Water Corporation has acquired Wyatt Technology, a company involved in innovative light scattering and field-flow fractionation instruments, software, accessories, and services.

With more than 80% of its growing revenues tied to large molecule applications, Wyatt accelerates Waters’ ability to build a high-growth business in bioanalytical characterization for new modalities. This includes cell and gene therapies, which represents a significant opportunity with a $1.8 billion total addressable market and 10-12% projected annual growth.

Wyatt’s complementary analytical technologies, together with Waters’ global reach and expertise in simplifying sophisticated techniques for high-volume applications, positions Waters to better serve the fast-growing needs of its global customers.

“We are pleased to complete the acquisition of Wyatt, which is a significant milestone for Waters as we advance our strategy to accelerate value creation and generate faster growth,” said Udit Batra, President and CEO, Waters Corporation. “With Wyatt, we are even better positioned to solve our customers’ critical challenges with differentiated bioanalytical characterization techniques. We welcome the Wyatt team to Waters and look forward to facilitating a smooth integration process and working together to deliver an unmatched set of bioanalytical characterization solutions to our global customers.”

The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to Waters’ revenue growth and margin profile. Moreover, Waters expects to generate over $70 million in annual revenue synergies by the fifth year following transaction close.