A Data Chemistry Evolution

Where data science and
medical science meet.

DatChem reads the chemistry of human tissue on the installed base of MRI scanners, detecting disease in transition, years before current methods can.

Non-invasive, objective evaluation across breast and ovarian cancer risk, PTSD, pain and blast trauma.

Iridescent ribbon representing DatChem's data-chemistry signature
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cancers correctly predicted
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earlier than current imaging
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granted patents · 12 pending
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Better data, better decisions

The world leader in MR data mining of tissue chemistry.

We don't build new scanners. We extract a chemical signature from tissue using existing MRI machines, then interpret it against exclusive clinical databases, turning an everyday scan into a window on disease before it forms.

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Patient scan

A short sequence added to a standard MRI captures raw spectral data, no contrast, no biopsy.

2

Data capture

Raw data is transmitted securely to the DatChem cloud, with sovereignty respected region by region.

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Data mining

The chemical signature is extracted and compared against our exclusive databases via the Intelligence Framework.

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Physician report

The clinician receives a clear report on disease likelihood and treatment options, in minutes.

Why it matters

Four ways DatChem changes the picture.

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Earlier diagnosis

Detect disease in transition, years before it becomes visible to current imaging or palpable to the hand.

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Personalised medicine

Each patient becomes their own control across repeat scans, enabling care tailored to the individual.

03

Treatment optimisation

Objectively monitor whether a therapy is working, or isn't, and adjust with confidence.

04

Unmet clinical needs

Objective answers where only subjective tools exist today, from pain to PTSD to ovarian diagnosis.

Spotlight · DatChem-Breast

Seeing breast cancer before it forms.

DatChem-Breast identifies breast tissue in transition to a cancer up to a decade ahead of current imaging, adding 15 minutes to a routine MRI.

  • Early options. Time to evaluate treatment while there is room to act.
  • Her own control. Serial scanning makes risk personal, not statistical.
  • Non-invasive. No biopsy, no contrast, just chemistry.
Longitudinal breast study · 2012–2024

In the high-risk cohort, 32 of 33 cancers were correctly predicted, all on the very first scan.

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cancers predicted 1–12 years before current imaging
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high-risk women evaluated, against 100 controls
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granted patents across the US, EU & Australia
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clinical sites operating, Australia, Europe & the US
Each woman her own control · up to 8 repeat scans See the full evidence

DatChem's technologies are undergoing regulatory evaluation (TGA, FDA and EMA) and are not yet approved for routine clinical use in all markets.

Meet our founders

Three decades of pioneering science.

Carolyn Mountford

Carolyn Mountford

Founder · Chief Scientist & CEO
MSc · DPhil · MS

A world authority in magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Carolyn has spent her career decoding the chemistry of human tissue, the science at the heart of DatChem.

Peter Malycha

Peter Malycha

Founder · Clinical Director
AM · MBBS · FRACS · FRCS

A distinguished surgeon and clinical leader, Peter grounds DatChem's science in real patient outcomes and decades of operative experience.

Trusted by

Partners in the science.

Siemens Healthineers
Griffith University
U.S. Department of Defense
Clinical Development Solutions
Metro Health
Lucas Mercanti
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane
Jones Radiology
Questions

Frequently asked.

DatChem measures the chemistry associated with acute and chronic pain directly from tissue, rather than relying on a patient questionnaire, giving clinicians an objective signal to monitor and to test whether a treatment is working.
Both. By identifying tissue in transition toward cancer years before imaging can, DatChem-Breast opens a window for earlier evaluation, monitoring and intervention, well before a tumour becomes visible or palpable.
DatChem-PTSD objectively records dysfunctional neural pathways, up to five in women and three in men, and tracks a patient's response to therapy over time, moving beyond today's questionnaire-based assessment.
DatChem-Ovary is designed to determine whether a tumour is benign or malignant from its chemistry, information that today typically requires surgery or biopsy, to better inform the need for, and extent of, an operation.
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