Stock Report: Waters Corp. (WAT) Report Updated: May 13, 2013 | Print This Page

Waters Corporation, an analytical instrument manufacturer, designs, manufactures, sells, and services high performance liquid chromatography, ultra performance liquid chromatography, and mass spectrometry technology systems and support products primarily in the United States, Europe, Japan, and Asia. Its products are used in various industries to detect, identify, monitor, and measure the chemical, physical, and biological composition of materials, as well as to purify a range of compounds; and in drug discovery and development, including clinical trial testing, the analysis of proteins in disease processes, food safety analysis, and environmental testing. The company also offers thermal analysis, rheometry, and calorimetry instruments that are used in predicting the suitability of fine chemicals, polymers, and viscous liquids for various industrial, consumer goods, and healthcare products, as well as for life science research. In addition, it develops and supplies software-based products that interface with its instruments. The company provides its products for pharmaceutical, life science, biochemical, industrial, food, environmental, 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.