Waters Corporation has released a 'Analyst 'A control software which now allows its products like Acquity Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC) Systems compatible with Applied Bio-systems/MDS SCIEX mass spectrometry products. The latest update to Analyst V1.4.2 LC/MS control software, Waters will now be supplied to support additional software.

In August, 2006, the company had entered into an agreement with Applied Biosystems/MDS SCIEX to develop control software for the Acquity UPLC System. The new software is designed to allow scientists to combine Waters UPLC and Applied Biosystems/MDS SCIEX MS technologies to operate on a single data system. This new level of compatibility is expected to improve laboratory efficiency by giving scientists enhanced ease-of-use of the combined technologies.

UPLC technology has proven to produce narrower and sharper peaks versus HPLC, higher signal-to-noise ratios, and shorter run times - all of which contribute to enhanced mass spectrometer performance bringing laboratories new levels of efficiency. By combining liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry, scientists are capable of obtaining much more information from a single analysis than by either technique alone.

Waters retains responsibility for distribution and support of the Acquity UPLC System control software. The same is the case with Applied Biosystems/MDS SCIEX, which will continue to distribute and support Analyst LC/MS control software.
Waters Acquity UPLC system was first introduced at the Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon) in 2004, and has since then transformed science of separation. The system is a first of its kind LC system designed to take full advantage of the potential of novel sub two-micron particles to give scientists chromatographic run times that are up to 9X shorter than today's fastest HPLC systems, up to 2X better peak capacity or resolution, 3X better routine sensitivity.
The Acquity UPLC system received a Pittcon Editors Gold Award at Pittcon 2004 and an R&D 100 Award in 2005 from R&D Magazine as one of the most technologically-significant new products introduced in 2004.

Waters Corporation holds worldwide leading positions in three complementary analytical technologies which are liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis. These markets account for approximately $5.0 billion of the overall $20 - $25 billion analytical instrument market.