RTTNewsยท2025-09-18 04:25Industry Overview - Biotech and healthcare stocks are responding positively to clinical trial progress, regulatory developments, and economic indicators, particularly with the Federal Reserve's first rate cut of 2025, which is expected to improve funding conditions for capital-intensive sectors like biotechnology [1] Company Highlights - Sonnet BioTherapeutics Holdings Inc. (SONN): Shares increased by 11.19% in after-hours trading, reaching $7.85 after a regular session close of $7.06. The stock has a 52-week range of $1.08 - $19.30. The company expanded clinical evaluation of its lead candidate, SON-1010, for ovarian cancer, reporting a strong safety profile and a partial response at the highest dose level [2][3] - Akari Therapeutics Plc (AKTX): Shares surged 11.58% in after-hours trading to $0.8855 after closing at $0.7936. The stock has a 52-week range of $0.5710 - $3.8500. The increase follows a provisional patent filing for its antibody-drug conjugate platform aimed at cancer treatment, which is expected to enhance its intellectual property and support the development of first-in-class ADCs [4][5] - Safety Shot Inc. (SHOT): Shares rose 9.75% in after-hours trading to $0.3333 after closing at $0.3037. The company announced a strategic refresh of its Board of Directors with three new members to strengthen its capabilities in digital assets and operations [6][7] - Reviva Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. (RVPH): Shares climbed 10.09% in after-hours trading to $0.4451 after closing at $0.4043. The stock has a 52-week range of $0.3000 - $4.2800. The price movement follows a revised analyst rating maintaining a "Speculative Buy" while lowering the price target from $14.00 to $7.00. Reviva's lead candidate, brilaroxazine, is being developed for multiple neuropsychiatric and respiratory indications [8][9][10] - Cognition Therapeutics Inc. (CGTX): Shares rose 7.48% in after-hours trading to $1.58 after closing down at $1.47. The company is focused on its lead candidate, Zervimesine, for Alzheimer's disease, and recently closed a $30 million offering to support its Phase 3 development [12][13]