Dynamic Extractions Ltd is a successful spin out company of Brunel University which was set up to commercialise the unique and world leading Hydrodynamic Counter Current Chromatography (HdCCC) technology developed by the Brunel Institute of Bioengineering (BIB) team led by Professor Ian Sutherland.

The technology was an innovation of the J type planetary centrifuge which at the time was already being used in the field of Counter Current Chromatography (CCC) but the technique, despite its potential advantages as a processing tool was restricted in application by its mechanical limitations.

It was the innovative engineering developments of the Sutherland team that created the breakthrough and this enabled HdCCC to have the potential to become mainstream processing technology.

For the first time CCC processing times could be measured in minutes as opposed to hours and this made possible the potential for high throughput screening for discovery and process development and ultimately for large scale commercial use.

This significant step forward in processing times led to the Brunel based HdCCC technology being designated as “High Performance” and hence the technology became known internationally as “High Performance Counter Current Chromatography” (HPCCC). These HPCCC innovations and unique engineering developments are protected by international patents.