** Proteomics International PIQ.AX jumps as much as 9.2% to A$0.355, highest since June 23
** Medical technology firm announces A$6 mln ($3.9 mln) expansion of its Western Australia facility
** Says expansion to support co's implementation of protein biomarker analysis, a technique used to detect specific proteins in biological sample
** YTD, PIQ falls ~60%
($1 = A$1.5211)
(Reporting by Rajasik Mukherjee in Bengaluru)
((Rajasik.Mukherjee@thomsonreuters.com))