** Shares of Australia's PYC Therapeutics Ltd PYC.AX rise 11.3% to A$1.425, their highest level since late December 2024
** Stock set for best day since September 26, 2024, if trend holds
** Biotechnology firm gets approval from the safety review committee to advance the clinical study of drug candidate PYC-003
** PYC-003 is meant to address polycystic kidney disease
** YTD, stock up 8.5%, including the session's gains
(Reporting by Shruti Agarwal in Bengaluru)
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