waters corporation (nyse: wat), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials and food sciences for nearly 60 years. with approximately 7,000 employees worldwide, waters operates directly in 31 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, and with products available in more than 100 countries. waters corporation's businesses include waters, ta instruments, vicam, era, and nonlinear dynamics. waters creates business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations by delivering ultra performance liquid chromatography (uplc), high-performance liquid chromatography (hplc), chromatography columns and chemistry products, mass spectrometry systems, laboratory informatics solutions, and comprehensive service programs to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality. ta instruments'​ thermal analysis, rheometry