# Episode 162 - Arun Swaminathan - CEO at Coya Therapeutics

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Podcast: [The BioHub - by Avetix](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-biohub-by-avetix-7252289)
Published: 2026-04-27T16:52:53+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode of The BioHub Podcast by Avetix , Ben sits down with Dr. Arun Swaminathan, CEO of Coya Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing therapies designed to enhance regulatory T cell function and target systemic inflammation and neuroinflammation. Arun brings more than 20 years of healthcare leadership experience across corporate strategy, business development, operations, and deal-making. At Coya, he is helping lead the company’s work in severe neurodegenerative diseases, including ALS, Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal dementia, and Parkinson’s disease, with a focus on immunomodulatory and Treg-based therapeutic approaches. In this conversation, we discuss the evolving treatment landscape in neurodegeneration, the role of neuroinflammation in CNS drug development, what it takes to build and finance a clinical-stage biotech, and how combination therapeutic strategies could shape the next generation of disease-modifying treatments.

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