** Predictive analytics co's shares SMD.L up 3.3% at
47.50p
** Co receives additional funding of $18.8 mln from the U.S.
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)
** Funding will be used to expand current clinical training
study of co's treatment system for burn wound healing assessment
** Award originally expected in March 2022 and was given
earlier due to successful kickoff of study at first five sites -
SMD CEO urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nRSF7582Ka
(Reporting by Aditi Sebastian in Bengaluru)
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