** Shares of Australia's Inoviq IIQ.AX rise as much as
7.7% to A$0.63, their highest since Sept. 23
** The medical diagnostics co announces that it has signed
contract research agreement with Canadian biotech firm Nicoya
Lifesciences Inc urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASXc8jtq9
** Says agreement to transfer, develop and evaluate a
prototype SubB2M‐based test on the next generation Alto digital
SPR instrument
** Adds the SubB2M-based SPR test will initially be
developed for use as a cancer risk assessment test
** Stock has fallen 51.1% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Rishav Chatterjee in Bengaluru)
((Rishav.Chatterjee@thomsonreuters.com;))