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Not only do companies have the potential to achieve what Novavax was able to under the right circumstances, but the industry is also full of big mergers and acquisitions. Early-stage companies develop clinical trial pipelines. Larger companies may then target these smaller firms as buyout candidates. For instance, Merck (NYSE: MRK) bought cancer drug research company VelosBio Inc. from Pappas Capital and other investors for $2.75 billion. Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) picked up Immunomedics for $21 billion to gain access to a breast cancer treatment, Trodelvy. The list goes on. In this article, we'll look at a few current and former biotech penny stocks that have continued demonstrating strength in the stock market in 2021.

One of the things we frequently see with penny stocks is the "sympathy" trade. This usually involves 1 bellwether stock attracting the interest of day traders. Once that stock becomes "too hot" or reaches levels seen as "too high," retail traders tend to look for other stocks with similar traits.

This article discusses a handful of penny stocks with exposure to potential Alzheimer's disease treatments. The bullish sympathy trend has come to light following late-breaking news on Tuesday that Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB) and Eisai Co.'s experimental Alzheimer's drug significantly slowed the progression of the disease in a large study. The 18-month, Phase 3 study of 1,800 patients tested the treatment on early-stage Alzheimer's patients. 4 more Alzheimer's stocks to watch