** Shares of medical devices maker EMvision Medical Devices
EMV.AX rise as much as 6.7% to A$3.01, eyeing biggest intraday
percentage gain since Aug 10
** Co and Australian Stroke Alliance, a stroke support
foundation, sign a project agreement letting EMV access A$8 mln
($5.86 mln) in non-dilutive staged cash funding urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX72FyXH
** EMV says staged funding will support EMVision's
development and clinical validation of planned first responder
model for air and road ambulances
** Stock on track for second consecutive session of gains
and hits highest since Aug 27
** Stock down 9.6% this year, as of last close
($1 = 1.3656 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Tejaswi Marthi in Bengaluru)
((tejaswi.marthi@thomsonreuters.com))