Our Story
Electrophorus was founded in early 2025 by Dr. Jiří Ehlich and Prof. Eric D. Glowacki as a spin-off from the Bioelectronic Materials and Devices Laboratory at the Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC).
The company emerged in response to a persistent technological gap: the absence of commercially available systems tailored for bioelectrical and bioelectrochemical in-vitro applications. Most existing instruments were never designed for small-volume, high-throughput cell culture experiments, nor were they compatible with standard biological workflows — including sterile environments, microplates, and live-cell microscopy.
Electrophorus began by building in-house solutions for our own research needs — and soon, for the needs of our collaborators across multiple scientific disciplines.
Our Mission
We aim to lower the barriers and raise the standards for bioelectrical and bioelectrochemical research by offering both standardized and custom-engineered electrochemical systems — designed specifically for biological applications.
Our goal is to become the go-to partner for any research or development involving electrical or electrochemical stimulation and sensing in life sciences. Not just a hardware supplier — a scientific collaborator.
We help our customers:
- Design experiments and workflows with a deep understanding of electrical and electrochemical effects
- Avoid unwanted electrochemical side reactions and artifacts
- Interpret complex data with clarity and confidence
Who We Are
Electrophorus is led by a multidisciplinary team with extensive experience in electrochemistry, materials science, and biomedical engineering:
Dr. Jiří Ehlich
Founder/CEO
Electrochemist and applied engineer with nearly a decade of experience designing and implementing in-vitro bioelectrochemical systems
Prof. Eric D. Glowacki
Founder/CSO
Physical chemist, materials scientist, and biomedical engineer with over 10 years of experience developing bioelectronic systems for biological and clinical research, including neural interfaces and implantable neurostimulation technologies
Our Approach
Most hardware companies build for general use.
We build for your use case.
- Purpose-designed systems for biological experiments
- Parallelized setups for statistically meaningful data
- Clean, compact hardware that integrates with existing lab infrastructure
- Real consulting — not just tech support
We don’t just deliver devices — we help you design better experiments, anticipate outcomes, and minimize unwanted variables.
Who We Work With
We collaborate with:
- Academic research laboratories
- Biotech companies
- Pharmaceutical companies
Future Directions
The role of electrical and electrochemical signals in and medicine biology is only growing — and we’re building the next generation of tools to explore them.
From flexible stimulation platforms to high-throughput screening and sensing systems, Electrophorus is committed to supporting experimental innovation and helping life science researchers unlock new possibilities.