PeCon(德国)
PeCon
德国PeConwww.pe-con.deThefoundersofPeCon,SiegwaldPentzandHeideHörler,workedtogetherformanyyearsattheUniversityofUlminthedepartmentofclinicalgenetics.Theyfocusedontheinvitrocultivationofprimarycells
,tissuesandpermanentcelllines.Fluorescentdetectionofactinfibresinacardiacmusclecell.©2003-PeConGmbHWhentheystartedworkingwithcardiacmusclecellsfromrodentstheyhadtofacemanyproblemswiththeircultivationandbehaviour,especiallyduringmicroscopicobservation.Incubatedatidealenvironmentalconditionsinastandardlaboratoryincubatorthecellsshowedcelldivisionanddifferentiationtoselfcontractingcells.Butduringmicroscopicobservationtheamplitudeandfrequencyofthecontractionschangedsubstantially.ThiswasthetimepointwhenDr.PentzandMrs.HörlerstartedwiththedevelopmentofunitstocontroltemperatureandCO2-concentrationonthe