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Pioneering the chemistry of early detection.

DatChem is addressing unmet patient needs through analysis of patient data on a cloud-based platform, leading to earlier interventions and better patient outcomes.

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in non-dilutive funding, de-risking the science
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granted patents · 12 registered
AU · EU
clinical sites
Our story

A clinical breakthrough, two decades in the making.

Scientific and clinical research into MRS technology has been performed by the founders of DatChem over more than two decades.

They created the new DatChem protocol for data acquisition and a cloud-hosted, scalable data-analysis application, enabling DatChem to measure, non-invasively, the level of specific disease biomarkers. In doing so, DatChem has made a clinical breakthrough in the application of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS).

We believe this technology will change the way doctors and other health practitioners identify, diagnose and treat disease.

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Innovative technology

Advanced procedures, no new hardware.

DatChem extends what magnetic resonance can do, turning a routine scan into a non-invasive read of tissue chemistry, interpreted in the cloud.

Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

A clinical breakthrough in the application of MRS, reading the chemistry of tissue from a standard scan, with no contrast and no biopsy.

Cloud-hosted analysis

DatChem's proprietary cloud-hosted data analysis application measures the level of specific disease biomarkers against exclusive databases.

Cloud-based platform

A scalable, secure cloud application interprets each study in minutes, with data sovereignty respected on a regional basis.

Our people

The DatChem Team.

Clinicians, scientists, engineers and advocates building the future of early detection. Hover or tap a profile to read more.

Operations Team
Carolyn Mountford

Carolyn Mountford

Chief Executive Officer
DPhil (Oxon) · MS (Harv)
David Purdue

David Purdue

COO & Company Secretary
BEc · MBA · Grad Dip CSP · FCA · FGIA · FCIS · GAICD
John Irvine

John Irvine

Head of Information Systems
PhD (Yale)
David Clark

David Clark

Clinical Director
FRACS

Cloud, Cybersecurity, MR Hardware & Billing
Budi Jap

Budi Jap

Cloud Engineering & QMS Oversight
PhD
Andrew Mountford-Bunn

Andrew Mountford-Bunn

IT Engineering & Software Security
Graham Galloway

Graham Galloway

Physics & MR Hardware
PhD

Tech Transfer, Quality Control & Customer Service
Laurie Kear

Laurie Kear

Clinical Trials & Regulatory Oversight
MHlthSc · CCRC (ACRP) · RN
Tyrone Humphries

Tyrone Humphries

Tech Transfer
PhD · BBiomedSc (Hons)
Julia Watson

Julia Watson

Tech Transfer
BAppSc (MedRadSc) · PhD
Natali Naude

Natali Naude

Tech Transfer
BAppSc (MedRadSc) · PhD
Darren Lukas

Darren Lukas

Data Scientist & Informatics
MInfTech
Lisa Rich

Lisa Rich

Patient Interface & Ethics
RN · BNsc · GDipPsych · MHN

Clinical Team Leads
Gorane Santamaria

Gorane Santamaria

Radiologist · Women's Health
MD · PhD · FRANZCR
David Crompton

David Crompton

Mental Health & Pain
OAM · MBBS · FRANZCP · PhD

Psychologists
Rosanna Tremewan

Rosanna Tremewan

Psychologist
DPsych
Jason Beard

Jason Beard

Psychologist
BA · GDAP · M Couns Psych

Consumer Advocates
Wendy Dean

Wendy Dean

Cancer & Defence
Jess Buck

Jess Buck

Cancer & Aboriginal Women
DPhil

Operations
Neha Chaudhary

Neha Chaudhary

Finance & Accounting
BCom · MAcc · CPA

Governance

Board of Directors.

Carolyn Mountford

Carolyn Mountford

Founder · CEO
DPhil (Oxon) · MS (Harv)
Peter Malycha

Peter Malycha

Co-Founder
AM · MBBS · FRACS · FRCS
Tim McLennan

Tim McLennan

Board Chair
BE(Hons) · GAICD
James Malycha

James Malycha

Board Member
MBBS · PhD · FCICM
Sarah Mountford-Bunn

Sarah Mountford-Bunn

Legal Advisor · Board Member
MA(Bus) · LLB(Hons)
Sue Jeavons

Sue Jeavons

Board Member
FRANZCR
Early successes

Bench to Clinic Completed.

On track for TGA, then FDA and EMA.

Achieved
  • Longitudinal breast study completed (2012–2024), 30 of 31 cancers correctly predicted.
  • PTSD & blast-overpressure trial completed, funded by the USA CTTSO.
  • SaaS platform built and operating in the cloud.
  • Clinical sites live in Australia and Europe.
Underway
  • Regulatory approval: on track for FDA approval, with TGA & EMA to follow.
  • Siemens Healthineers: a relationship since 1999, formalised by a 2026 LOI.
  • ADHD clinical trial: beginning in Australia, with intent to progress globally.
  • Commercialisation across selected global markets.
Quality & regulatory

Built to medical-device standard.

A commercial quality management system governs the structure, procedures and resources behind DatChem, covering every step from the moment data leaves the scanner to the report posted back to the PACS, for compliance with FDA, EMA and TGA requirements.

ISO 13485

Quality management systems

Medical devices, quality management systems, requirements for regulatory purposes.

ISO 14971

Risk management

Medical devices, the application of risk management to medical devices.

IEC 62304

Software life cycle

Medical device software, software life-cycle processes, governing data from scanner to report.

Siemens Healthineers is assisting with this process, alongside any further ISO standards applicable to our software device.

Current clinical & research collaborators

Princess Alexandra HospitalHospital · Brisbane Griffith UniversityResearch · Queensland Jones RadiologyRadiology · Adelaide Gateshead Breast ClinicBreast clinic Defence NetworkDefence health
Patents & publications

A robust portfolio across the US, EU & Australia.

Nine granted patents and twelve registered applications spanning breast-cancer detection, PTSD, pain, ADHD and the underlying spectroscopy architecture, backed by an international patent strategy.

Breast · BRCA & high-risk PTSD · detection & monitoring ADHD · spectral detection Pain · acute & chronic Blast · detecting blast overpressure
“The closest prior art cited in the US Patent Office is our own works, strongly suggesting the inventors are the only researchers in the field at this time.” Peter J. Phillips, U.S. Patent Attorney
Intellectual property

The full patent portfolio.

Every granted patent and registered application, across the US, EU and Australia.

Granted patents

PatentGrantedTitle
US 84044872008MRS of breast biopsy to determine pathology, vascularisation and nodal involvement
US 87558622014Detecting pain and its components using magnetic resonance
US 110966212021Detection of BRCA and other high-risk carriers in breast tissue
US 113469092022Systems architecture for analysis of spectroscopy & fMRI using integrated classifiers
US 117235902023Detecting & identifying acute pain, its transition to chronic pain, and monitoring therapy
US 121090352024Treating and monitoring post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
EU · no. pending2025Detection of BRCA and other high-risk carriers in breast tissue
USA · no. pending2025Acquiring spectral data from healthy breast tissue to detect breast-cancer development
EU · no. pending2026Acquiring spectral data from healthy breast tissue to detect breast-cancer development

Patent applications

ApplicationTitle
US 2019/0125257Detecting and monitoring PTSD using MRS
US 2020/0029816Detecting and identifying acute stress response from trauma, its transition to PTSD, and monitoring therapy
US 2020/0008741Detecting and identifying acute pain, its transition to chronic pain, and monitoring therapy
US 2020/0129110Functional analysis of the brain using fMRI for acute stress and PTSD, monitoring neuroplasticity
US 2020/0229757Monitoring treatment for acute pain, chronic pain, acute stress, blast exposure or PTSD from brain spectral data
US 2020/0178889Detecting levels of pain using MRS
US 2017/0172495Detecting and identifying different types of pain and monitoring therapy
US 2020/0261012Treating and monitoring PTSD
US 2022/0202374Acquiring spectral data to assess breast-cancer risk
US 16/503,052Detecting and identifying acute pain, its transition to chronic pain, and monitoring therapy
AU 2021411096Acquiring spectral data to assess breast-cancer risk
US 63/Z755,119Detecting ADHD using spectral data of the brain, and monitoring treatment
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