# Waters Sets Benchmark for Standardized Spectral Flow Cytometry with Commercial Launch of BD FACSDiscover A7 Cell Analyzer

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- Published: 2026-09-14T19:00:00+07:00
- Author: PR Newswire

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 ◦ Minimizes instrument and user differences with first-of-its-kind FACSTruQ™ Technology,
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MILFORD, Mass., Sept. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Waters Corporation (NYSE: [**WAT**](https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4772866-1&h=3908984494&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.prnewswire.com%2Fnews-releases%2Fwaters-announces-fda-clearance-of-the-most-comprehensive-at-home-cervical-cancer-screening-tool-the-onclarity-hpv-self-collection-kit-and-fda-approved-hpv-assay-302736967.html%23financial-modal&a=WAT))
today announced the global commercial launch of the BD FACSDiscover™ A7 Cell Analyzer,
which uniquely combines exceptional spectral resolution and sensitivity with industry-
leading standardization and ease-of-use features, making the power of advanced flow
cytometry more accessible to researchers in academia and pharmaceutical settings,
as well as in contract research organization (CRO) labs.

 [⌊The FACSDiscover A7 Cell Analyzer sets a new standard for experimental standardization in flow cytometry⌉](https://mmx.prnasia.com/media/MS1987019/A7-Hero-Image.jpg?id=OA2945443&p=medium600)

The FACSDiscover A7 Cell Analyzer sets a new standard for experimental standardization
in flow cytometry

The new cell analyzer expands Waters’ category-defining FACSDiscover platform of
flow cytometers, incorporating the same cutting-edge BD SpectralFX Technology present
in the flagship BD FACSDiscover A8 Cell Analyzer, which supports up to five lasers
and 78 fluorescence detectors to maximize the palette of colors. This technology
enables scientists to analyze more than 50 characteristics of a single cell with
consistent, high-quality data.

Together with FACSTruQ Technology, a notable product innovation that delivers next-
generation instrument calibration with automated setup and quality control, the 
cell analyzer provides data consistency across instruments, users, and sites, achieving
highly reproducible results with a less than 10% coefficient of variation across
a palette of more than 50 dyes.^(1) Paired with the BD FACSChorus Software’s guided
workflows and the integrated autoloader, the FACSDiscover A7 Cell Analyzer sets 
a new standard for experimental standardization in flow cytometry.

"The FACSDiscover A7 Cell Analyzer lowers the barrier to advanced spectral flow 
cytometry and will open up new possibilities for immunology research, enabling our
core facility to help scientists uncover deeper biological insights with greater
standardization and confidence," said Cheryl Kim, Senior Director, Flow Cytometry
Core, La Jolla Institute for Immunology. "We look forward to the FACSDiscover A7
Cell Analyzer being an integral instrument for our core, allowing our researchers
to get the most out of spectral data to advance our important work of improving 
human health through the development of treatments and cures for immune system disorders."

Steve Conly, Senior Vice President, Waters Biosciences, Waters Corporation, added,"
The FACSDiscover A7 Cell Analyzer couples advanced spectral performance and leading
standardization with a compelling price-to-performance balance, bringing spectral
flow cytometry within reach of more researchers than ever before, for applications
from biomarker discovery to drug development. Just two years after the world’s very
first 50-color flow cytometry panel was developed on the BD FACSDiscover™ S8 Cell
Sorter,^(2) the FACSDiscover A7 Cell Analyzer extends these transformative capabilities,
helping labs meet their increasingly critical needs for reproducibility within our
connected ecosystem of instruments, reagents, and informatics."

The FACSDiscover A7 Cell Analyzer is now commercially available globally and available
to order through local representatives. For more information, please visit [waters.com](https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4772866-1&h=1395641197&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waters.com%2F&a=waters.com)
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**References:**

1) Internal Waters data comparing the BD FACSDiscover™ A7 Cell Analyzer with the
BD FACSLyric™ Flow Cytometry System and publicly available data for comparable instruments.

2) Konecny AJ, Mage PL, Tyznik AJ, Prlic M and Mair F. OMIP-102: 50-color phenotyping
of the human immune system with in-depth assessment of T cells and dendritic cells.
Cytometry Part A 2024; 105:430-436. DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.24841 

**Contact:

Molly Gluck
Head of External CommunicationsWaters Corporation+1.508.498.9732[**molly_gluck@waters.com**](https://www.thailand-business-news.com/pr-news/molly_gluck@waters.com)

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