Waters Corporation Donates Laboratory Informatics Software to Indiana University

Providing students with the tools to facilitate scientific research and knowledge, Waters Corporation today announced a significant software donation to the school of Informatics at Indiana University Purdue- University Indianapolis ( IUPUI) . The donation includes licenses of Waters® Empower™ 2 Software, Waters NuGenesis® SDMS Software and Waters eLab Notebook™ Software, key components of the company’s Laboratory Informatics suite.   Waters Laboratory Informatics suite is at the forefront of providing scientists with solutions that accelerate product development, facilitate compliance and offer a new level of improved collaboration and communication.   According to Pat Martell, Waters Director of Informatics, “ The value of informatics is that scientists within a company are able to collaborate with each other. With this donation, today’s students and tomorrow’s scientists can learn how to collect, analyze, store and share all types of scientific data to advance knowledge about drug discovery, development and manufacture throughout the organization.”   Mahesh Merchant Ph.D., Associate Professor, Laboratory Informatics Program, at IUPUI, concured, “The donation from an industry leader like Waters enhances our stature as the country’s first school to offer Informatics and the only school to offer a degree in the field. Future employers will recognize that IU Informatics students can make an immediate contribution because of their academic knowledge and proficiency in Waters’ Laboratory Informatics software,” said Dr. Merchant.

About IU School of Informatics

The IU School of Informatics was established in 2000 – the first and the largest of its kind in the nation – and has nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in programs at campuses in Bloomington , Indianapolis and South Bend .

About Waters Laboratory Informatics

The Waters Laboratory Informatics suite is made up of powerful, integrated information management solutions that enable users to compile, manage and share the vast quantity of data generated in a laboratory. Whether searching for application-specific software or looking to augment a data management strategy, Waters Laboratory Informatics solutions transform raw data into a competitive advantage. Learn more at www.waters.com/informatics .

About Waters Corporation

Waters Corporation holds worldwide leading positions in three complementary analytical technologies: liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, and thermal analysis. These market segments account for $4.4 billion of the overall $20+ billion analytical instrumentation market.