Gold Standard Phantoms

Calibration services for quantitative medical imaging.

Patient Undergoes MRI Process, in Control Room Doctor Watches Procedure

Gold Standard Phantoms was born from world-leading MRI research at University College London.

The spinout develops advanced imaging phantoms and calibration solutions that overcome one of the biggest challenges in medical imaging: ensuring consistent, reproducible measurements across different MRI scanners and hospitals. 

Its flagship platform, METRION™, is the first solution to deliver real-time, metrologically traceable calibration inside every MRI scan, unlocking reliable diagnostics and enabling scalable use of AI in healthcare.

The Gold Standard journey so far: 

  • 2014: spinout founded at UCL
  • 2017: received £804,000 private investment
  • 2018: Innovate UK precision Medicine prize of £100,000
  • 2023: €1.6 million grant from Horizon accelerator programme.

Team

Xavier Golay

Professor Xavier Golay

Founder and CEO

Former Chair of MR Neurophysics and Translational Neuroscience at the UCL Institute of Neurology, Professor Golay is now an Honorary Professor.

Dr Weng Sie Wong

Senior Business Manager

Dr Wong brings extensive experience of all aspects of university technology transfer activities from strategic IP management to licence negotiations and spinout formation.

As a Senior Business Manager focusing on the commercialisation of medical technologies, healthcare engineering, medical imaging and AI-enabled healthcare innovations arising from UCL research, she has been involved in the formation of multiple spinouts and acted as a director on various boards.

Prior to joining UCL Ventures, Dr Wong was a senior technology transfer manager at Oxford University’s TTO, Oxford University Innovation, working on a diverse range of both life and physical science projects over a 10-year period.

Weng holds an MBA from Edinburgh University and a PhD in pharmacology from UCL.