Waters have bagged the Product Innovation of the year awards for its Synapt High Definition MS (HDMS) System and Xevo TQ MS System. The recognition came from Frost & Sullivan for Synapt and for Xevo TQ MS it came from Strategic Directions International's Instrument Business Outlook (IBO) at the 2008 American Society of Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) annual conference.

"We are appreciative of the due diligence from both Frost & Sullivan and IBO, and are honoured by their respective recognition in evaluating Waters Synapt HDMS and Xevo TQ MS. Waters mass spectrometry is experiencing significant growth. Our scientists have developed novel innovations and the beneficiaries have been our customers who are realizing new levels of success in reaching their own goals and achievements," stated said Brian W Smith, vice president, Mass Spectrometry Operations, Waters.

In 2006, Waters introduced the Synapt HDMS System, the first mass spectrometry (MS) system to leverage high-efficiency ion mobility-based measurements and to advance research in proteomics, structural biology and small molecule experiments. "This unique combination of technologies allow scientists to differentiate samples by their size, shape, and charge, as well as mass, which has enabled the separation, detection, and characterization of components not possible with conventional mass spectrometry," said Lakshman Koundinya, Research Analyst, Frost & Sullivan.

The Xevo TQ MS System, an advanced tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer designed to deliver unrivalled performance and functionality, uses innovative IntelliStart and ScanWave technologies to deliver versatility and advanced quantitative capability to a broader range of scientists.

Xevo's novel collision cell design enables it to operate in T-Wave mode or in Waters' more recently developed ScanWave mode. T-Wave improves the fast scanning abilities of tandem MS. The most sought after capability is the ScanWave mode of the collision cell, which helps Xevo to significantly increase the signal intensity of both parent and product ion spectra, according to the company.