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Battelle Memorial Institute

Battelle is a nonprofit applied science and technology organization that does contract research and manages national laboratories for government and industry customers. ↗

HeadquartersColumbus, Ohio ↗
Founded1929 ↗
FoundersGordon Battelle, founder ↗
LeadershipLou Von Thaer, President & CEO ↗
Department of War obligations$1.3 billion in prime contracts since fiscal 2022 ↗
OwnershipPrivate nonprofit ↗
Websitewww.battelle.org ↗

Products

  • Battelle's national security work covers CBRNE defense, cyber, advanced functional materials and emerging threat mitigation. ↗
  • Battelle runs research for industry on environmental work including PFAS and emerging chemicals. ↗
  • Battelle's health work covers life sciences research, medical devices and chemical and biological countermeasures. ↗
  • Battelle operates STEM education programs. ↗

Customers

  • Battelle serves federal, state and local agencies. ↗
  • Battelle manages or co-manages Department of Energy national laboratories including Oak Ridge, Pacific Northwest, Brookhaven, Idaho, Lawrence Livermore, Los Alamos and Savannah River. ↗
  • Battelle runs the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center for the Department of Homeland Security. ↗
  • The National Science Foundation selected Battelle in March 2016 to manage completion of the National Ecological Observatory Network. ↗