Coya Therapeutics Secures $11.1M Private Placement to Accelerate COYA 302 Commercial Readiness

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Coya Therapeutics announced a private placement raising $11.1 million from Dr. Reddy's Labs and Greenlight Capital, aimed at accelerating manufacturing for its COYA 302 program.

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• Secures $11.1 Million Private Placement

  Coya Therapeutics entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement to sell 2,522,727 shares of common stock at $4.40 per share, generating approximately $11.1 million in gross proceeds.

• Strategic Investor Participation

  Dr. Reddy's Labs invested $10.0 million, and existing institutional stockholder Greenlight Capital invested $1.1 million.

• Funds to Accelerate COYA 302 Commercialization

  Net proceeds will be used for tech transfer and scaling up manufacturing capabilities for low dose IL-2 to support the commercial readiness of COYA 302.

• Cash Runway Reiterated

  The company reiterates its cash runway guidance into the second half of 2027, extending past the projected topline for the ALSTARS trial.

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This significant capital raise provides Coya Therapeutics with additional funding to advance the commercial readiness of its COYA 302 program, specifically for tech transfer and manufacturing scale-up. The participation of strategic collaborator Dr. Reddy's Labs and existing institutional investor Greenlight Capital underscores confidence in the company's pipeline. While dilutive, the proceeds extend the company's cash runway into the second half of 2027, extending past the projected topline for the ALSTARS trial, which is crucial for a clinical-stage biotechnology company. This financing follows recent positive proof-of-concept study results for its combination treatment.