Waters Corp. and Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc. (HTA) have entered into an agreement under which HTA will sell Waters’ sample preparation and liquid chromatography (LC) columns to Hitachi users in North America.

“This agreement with HTA will expand the access of Waters’ industry-leading laboratory chemistry and consumable technologies to a broader user-base that may not have had access previously,” said Mark Groudas, vice president Americas Operation for the Waters Division. “As an industry leader, Waters invests significant resources to deliver advanced solutions that help laboratory scientists successfully address their most difficult and routine separation challenges. Our position as a primary manufacturer of separations media assures our ability to consistently deliver reliability, quality products, and support second to none in the industry.”

“At HTA, we welcome the opportunity to offer our users additional applications and to extend the capabilities of our chromatography products through Waters chemistries,” said Kenji Osaki, vice president and general manager for the Life Sciences Division of HTA.