Waters Brings Advanced Laboratory Data Management to Microsoft's BioIT Alliance

BioIT Alliance Dedicated to Advancing Personalized Medicine by Improving
Information Management

MILFORD, Mass., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Waters Corporation
(NYSE: WAT) today announced that it has joined the BioIT Alliance, an
initiative spearheaded by Microsoft Corporation involving more than 80
pharmaceutical, biotech, laboratory instrument and software companies working
together to realize the potential of personalized medicine. Waters(R)
Informatics Business will work with industry leaders to develop standardized
conventions for sharing scientific data based on Microsoft(R) technology.
"Having implemented Waters NuGenesis(R) Scientific Data Management System
(SDMS) in laboratories all over the world, Waters is uniquely positioned to
contribute to the BioIT Alliance because we understand how effective
laboratories collect, manage and share scientific data," said Phil Kilby,
Senior Manager, Informatics Business and Partnership Development for the
Waters Division. "Waters core informatics strategy promotes openness and
interoperability. This basic philosophy aligns perfectively with the BioIT's
goals of improving information management to better connect scientific
research to individual healthcare."
The BioIT Alliance explores new ways to share complex scientific data and
speed the pace of discovery in the life sciences, abbreviating the time
between discovery of new biological data and the application of that knowledge
to human health. It brings together science and technology leaders to
consider innovative ways to address the challenges of integration,
collaboration and knowledge management that cannot be solved by any single
company. Members use Microsoft technologies to reduce costs and streamline
research by advocating for and creating IT solutions intended to standardize
practices for data capture, archiving, and dissemination.
"By welcoming Waters to the BioIT Alliance, we are partnering with a
company that understands the information management needs of the laboratory,"
said Rudy Potenzone, Worldwide Industry Technology Strategist for
Pharmaceuticals at Microsoft and BioIT Alliance Coordinator. "We rely on
member companies to advance the state-of-the-art in BioIT by coordinating
proof-of-concept applications that illustrate the use of Microsoft IT
technology in solving critical problems for life sciences companies. We look
forward to Waters contributions to this effort."
About Waters NuGenesis SDMS
By giving laboratories the ability to collect and catalogue all relevant
information, hundreds of laboratories at leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology
and chemical/industrial companies have standardized on NuGenesis SDMS. These
customers have found quantifiable benefits for accelerating research,
improving collaboration among scientists, preserving data for the long term
and providing documentation and protection for intellectual property and 21
CFR Part 11 compliance.
The year 2008 marks Waters 50th year of analytical instrument industry
leadership. Waters informatics products are key components of Waters
applications-based instrument and software solutions for the laboratory. For
more information on Waters informatics products, visit:
http://www.waters.com/informatics.
About Waters Corporation (http://www.waters.com)
Waters Corporation creates business advantages for laboratory-dependent
organizations by delivering practical and sustainable innovation to enable
significant advancements in such areas as healthcare delivery, environmental
management, food safety, and water quality worldwide.
Pioneering a connected portfolio of separations science, laboratory
information management, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis, Waters
technology breakthroughs and laboratory solutions provide an enduring platform
for customer success.
With revenue of $1.47 billion in 2007 and 5,000 employees, Waters is
driving scientific discovery and operational excellence for customers
worldwide.
About the Microsoft BioIT Alliance
Formed in 2006, the BioIT Alliance is a cross-industry group working to
integrate science and technology in order to accelerate the pace of drug
discovery and realize the potential of personalized medicine. Founding members
include many key companies in the pharmaceutical, biotech, hardware and
software industries. Additional information about the BioIT Alliance can be
found on the BioIT Alliance Web site at http://www.bioitalliance.org.
Waters and NuGenesis are trademarks of Waters Corporation. Microsoft is a
registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

Contact:
Brian J. Murphy
Waters Corporation
Public Relations Manager
508-482-2614
Brian_J_Murphy@waters.com

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Brian J. Murphy, Public Relations Manager of Waters Corporation,
+1-508-482-2614, Brian_J_Murphy@waters.com