Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, July 17th:ProKidney Corp. (PROK) : This clinical-stage biotechnology company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.8% over the last 60 days.ProKidney’s shares gained 371.7% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s advance of 18.2%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.Roku, Inc. (ROKU) : This operator of a TV streami ...

Sarepta Therapeutics is making some necessary changes, and the stock is responding wellBiopharma stock Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SRPT) is soaring today, up 20.6% at $22.17 at last glance. The biopharmaceutical company announced a strategic restructuring plan, laying off about 500 employees -- more than a third of its workforce -- after two deaths following treatment with its gene therapy for fatal muscle disorder, Elevidys. The treatment will stay on the market with warnings about the potential for l ...

WARREN, N.J., July 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tevogen (“Tevogen Bio Holdings Inc.” or “Company”) (Nasdaq: TVGN) today announced the signing of a letter of intent to lease a 17,428-square-foot facility in New Jersey. The facility, formerly occupied by Pfizer and Cordis, a previous division of Johnson & Johnson, should support the Company’s cell therapy manufacturing operations. This state-of-the-art facility aligns with Tevogen’s strategic goals of accelerating clinical development while maintaining cost ...

Ginkgo Bioworks launches cost-effective, high-throughput ADME profiling service to accelerate small molecule drug discovery with model-ready datasetsBOSTON, July 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, today announced the launch of a powerful new capability at Ginkgo Datapoints: high-throughput, low-cost ADME (Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion) profiling, enabled by Ginkgo's proprietary RAC automatio ...

SAN DIEGO, July 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Connect Biopharma Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: CNTB) (“Connect Biopharma” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on transforming care for the treatment of inflammatory diseases, today announced it has regained compliance with the minimum bid price requirement under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”). On July 16, 2025, the Company received confirmation from the Listing Qualifications Department of The N ...

LONDON and NEW YORK, July 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQ: OKYO), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing urcosimod to treat neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with chronic and often severe nerve-related pain but without an FDA-approved therapy, today announced it has received $1.9 million in non-dilutive funding to support its ongoing research and development programs. The funding will specifically accelerate the clinical ...

- Announces Completion of Phase 1 Study of Elraglusib in Pediatric Patients - Prolonged and Durable Complete Responses (CRs) Observed in Two of Ten Refractory Ewing Sarcoma Patients - Two Additional Patients Had Durable Stable Disease in Notoriously Difficult-to-Treat Cancer - Confirmed Partial Response (PR) in a patient with a desmoplastic small-round-cell tumor (DSRCT) - Company Initiating Planning of Phase 2 Trial of Elraglusib in Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Refractory/Resistant Ewing Sarcoma ...

Core Points - BioNTech SE announced the resignation of Ryan Richardson as Chief Strategy Officer effective September 30, 2025, to pursue new professional opportunities [1] - Richardson joined BioNTech in 2018 and has been instrumental in raising over USD 1 billion through various financing activities, including the Initial Public Offering on Nasdaq [2] - His contributions include building Global Strategy and Corporate Development functions, enhancing Capital Markets and Investor Relations, and serving on the Board of Directors of InstaDeep Ltd. since its acquisition in 2023 [2] Company Overview - BioNTech is a global next-generation immunotherapy company focused on developing novel therapies for cancer and other serious diseases [4] - The company has a diversified oncology product portfolio, including mRNA cancer immunotherapies, immunomodulators, and targeted therapies such as antibody-drug conjugates and CAR T cell therapies [4] - BioNTech collaborates with various global pharmaceutical companies, including Bristol Myers Squibb, Pfizer, and Genentech, to advance its research and development efforts [4]

Milestone payment of $10 million triggered under the global license agreement with TakedaLEXINGTON, Mass., July 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Keros Therapeutics, Inc. (“Keros”) (Nasdaq: KROS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapeutics to treat a wide range of patients with disorders that are linked to dysfunctional signaling of the transforming growth factor-beta (“TGF-ß”) family of proteins, today announced that the first patient was dosed in the ...

The Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) was granted based on the highly compelling results from the Phase 2 EMBOLD trial in SCN2A and SCN8A developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs) The EMBOLD cohort 2 pivotal trial is on track for topline results in H1 2026 with NDA filing to follow Praxis has recently initiated the EMERALD study investigating relutrigine broadly in DEEs BOSTON, July 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRAX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutica ...