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Recent Trends in Beverage Testing – Vitamins

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Driven by the global COVID-19 pandemic, consumers increasingly seek food and beverages that support immunity and health. As a result, the global functional beverages market is expected to grow to $158 billion in 2023. Waters HPLC and UPLC solutions enable reliable, accurate, and efficient testing methods to ensure that finished beverage products meet manufacturers’ specifications and nutritional label claims.

Diversity Inclusion

Fostering an Inclusive Workplace Where Diversity and Innovation Thrive

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April is designated as Celebrate Diversity Month, a time to recognize and honor the diversity surrounding us all. As co-chairs of the employee-led Multicultural Circle at Waters, we believe in cultivating a workplace that celebrates differences and new ideas. For it is only when we harness the totality of the perspectives, beliefs, and backgrounds of all our employees that we can unlock our collective potential to change the world and enhance human health and well-being.

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Ming Gao, Ph.D. on Enabling COVID-19 Research and Empowering Women in STEM

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An interview with Ming Gao, Ph.D., Upward BioInformatics Ideation Post-Doctoral Fellow at Waters Corporation Ming Gao joined Waters Corporation in January 2021 as an Upward BioInformatics Ideation Post-Doctoral Fellow. Ming earned a B.S. in Chemistry from Nanjing University in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; and both an M.S. in Physical Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering...

PCR Primer Probe

Avoiding a PCR Reagent Crunch: The Role of Preparative HPLC Columns

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Critical SARS-CoV-2 PCR based diagnostics have not been immune to the supply chain disruptions so common during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the biggest disruption for PCR based testing was RNA extraction kits, enzymes and PCR primers have been affected as well. At Waters, we’ve kept a close eye on the role that high-quality preparative HPLC columns play in the PCR primer and probe supply chain. As we forge ahead through this pandemic and beyond, we will continue to help ensure adequate quality and supply of PCR primers and probes for diagnostics and routine use.

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Biopharma’s Future: Next-Generation LC-MS Workflows for Peptide MAM

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The development of biotherapeutics continues to accelerate with their potential to revolutionize disease treatment in areas not adequately addressed by small molecule therapeutics. However, the complexity of these macromolecules and the range of potential modification variants (attributes) creates an interesting analytical challenge for scientists tasked with their characterization and then with monitoring those attributes important...