
Intact Genomics (IG®, ig®) offers high-quality electrocompetent cells with superior transformation efficiency, helping researchers save time and achieve reliable results. Each batch undergoes rigorous quality control in our ISO 13485-certified facility to ensure consistency and dependable performance you can trust.
Custom formats, custom package sizes, and bulk pricing are available upon request.
| Application | Product Link | Specialization | Efficiency |
| Routine Cloning | ig® 5-alpha Electrocompetent Cells | Routine cloning and sub-cloning (<10 kb) | ≥2.0 x 10^10 |
| ig® 10B Electrocompetent Cells | Large plasmids (>10 kb), Library construction | ≥5.0 x 10^10 | |
| ig® XL1 Blue Max Electrocompetent Cells | Cloning exceptionally large DNA >300kb | ≥5.0 x 10^10 | |
| HB101 Electrocompetent Cells | Stable plasmid maintenance | ≥5.0 x 10^10 | |
| Specialized Cloning | igMax™ DH10B Electrocompetent Cells | Difficult Large DNA fragment cloning, BAC library construction | ≥5.0 x 10^10 |
| IG® Recombineering Electrocompetent Cells | Homologous recombination, DNA, plasmid, and BAC engineering | ≥1.0 x 10^10 | |
| ig® Stable 2 Electrocompetent E. coli Cells | Cloning direct repeat sequences (unstable DNA) | ≥2.0 x 10^9 | |
| ig® ccdB Resist™ Electrocompetent E. coli Cells | Propagation of plasmids containing the ccdB gene | ≥1.0 x 10^10 | |
| Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) RN4220 ElectroCompetent Cells | A gateway strain to enable DNA manipulation in Staphylococcus aureus | ≥1 x 10^5 | |
| Protein Expression | IG® Autoinduction DE3 ElectroCompetent Cells | Expressed from a vector under an IPTG-inducible T7 promoter. | ≥1.0 x 10^10 |
| BL21(DE3) Electrocompetent Cells | Routine T7 protein expression | ≥1.0 x 10^10 | |
| BL21(DE3)pLysS ElectroCompetent Cells | Routine non-T7 protein expression | ≥1.0 x 10^10 | |
| IG® C41(DE3) Electrocompetent Cells | Improved expression of toxic proteins | ≥1.0 x 10^10 | |
| IG® C41pLysS(DE3) Electrocompetent Cells | Improved expression of toxic proteins with suppressed basal expression | ≥1.0 x 10^9 | |
| IG® C43(DE3) Electrocompetent Cells | Most tolerant of toxic proteins | ≥1.0 x 10^10 | |
| IG® C43pLysS(DE3) Electrocompetent Cells | Most tolerant of toxic proteins with suppressed basal expression | ≥5.0 x 10^9 | |
| Phage Display | TG1 Phage Display Electrocompetent Cells | Antibody phage display with amber suppressor | ≥4.0 x 10^10 |
| SS320 Phage Display Electrocompetent Cells | Antibody phage display | ≥5.0 x 10^10 | |
| ER2738 Phage Display ElectroCompetent Cells | Peptide phage display with amber suppressor | ≥4.0 x 10^10 | |
| Medium | IG® Recovery Medium | Superior formulation for all competent cell transformations | High-efficiency |
| IG® Autoinduction Medium | Promotes high-yield growth of E. coli and high-level expression of T7 promoter-regulated recombinant proteins | High-efficiency |
• Highest Efficiency
Utilizing our scientists’ expertise, state-of-the-art equipment and advanced protocols, Intact Genomics competent cells are manufactured to provide transformation efficiency that can be as high as 5-10X that of the competition.
• Broad Applications
Our competent cells can be used for cloning and library construction, protein expression, phage display, plant research and other applications.
Our competent cells can be used for cloning and library construction, protein expression, phage display, plant research and other applications.

