Fostering a Supportive Community for Veterans
I am honored and privileged to be part of the community of veterans at Waters that fosters an opportunity to connect, share our experiences and support one another.
The Jim Waters Society Inductees Reflect Inventive Achievement
Four new Jim Waters Society inductees represent Waters’ top scientists and engineers for remarkable achievements.
Veterans Bring Leadership to the Waters Team
At Waters, we strive to unite and celebrate our diverse employee population. To this end, we have established Employee Circles, which create safe spaces where employees can share their experiences and learn from each other. Just before the pandemic, we launched the Veterans Circle—an employee resource group designed for and composed of Waters veterans and…
Connecting Scientists with Next-Generation Informatics
As lab operations evolve in increasingly regulated environments, informatics software must develop in sync to meet the needs of scientists and lab managers. That’s why we have developed waters_connect, a groundbreaking informatics platform with the capabilities to fulfill the data management and enable the analysis needs of modern-day labs. Read on to learn how the…
Innovating Alongside Others – Before “Open Innovation” Was a Thing
Learn how Waters and the industry will honor our founder, Jim Waters, by celebrating his contributions to the world of science and innovation.
Father’s Day: Creating a Safer World for My Sons
There is no better feeling than to receive the admiration of your child … To know that what you do can not only improve the world for others but also means the world to your reason for everything – your family. This was the experience for Waters’ Davy Petit, who recently received a text from his son expressing pride in his father’s work in the fight against COVID-19.
Supercharging Mass Spectrometry in the Fight Against SARS-CoV-2
Waters’ latest product launch will supercharge the role of mass spectrometry research in the fight against SARS-CoV-2. Scientists can now directly quantify specific viral NCAP peptides in a highly reproducible manner with the Waters SARS-CoV-2 LC-MS Kit (RUO), allowing breakthrough research of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Avoiding a PCR Reagent Crunch: The Role of Preparative HPLC Columns
Critical SARS-CoV-2 PCR based diagnostics have not been immune to the supply chain disruptions so common during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the biggest disruption for PCR based testing was RNA extraction kits, enzymes and PCR primers have been affected as well. At Waters, we’ve kept a close eye on the role that high-quality preparative HPLC columns play in the PCR primer and probe supply chain. As we forge ahead through this pandemic and beyond, we will continue to help ensure adequate quality and supply of PCR primers and probes for diagnostics and routine use.
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The Year in Review: Responding to COVID-19 [Infographic]
Waters Innovation Response Team gathered quickly in March 2020 to support the scientific response to the COVID-19 pandemic, connecting the expertise contained within Waters to the global fight against SARS-CoV-2. Learn more about the impact of the Waters Innovation Response Team over the past year.
Honoring our Veterans Around the World
Around the world, November 11th is time to honor those who have served their countries through military service. To some it’s Veterans Day, to others it’s Remembrance Day. This year we want to spotlight a few of the Veterans that make the Waters difference. Our Veterans Employee Circle, as part of the Diversity and Inclusion…
Legacy of Innovation
As our founder, Jim Waters, turns ninety-five this month, we are looking back on a legacy of unlocking the potential of science he began building in 1958. Waters has been at the forefront of scientific innovation since Jim Waters perfected the first infrared gas analyzer in 1958. What began in the basement offices of a police…
Uncovering the Why of Breast Cancer with LC/MS solutions
Chances are that you or someone you know has been directly impacted by breast cancer. With 2,088,849 new cases and 626,679 deaths globally,1 it is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women in most countries (154 of 185) and is the leading cause of cancer death in women in over 100 countries. Fortunately, significant strides…