** Shares of Australia's Rhythm Biosciences RHY.AX rise as much as 16.7% to A$0.175, their highest level since January 16
** Medical diagnostics tech firm announces strategic partnership with Australian Genome Research Facility
** Partnership to establish commercial-scale processing capability for its predictive diagnostic tests platform, geneType, clinical services
** About 2.2 million shares traded so far, 2.6x the 30-day avg
** Stock up 22% in January so far, including the session's move
(Reporting by Anjali Singh in Bengaluru)
((anjali.singh2@thomsonreuters.com; ))