Press Releases

COLUMBUS, Ohio (March 11, 2015)— In times of declining budgets, systems that improve productivity while keeping costs minimal are a crucial part of any business strategy.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (March 11, 2015) Battelle announced today the appointment of Dr. Steven Ashby as Laboratory Director for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, WA, effective April 1. Battelle operates the lab for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (March 10, 2015)—Battelle has initiated research under a recently awarded 10-year contract with the National Institute of Environmental Health Science’s National Toxicology Program (NTP).

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia (March 10, 2015)—Battelle sees a direct corollary between early science education and workforce development in Charlottesville. That’s why its charitable giving spans from support for preschoolers to middle-schoolers and—through scholarships— to students on the cusp their of professional science careers.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Feb. 26, 2015)—Being able to monitor levels of carbon dioxide in the ocean and atmosphere over a long period of time is crucial to ocean scientists’ effort to track ocean change and distinguish between natural and human-caused drivers.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Feb. 19, 2015)—While most of the country was trying to avoid ice, wind and cold, Battelle researchers were seeking it out to test a new in-flight ice protection system for unmanned aerial vehicles, and ultimately other aircraft.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Feb. 17, 2015)—The U.S. Army keeps chemical and biological detection equipment at sites throughout the United States and in at least 10 countries around the world. Battelle has a team of experts that ensures the equipment is readily available to those requiring it and ensures the equipment is in tip-top shape.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Feb.16, 2015)—Battelle’s Applied Genomics team has a new member as Dr. Toni Diegoli joins to be the technical lead for Battelle’s Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) Program.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Feb. 16, 2015)—Offering hands-on internships plus $20,000 in scholarship funds, Battelle has launched a new opportunity for highly-motivated college juniors.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (February 3, 2015) – An innovative adhesive developed by Battelle with Mondelēz International combines high self-adhesion with low tack for a product that is easy to use, easy to apply, consistent and only sticks to itself.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Jan. 29, 2015)—It’s no secret that President Barack Obama and his Secretary of the Department of Transportation, Anthony Foxx, have made Intelligent Transportation Systems research, which includes Connected Vehicles, a priority. Common estimates point to as many as 250 million connected cars will be on the road by 2020, making research in safety a premium.

BERKELEY, CA, Jan. 7, 2015 / ExThera Medical Corporation has joined a team led by Battelle that is developing a Dialysis-Like Therapeutics (DLT) device to treat sepsis. ExThera plans to work with Battelle and NxStage Medical (NXTM), Inc. on a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, to develop an innovative, new medical device.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Jan. 15, 2015)— Two national nonprofits are looking to Battelle Education for leadership in bringing a new teaching method to schools in Columbus and the surrounding region.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Jan. 14, 2015)—Dropping bombs, shooting guns and missiles, and employing laser range finders are inherently risky activities which the military manages by conducting rigorous and frequent training exercises. Every day, military units around the globe are conducting training exercises to prepare for actual combat operations.

QUINCY, Mass. (Jan. 12, 2015)—For the first time, Battelle’s HorizonVue undersea camera was integrated with a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) as part of a demo in the Quincy Shipyard, home of Battelle’s Bluefin Robotics.

WARRENDALE, Pa. (Jan. 5, 2015) – SAE International announces that it will join Battelle and Delphi Automotive for the 4th Annual Battelle CyberAuto Challenge, a five-day practicum-based camp designed to address cyber security in automobiles.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Dec. 18, 2014)—Battelle announced this week that its wide array of maritime technologies will now be housed under one leadership structure lead by Rear Admiral Fred Byus, USN (Ret.) to better meet the accelerating growth of the government and commercial maritime technology markets.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Dec. 4, 2014)—Battelle, the world’s largest non-profit research and development organization and Rhombus Power Inc., a Silicon Valley startup located in the NASA Research Park, today announced they have teamed to offer solutions to the Department of Defense for the Man Portable Radiation Detection System (MRDS) program.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Dec. 3, 2014)—Hacking is in the news every day—retailers, banks, governments, hospitals and many others have been victims. The threat extends to all connected devices and networked medical devices are no exception. Now, Battelle has a service to help.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Nov. 19, 2014)—Battelle and ID Quantique have spearheaded the creation of an industry alliance—the Quantum-Safe Security Working Group (QSSWG)—in order to counter the growing threat that quantum computers pose to conventional encryption and key exchange technologies.