Description: Waters Corp.
Waters Corporation operates as an analytical instrument manufacturer primarily in the United States, Europe, Japan, and Asia. The company designs, manufactures, sells, and services high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), ultra performance liquid chromatography (UPLC), and mass spectrometry (MS) instrument systems and support products, including chromatography columns, other consumable products, and post-warranty service plans. ItÂ’s UPLC, HPLC, and MS instruments are used in industries to detect, identify, monitor, and measure the chemical, physical, and biological composition of materials, as well as to purify various compounds. These instruments are also used in drug discovery and development, including clinical trial testing, the analysis of proteins in disease processes, food safety analysis, and environmental testing. In addition, the company designs, manufactures, sells, and services thermal analysis, rheometry, and calorimetry instruments, which are used in predicting the suitability of fine chemicals, polymers, and viscous liquids for uses in various industrial, consumer goods, and healthcare products, as well as for life science research. Further, it develops and supplies software-based products that interface with the companyÂ’s instruments, as well as other manufacturersÂ’ instruments. The company offers its products to pharmaceutical, life science, biochemical, industrial, academic, and government customers working in research and development, quality assurance, and other laboratory applications. Waters Corporation was founded in 1958 and is based in Milford, Massachusetts.