About Us
A spin-off of CTU in Prague
From university research to laboratory instruments
Tonagena s.r.o. is a Czech technology company and a spin-off of the Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU). Founded in 2023 by members of the Bioelectromagnetism (BioEM) team at the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, we bring research developments into practical use.
Electroporation is our main focus. We develop laboratory instruments and electrode systems that help researchers investigate the effects of electrical pulses on cells and optimize conditions for their own experiments.
Electroporation at the core of our work
Our core products are the TonaPulse® pulse generator and the TonaWell electrode system for adherent cell cultures. Together, they provide tools for research into reversible and irreversible electroporation, from gene transfection to the study of cellular responses to electric fields.
TonaPulse®
A flexible high-voltage pulse generator
TonaWell
Sterilizable electrodes for adherent cell cultures
TonaPulse® is available to purchase or as a short-term loan for evaluation in your laboratory.
Purchase or evaluation loan
Our expertise extends beyond electroporation
Radar solutions
We develop technologies for contactless detection of human presence and movement, including systems for analyzing customer movement in retail environments.
Microwave applicators
We design and develop microwave applicators for research and biomedical applications, drawing on the team’s expertise in electromagnetic fields and their interaction with biological tissue.
Custom development
We combine electromagnetic design, numerical simulation and hardware development. We work with partners from technical requirements and prototyping through to testing and production.
Academic roots, practical collaboration
Our systems are used, for example, at the 2nd and 3rd Faculties of Medicine of Charles University for research into gene transfection and irreversible electroporation. We connect experience from research laboratories with instrument development.
A university spin-off
We turn scientific knowledge and technologies developed at CTU into products for research and development laboratories.
Tonagena at CTU ↗Faculty of Biomedical Engineering
Our work builds on the Bioelectromagnetism team’s expertise in electromagnetic fields and biomedical applications.
The BioEM research team ↗The people behind Tonagena
Our team brings together expertise in electroporation, microwave technologies, instrument design and medical device certification.
Ondřej Fišer
Electroporation and radar sensing
Jan Vrba
Electromagnetic field theory
Marek Novák
Medical device development and certification
David Vrba
Antenna design and microwave technologies
Tomáš Dřížďal
Numerical simulation of electromagnetic fields in biological tissue
Let’s discuss your research or development project
Looking for an electroporation system for your laboratory or a partner for a custom development project? Contact us to discuss your requirements.