Waters Corporation is a specialty measurement company engaged in chromatography, mass spectrometry, and thermal analysis. It designs, manufactures, sells, and services high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLCTM), and mass spectrometry (MS) technology systems and support products. The company focuses on pharmaceutical, biochemical, industrial, nutritional safety, environmental, academic, and governmental customers working in research and development, quality assurance, and other laboratory applications.