Artificial intelligence, remote monitoring and need-based innovation are beginning to reshape Australia’s medtech sector’s devices, as well as the way health care itself is delivered, according to speakers at the 2026 Ausmedtech conference in Perth May 19-20.
Shanghai Henlius Biotech Inc.’s HLX-3902, a trispecific antibody targeting STEAP1xCD3xCD28, has received approval from the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) in Australia and has been filed with the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). The T-cell engager is intended for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer and other advanced solid tumors.
Scribe Therapeutics Inc. has obtained clearance from Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to initiate a first-in-human study of STX-1150 for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia, a major driver of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). The phase I study will enroll adults with elevated LDL-C at increased cardiovascular risk at sites in Australia and New Zealand.
