Biotechnology
Where Science Meets Natural Sources
Biotechnology at Inextract is not a label we apply to our work, it is the scientific discipline that defines how we think about every problem we take on. We approach the extraction, analysis, and transformation of natural compounds the way biotechnology demands: with rigour, reproducibility, and a genuine understanding of the biology underlying what we are doing.
Our work sits at the intersection of several disciplines. Extraction chemistry determines how we access target compounds from their botanical matrix. Food science and nutrition science define the formulation and safety requirements of the products those compounds feed into. Microbiology informs how we validate process cleanliness. Analytical chemistry gives us the tools to prove, at the molecular level, that what we extracted is exactly what we intended to extract.
The result is a biotechnology practice that covers the full value chain from identifying the right source material, through process development and scale-up, to validated formulations ready for regulatory submission. We do not hand off between departments. We carry the science from raw material to finished product.
Clean Extraction Science
The core of our research is process development for supercritical CO₂ extraction through optimising pressure, temperature, flow rate, and co-solvent ratios for each botanical matrix using design of experiment (DoE) methodology. We work across resins, seeds, herbs, and agri-industrial by-products, generating extraction protocols that are scientifically documented, analytically validated, and transferable as intellectual property.
Circular Biorefinery
We apply biotechnology principles to agri-industrial waste streams with designing cascaded extraction processes that recover every fraction of value from a raw material. This is not recycling: it is systematic biorefinery design where each processing stage is planned from the outset so that the output of one step becomes the input of the next. Active projects include cocoa shell valorisation, pumpkin seed press-cake processing, and biopolymer production from molasses.