Biopharma and Pharma

Biopharma and Pharma

Waters analytical workflow solutions translate complexity into clarity, enabling your lab to optimize operations and develop large and small molecule therapeutics with our powerful portfolio of products, services, and support.

Waters analytical workflow solutions translate complexity into clarity, enabling your lab to optimize operations and develop large and small molecule therapeutics with our powerful portfolio of products, services, and support.
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Organizations throughout the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry are increasing their investments in pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical development as global demand increases for new and life-saving therapies. In these rapidly-evolving fields, there is a widespread need for application-appropriate, high-value technologies for large and small molecule analysis.

Strategic characterization technologies provide unique insights into the development potential of large molecule therapeutics. A first-line analysis of complex biotherapeutics that is rich with information can save significant time and development costs during production. Waters latest innovations in LC, LC-MS, and informatics are designed to address the multi-faceted analytical needs of large molecule characterization – from innovator biopharmaceuticals, to biosimilars, to antibody drug conjugates – and to keep pace with the regulatory changes that impact development laboratories.

For small molecule analysis, Waters helps pharmaceutical organizations address escalating challenges with sample preparation, separations science, standards and reagents, laboratory information management, liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, and industry-leading support designed to solve critical analytical problems and increase efficiencies. We help your lab achieve profound discoveries, optimize operations, and ensure regulatory compliance – turning global industry challenges into medicines that offer hope.


We offer tools for biomolecular separations, mass analysis and biophysical characterization to support the commercialization of cell and gene therapy products.

Meet your advanced protein and peptide characterization, routine LC analysis and bioprocessing monitoring requirements with Waters analytical technologies for protein and peptide therapies.

Analyses performed to advance traditional small molecule drugs: Medicinal chemistry, bioanalysis or small and large molecules, drug metabolism, and pharmacokinetics (DMPK), methods development, impurities analysis, natural products, quality control (QC), process analysis, and manufacturing.

Accelerate biotherapeutics discovery and development timelines with Waters Process Analytical Technology (PAT) solutions for upstream and downstream bioprocessing.

A portfolio of solutions to support the pharmaceutical research and development, focusing on drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics (DMPK).

Minimize method variability and generate more consistent reportable results with advanced chromatography, mass detection, and software solutions from Waters.

Identification and quantification of extractables, leachables, and non-intentionally added substances using Waters purpose-built systems, software, and consumables.
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Pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies are focused on developing therapies that improve health, but they face different scientific and operational challenges. Waters provides powerful yet easy-to-use analytical workflow solutions to support both industries throughout the drug development process.

In the pharmaceutical space, where small-molecule drugs are chemically synthesized, Waters offers tools for precise analysis, impurity detection, and quality control. These solutions help labs improve efficiency, meet global regulatory requirements like FDA and EMA standards, and accelerate time-to-market.

In biopharma, where therapies are larger and more complex, such as proteins, antibodies, and mRNA vaccines, Waters delivers advanced technologies for detailed molecular analysis. These tools help scientists understand structure, purity, and stability, which are essential for ensuring product safety and effectiveness.

Beyond instruments, Waters provides complete support through software, training, services, and expert guidance. From early research to final manufacturing, Waters helps optimize lab performance, simplify complex processes, and maintain regulatory compliance.

By turning complexity into clarity, Waters empowers pharma and biopharma teams to bring better treatments to patients, faster and more reliably.