** Shares of Australia's Cambium Bio CMB.AX rise as much as 15.8% to A$0.55
** Stock has gained 5.3% so far in the week, on track to record its second consecutive week of gains, if the trend holds
** Regenerative medicine firm signs memorandum of understanding (MoU) with French pharma company Benta SAS
** MoU to establish a strategic partnership for the development and commercialisation of Elate Ocular (CAM-101) for dry eye disease in Europe and the Middle East
** Stock has risen 23.8% this year, as of 0304 GMT
(Reporting by Roshan Thomas in Bengaluru)
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