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Back in 2013, Waters Corporation selected St. John's Research Institute (SJRI), Bengaluru, for its Centers of Innovation Programme to advance research in structural proteomics. SJRI became the first institution in India to receive the designation of a Waters Center of Innovation, marking an early example of a biosupplier and an Indian research institution building a deeper relationship around advanced analytical technologies. At the time, such collaborations were largely viewed through the lens of technology access. A sophisticated instrument entered an academic laboratory, researchers gained access to advanced capabilities, and the biosupplier gained a stronger presence within the research eco...