** Shares of Orthocell OCC.AX rise 15.4% to A$1.500, their highest levels since Jan 6
** The regenerative medicine firm says that it plans to enter key markets such as Canada and Thailand, among others, in CY2025
** Orthocell recently submitted its USFDA regulatory application for the clearance to distribute its nerve drug Remplir in the $1.6 bln (A$2.55 bln) U.S. market commercially
** Co expects approval in March/April 2025
** About 3.4 mln shares trade hands, 1.9 times the 30-day average of 1.8 mln
** Stock rose 230.5% in 2024
(1 Australian dollar = $0.6266)
(Reporting by Manasi Dasa Sundeep in Bengaluru)
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