The story behind the science

Hormonix was developed by Mint Diagnostics to revolutionise the way we collect and give context to female hormone data.

Founded in 2016. Our mission when we started was to revolutionise the way we collect and process female hormone data.

We built Hormonix. Our innovative saliva testing and visualisation platform has been providing hormone data intelligence to women and helping them perform at their best in elite sports and wellness since 2019.

We’re not stopping there. Hormonix is expanding to healthcare, with our unique, patent-pending home-testing platform currently under development.

Guided by an expert team. Our team of global leaders across sports physiology and female health continue to deliver ground-breaking solutions that are already improving women’s lives.

Meet the team

We’re leading the way when it comes to hormonal monitoring, analysis and context thanks to our expert team of scientists, technologists, doctors and physiologists.

Dr. Andrea Burch

Technical Operations

Andrea has over 20 years R&D experience including 10 years in the In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) industry. She has worked as a highly skilled senior scientist at different stages of product development and uses her extensive knowledge – obtained through the years of working within the IVD industry – to offer a pragmatic approach to navigating the IVD regulations always ensuring Company compliance.

As the Technical Operations Manager at Mint Diagnostics, Andrea leads the company’s quality assurance, regulatory affairs and H&S-related activities and plays a pivotal role in the implementation and maintenance of the Mint Diagnostics ISO 13485 certified QMS.

Prof. Anthony Hackney

Sports endocrinology advisor

Dr Anthony Hackney is a leading expert in endocrinology, with his research focusing on reproductive endocrine and metabolic responses to physical and environmental stresses. Across his career, he has authored more than 300 publications and six books in the area of exercise physiology and endocrinology.

In addition to advising the Hormonix team, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in exercise physiology, endocrinology and sports nutrition at the University of North Carolina.

Stefano is co-founder and CEO of Mint Diagnostics and has over 15 years of R&D experience, including 8 years of commercial R&D management and business development experience.

He is an internationally recognised expert in graphene technologies and was an Executive Board member of the EU Graphene Flagship project.

Richard is co-founder and CTO of Mint Diagnostics and is an engineer with over 12 years of sensor R&D experience, including 8+ years technology development, project management and wearable device prototyping experience at Nokia.

Richard gained his MEng in Electrical Engineering in 2003 and his PhD in Nanotechnology from University of Cambridge in 2008.

Andrea has over 20 years R&D experience including 10 years in the In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) industry. She has worked as a highly skilled senior scientist at different stages of product development and uses her extensive knowledge – obtained through the years of working within the IVD industry – to offer a pragmatic approach to navigating the IVD regulations always ensuring Company compliance.

As the Technical Operations Manager at Mint Diagnostics, Andrea leads the company’s quality assurance, regulatory affairs and H&S-related activities and plays a pivotal role in the implementation and maintenance of the Mint Diagnostics ISO 13485 certified QMS.

Dr Anthony Hackney is a leading expert in endocrinology, with his research focusing on reproductive endocrine and metabolic responses to physical and environmental stresses. Across his career, he has authored more than 300 publications and six books in the area of exercise physiology and endocrinology.

In addition to advising the Hormonix team, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in exercise physiology, endocrinology and sports nutrition at the University of North Carolina.

Prof. Hugh Montgomery OBE

Chairman

Hugh directs the Centre for Human Health and Performance at UCL and has published over 500 scientific papers.

He has worked in the field of sport and performance for over 25 years, describing the first 'gene for human fitness'; the genetic regulation of heart growth with exercise; the mechanisms regulating bone turnover with exercise; responses to cold exposure; and how the body adapts to exercise at higher altitudes.

He is keen to explore the role of hormones in regulating performance, but also to 'democratise' access to hormonal testing to women more broadly.

Derk Ohler

CCO

Derk Ohler is Chief Commercial Officer at Mint Diagnostics and is in charge of growing the company's commercial opportunities, global distribution platforms and partnerships.

Combining creativity and commercial acumen thanks to his years in financial markets, his previous roles include working as MD at Deutsche Bank and Nomura. He is also a successful investor in venture capital, which included DeepMind. His passion lies in investing in technology that can be used as a catalyst for positive change.

Dr. Anita Biswas

Sports Medicine Advisor

Dr Anita Biswas qualified as a doctor at Nottingham University and has worked as a Consultant in Sport and Exercise Medicine for over 25 years. Working mainly in elite sport, she has travelled with Team GB and Paralympics GB to seven Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games.

In addition to consulting the Hormonix team, she currently works as the Head of Sports Medicine for the English Institute of Sport, where she co-leads the Female Athlete Health and Performance Programme.

Prof. Anna Whittaker

Stress Science Advisor

Anna is the stress and cortisol measurement Scientific Advisor to Mint Diagnostics and has an international reputation in psychobiological research, including physiological stress responses.

As testament to this, she has conducted award-winning work on the biological effects of stress and other psychological and behavioural factors across the lifespan. She led the EU training network ‘PANINI’, which studied the effects of physical activity and nutrition on ageing, and she also works as Professor in Behavioural Medicine at the University of Stirling.

Hugh directs the Centre for Human Health and Performance at UCL and has published over 500 scientific papers.

He has worked in the field of sport and performance for over 25 years, describing the first ‘gene for human fitness’; the genetic regulation of heart growth with exercise; the mechanisms regulating bone turnover with exercise; responses to cold exposure; and how the body adapts to exercise at higher altitudes.

He is keen to explore the role of hormones in regulating performance, but also to ‘democratise’ access to hormonal testing to women more broadly.

Derk Ohler is Chief Commercial Officer at Mint Diagnostics and is in charge of growing the company’s commercial opportunities, global distribution platforms and partnerships.

Combining creativity and commercial acumen thanks to his years in financial markets, his previous roles include working as MD at Deutsche Bank and Nomura. He is also a successful investor in venture capital, which included DeepMind. His passion lies in investing in technology that can be used as a catalyst for positive change.

Dr Anita Biswas qualified as a doctor at Nottingham University and has worked as a Consultant in Sport and Exercise Medicine for over 25 years. Working mainly in elite sport, she has travelled with Team GB and Paralympics GB to seven Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games.

In addition to consulting the Hormonix team, she currently works as the Head of Sports Medicine for the English Institute of Sport, where she co-leads the Female Athlete Health and Performance Programme.

Anna is the stress and cortisol measurement Scientific Advisor to Mint Diagnostics and has an international reputation in psychobiological research, including physiological stress responses.

As testament to this, she has conducted award-winning work on the biological effects of stress and other psychological and behavioural factors across the lifespan. She led the EU training network ‘PANINI’, which studied the effects of physical activity and nutrition on ageing, and she also works as Professor in Behavioural Medicine at the University of Stirling.

Dr. Ernesto Bosch

IVF Advisor

As one of the world’s leading experts in reproductive medicine, Dr Ernesto Bosch has shared his knowledge and expertise across the globe and now advises the Hormonix team as we develop our technology.

He currently holds the position of director of the Human Reproduction Unit of the Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad in Valencia; he has published 81 papers in peer-reviewed journals; written more than 50 book chapters in the field of IVF and given over 250 lectures at international meetings around the world.

He also belongs to the editorial board of Fertility and Sterility and Reproductive Biomedicine and is a regular reviewer for Human Reproduction and Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology.

Nicola Verdun

Professional Sports Advisor

With over 20 years’ experience in media, sports marketing and advertising, Nicola has an enviable network of contacts and incredible expertise in the worlds of partnership, consultancy and sponsorship.

Currently Head of Business Development at Tifosy. Nicola is responsible for the firm’s business development strategy and relationships within the sports industry across Europe.

Prior to joining Tifosy, Nicola was Head of Global Partnerships and International Development at Juventus FC, where his responsibilities included developing the club’s brand and commercial footprint, as well as securing sponsorship contracts with major international brands.

Dr. Richard Burden

Head of Human Science

Richard is the Sports Science advisor to Mint Diagnostics and works as Technical Lead for Physiology at the English Institute of Sport. Within this role, he has provided physiological support to Olympic and Paralympic athletes and national governing bodies across three Olympic cycles.

He is currently leading the EIS Bioscience program, which is focused on enhancing the EIS/UK Sport system’s ability to solve athlete health and performance challenges using biomarker research and innovation.

Dr. Emma Ross

Female health and performance expert

As Head of Physiology at the English Institute of Sport, Dr Emma Ross led a ground-breaking campaign to improve the hormonal health intelligence of female athletes in the run-up to the Rio Olympics, with the ultimate goal to help them unlock marginal gains by tapping into the power of their hormones.

As part of her work with Hormonix, she's been working hard to translate her experience into a product that makes hormone optimisation more accessible than ever before.

She’s also leading the charge in broadening the reach of her work through providing education, training and coaching sessions via her online education platform, The WellHQ.

As one of the world’s leading experts in reproductive medicine, Dr Ernesto Bosch has shared his knowledge and expertise across the globe and now advises the Hormonix team as we develop our technology.

He currently holds the position of director of the Human Reproduction Unit of the Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad in Valencia; he has published 81 papers in peer-reviewed journals; written more than 50 book chapters in the field of IVF and given over 250 lectures at international meetings around the world.

He also belongs to the editorial board of Fertility and Sterility and Reproductive Biomedicine and is a regular reviewer for Human Reproduction and Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology.

With over 20 years’ experience in media, sports marketing and advertising, Nicola has an enviable network of contacts and incredible expertise in the worlds of partnership, consultancy and sponsorship.

Currently Head of Business Development at Tifosy. Nicola is responsible for the firm’s business development strategy and relationships within the sports industry across Europe.

Prior to joining Tifosy, Nicola was Head of Global Partnerships and International Development at Juventus FC, where his responsibilities included developing the club’s brand and commercial footprint, as well as securing sponsorship contracts with major international brands.

Richard is the Sports Science advisor to Mint Diagnostics and works as Co-Lead of Female Athlete Health & Performance at the English Institute of Sport, where he provides leadership in the science, medicine and technology support to British Olympic and Paralympic sports, athletes and coaches.

As an applied physiologist, Richard has worked with Olympic and Paralympic and World Champion athletes across 4 Olympic/Paralympic cycles.

Alongside his work at the EIS, Richard has academic positions at Loughborough University and St Mary’s University.

As Head of Physiology at the English Institute of Sport, Dr Emma Ross led a ground-breaking campaign to improve the hormonal health intelligence of female athletes in the run-up to the Rio Olympics, with the ultimate goal to help them unlock marginal gains by tapping into the power of their hormones.

As part of her work with Hormonix, she’s been working hard to translate her experience into a product that makes hormone optimisation more accessible than ever before.

She’s also leading the charge in broadening the reach of her work through providing education, training and coaching sessions via her online education platform, The WellHQ.

Tony is a founding Technical Advisor of Mint Diagnostics and is a leading global expert in electrochemical biosensors and DNA technology.

He was also one of the pioneers in blood glucose sensing, where his work led to the first commercialised blood glucose measuring system.

Tony is currently Professor of Chemical Biology at Imperial College London.

The story behind the science

Hormonix was developed by Mint Diagnostics to revolutionise the way we collect and give context to female hormone data.

Meet the team

Dr. Stefano Borini