Product Innovation
Headquarters: Milford
Locations: 10 global hubs; presence in more than 100 countries
Industry subsector: Laboratory and analytical instruments
Founded: 1958
Employees: 16,000
Top executive: Udit Batra, president and CEO
Primary product: Liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry systems
Annual revenue: $6.4 billion
Waters Corp. develops analytical instruments used in drug development, food safety testing, and environmental analysis, producing tools designed to generate faster and more precise data. Its products are used by researchers working to bring new drugs and diagnostic tools to market, supporting a range of scientific and industrial applications.
One of its most recent product advances is the BioResolve Protein A column, which improves sensitivity in antibody measurement by up to seven times compared with existing options. The higher sensitivity allows scientists to obtain reliable results up to two days sooner. The product is used in biopharmaceutical workflows, where faster data can shorten development timelines for new therapies. It reduces the amount of sample material needed, improving efficiency across repeated testing processes.
Waters manufactures these products at its Taunton facility, the first LEED-certified chemical manufacturing site in Massachusetts, designed to support more efficient resource use.
Brad Kane is editor of the Worcester Business Journal.
