ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT), Kochi has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Waters India Pvt. Ltd. on 22nd October 2024 as a part of Collaborative Research for conducting joint scientific projects, method development, workflow development, and providing scientific demonstrations and training in the field of Food Safety. ICAR-CIFT is recognized as Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Food Authenticity Research by Waters India. The COE is the only specialized centre on food authenticity research in South and Southeast Asia.

Waters India is a leading science and technology company and a global leader in Analytical Instruments and Software, and pioneered in Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry, and Thermal Analysis innovations serving the life, materials, food, and environmental sciences for more than sixty years.