErrol B. Desouza May 19, 2021 to Dec 4, 202334
- Board memberGina Consylman Mar 14, 2019 to Mar 14, 201925
- Board memberWilliam Huyett Mar 14, 2019 to Mar 14, 201915
- Board memberMarsha Fanucci Mar 15, 2019 to Jun 16, 202235
- Board memberAmy W. Schulman Apr 3, 2019 to Jun 18, 202036
- Board memberGeorge Conrades Apr 3, 2019 to Jun 16, 202237
- Board memberKevin Churchwell Apr 3, 2019 to Jun 28, 202138
- Board memberMichael Mendelsohn Apr 3, 2019 to Jun 16, 202239
- Board memberOle Isacson Apr 3, 2019 to Jun 16, 202240
- Board memberPeter M. Hecht Apr 3, 2019 to now13
- Board memberStephanie Lovell Apr 3, 2019 to Jun 16, 202241
- Board memberTerrance McGuire Apr 3, 2019 to Dec 4, 202342
Named in SEC Form D filings
People the company listed in its private-offering notices.
- DirectorErrol M. De Souza named May 25, 202343
Former names
- Cyclerion Therapeutics, Inc.Oct 9, 2018 to Aug 27, 20262
Timeline
- Apr 3, 2019New chief executive Peter M. Hecht becomes CEO13
Filings
195 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 7 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 42 major events, 50 insider forms, 36 large holders, 1 private raises, 44 other. The latest 20:
- Oct 15, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
- Oct 15, 2026DEF 14A EDGAR
- Oct 7, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
- Oct 5, 2026PRE 14A EDGAR
- Sep 23, 2026144 EDGAR
- Sep 22, 2026144 EDGAR
- Sep 18, 2026144 EDGAR
- Sep 18, 2026SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
- Sep 16, 2026SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
- Sep 15, 2026SCHEDULE 13D EDGAR
- Sep 11, 2026SCHEDULE 13D EDGAR
- Sep 11, 20268-K EDGAR
- Sep 10, 20264 EDGAR
- Sep 10, 20264 EDGAR
- Sep 10, 20264 EDGAR
- Sep 10, 20264 EDGAR
- Sep 10, 20263 EDGAR
- Sep 10, 20263 EDGAR
- Sep 10, 20263 EDGAR
- Sep 10, 20263 EDGAR
The 195 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.
Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.
Insider trades
2 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 0 buys and 2 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.
| Date | Who | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2024 | Greenspan David Gerald10% owner | Sale | 357,880 | $1.55 | $554.7K | Form 4 |
| Aug 9, 2023 | MCGUIRE TERRANCEDirector | Sale | 8 | $3.40 | $27 | Form 4 |
From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.
Major holders
Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.
- J. WOOD CAPITAL ADVISORS LLCSCHEDULE 13G/A, 2 filings Oct 17, 2025 to Oct 15, 202644
- FMR LLCSCHEDULE 13G/A, 6 filings Feb 9, 2022 to Oct 7, 202645
- GENERAL ATLANTIC, L.P.SCHEDULE 13G, 1 filing Sep 18, 202646
- Wellington Biomedical Innovation Master Investors (Cayman) II L.P.SCHEDULE 13G, 1 filing Sep 16, 202647
- Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners III, L.P.SCHEDULE 13D, 1 filing Sep 15, 202648
- Fairmount Funds Management LLCSCHEDULE 13D, 1 filing Sep 11, 202649
- ADAR1 Capital Management, LLCSCHEDULE 13G, 1 filing Aug 14, 202650
- BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P.SCHEDULE 13G, 1 filing Aug 14, 202651
- Peter M. HechtSCHEDULE 13D/A, 7 filings Nov 21, 2022 to Jul 20, 202652
- TYNDALL CAPITAL PARTNERS L PSCHEDULE 13G/A, 4 filings Sep 5, 2023 to Aug 14, 202553
- American Endowment FoundationSCHEDULE 13G/A, 1 filing Feb 12, 202554
- MFN Partners Management, LPSCHEDULE 13G/A, 1 filing Feb 12, 202555
- Slate Path Capital LPSCHEDULE 13G/A, 5 filings Feb 11, 2022 to Dec 6, 202456
- Artal International S.C.A.SC 13G/A, 3 filings Feb 11, 2022 to Jul 12, 202457
- MFN Partners, LPSC 13G/A, 1 filing Feb 9, 202258
Money raised
Private offerings the company reported to the SEC on Form D.
- May 19, 2023Raised $5 million in a private offering of equity Form D: 1 investor so far Form D
Sources
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- 15SEC EDGARWilliam Huyett, President
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- 22SEC EDGARJonathan Violin, Officer
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- 27SEC EDGARAndrew Gottesdiener, Board member
- 28SEC EDGARHeidi Henson, Board member
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- 30SEC EDGARNimish P. Shah, Board member
- 31SEC EDGARPeter Evan Harwin, Board member
- 32SEC EDGARDina Katabi, Board member
- 33SEC EDGARSteven Hyman, Board member
- 34SEC EDGARErrol B. Desouza, Board member
- 35SEC EDGARMarsha Fanucci, Board member
- 36SEC EDGARAmy W. Schulman, Board member
- 37SEC EDGARGeorge Conrades, Board member
- 38SEC EDGARKevin Churchwell, Board member
- 39SEC EDGARMichael Mendelsohn, Board member
- 40SEC EDGAROle Isacson, Board member
- 41SEC EDGARStephanie Lovell, Board member
- 42SEC EDGARTerrance McGuire, Board member
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