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Engineering consistency, purity, and performance — at the molecular level.

Overview

EXTRAX® is the phytochemical process engineering platform of YOHOLIFE® LAB, focused on transforming complex plant matrices into stable, high-purity, and application-ready bioactive ingredients.
By redesigning extraction pathways and processing logic, EXTRAX® addresses the core limitations of conventional plant extraction — variability, degradation, and poor reproducibility.

Core Capabilities

Extraction Pathway Design

We design extraction routes based on compound polarity, stability, and interaction within plant matrices — rather than relying on generic solvent-based approaches.

Low-Temperature Phytochemical Processing

EXTRAX® prioritises low-temperature and mild processing conditions to minimise degradation of heat-sensitive and oxidation-prone bioactives.

Yield & Consistency Optimisation

Our processes are engineered to reduce batch variation, stabilise active content, and support repeatable industrial execution.

Key Project

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High-Polyphenol Grape Seed Extract Preparation Platform

PolyEX® is the flagship project of the EXTRAX® platform, dedicated to the preparation of high-polyphenol grape seed extracts with improved purity, stability, and batch consistency.

Conventional grape seed extraction often suffers from inconsistent polyphenol profiles, excessive impurities, and quality fluctuation caused by raw material variability and harsh processing.
PolyEX® addresses these issues through a re-engineered extraction and purification pathway, designed to enrich polyphenols while reducing unwanted residues and degradation.

The result is a more consistent, application-ready polyphenol system suitable for functional ingredients, wellness formulations, and further downstream development.

Platform Outputs

EXTRAX® delivers structured, transferable outputs, including:

  • Defined extraction and purification pathways

  • High-purity, standardised plant extracts

  • Process parameters supporting reproducibility and scale-up

  • Analytical benchmarks for quality and consistency

  • Application-ready bioactive ingredient systems

Applications

EXTRAX®-engineered outputs support downstream development across:

  • Functional and nutraceutical ingredients

  • Antioxidant and polyphenol-rich formulations

  • Beauty and personal care actives

  • Bioactive inputs for further formulation or biosynthetic translation

Part of YOHOLIFE® LAB

EXTRAX® operates in close integration with YOHOLIFE® LAB’s other platforms — from plant biotechnology to synthetic biology — forming a continuous pipeline from biological origin to application-ready ingredient systems.