Clinical

We advance human health and well-being by providing an extensive portfolio of in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) systems, reagent kits, and software used by thousands of hospitals and laboratories worldwide. Most notably, Waters delivers technologies for newborn screening, an area of clinical diagnostics that has made a healthy adult life possible for millions.

  • Advancing Omics Research and Reducing Bias with New MS Technology for Data-Independent Acquisition Experiments

    By David Heywood Reading Time: 3 minutes

    Targeted LC-MS based assays are increasingly applied in the post-discovery Omics area with an emphasis on validation, the first of many phases in translational research; and in studies that are aimed at gaining the understanding of biological systems in terms of drug development and treatment. Understanding the context of analytical results is driving current research,…

  • Phenome Network: A Harmonized Research Consortium for Innovative Global Health

    By Robert Plumb Reading Time: 3 minutes

    The world is facing an unprecedented convergence of environmental and lifestyle factors that dramatically increase our risk of chronic disease. Global warming, antimicrobial resistance, aging populations, and the prevalence of lifestyle-related illnesses are systematically affecting populations around the world and posing some of the greatest scientific and public health threats seen in modern times. These…

  • Do You See What We See? Mass Spectrometry Imaging is Revealing Insights in Biomedical Research

    By Waters Staff Reading Time: 2 minutes

    The spatial distribution of molecular species in a sample can provide a wealth of information about biological, chemical and physiological processes. Mass spectrometry (MS) imaging is a rapidly developing research technique that enables specific measurement of molecular targets at complex surfaces. This direct-from-sample analytical technique provides researchers with the information needed to quickly and objectively…

  • Is Your Biomedical Research Accurate and Precise?

    By Waters Staff Reading Time: 3 minutes

    In biomedical research, scientists need the ability to accurately and precisely measure a biomarker or set of biomarkers in some disease vs. healthy experimental design. The ability to measure something depends on the ability of the measurement methodology, including analytical tools, to accurately and precisely quantify the true value for the object of interest. Accuracy:…

  • Mass Spectrometry Makes Cents for UC San Diego Clinical Laboratory

    By Brian Murphy Reading Time: 5 minutes

    “Fast is fine; but accuracy is everything.” The quote is attributed to the famous Wyatt Earp, a sharpshooter and lawman who, with help from his two brothers, sent three outlaws to their graves in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona in 1881. One hundred and twenty five years later, Dr. Rob Fitzgerald…

  • Molecular Visualization: Mass Spec Imaging Delivers Insights for Cancer Research

    By Waters Staff Reading Time: 2 minutes

    How does mass spectrometry (MS) imaging provide a molecular image that can be used for the biochemical characterization of histological images? A rapidly developing technique for clinical research, MS imaging enables investigation of the spatial distribution of molecules at complex surfaces. It’s a direct-from-sample analytical technique that provides researchers with the information needed to quickly…

  • Can Sports Cars Increase Testosterone?

    By Waters Staff Reading Time: 4 minutes

    According to published reports by Hiscox UK in 2008,  just listening to the sound of a sports car increased salivary testosterone levels in male and female participants. Another study, by Gad Saad et al, measured a testosterone increase in men who were given the opportunity to drive a $150,000 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet for an…

  • Laboratory Developed Tests: More Oversight, or More Vigilance and Reporting?

    By Donald Mason Reading Time: 3 minutes

    U.S. FDA Prepares to Oversee LDTs Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Public Health Strategy and Analysis issued an interesting (and much anticipated) report regarding Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs). The Agency has consistently cited a need for greater oversight of LDTs out of concern for public safety. Laboratory Developed Tests used to…