Battelle completed a three-week training event for a mobile laboratory designed to help the Department of Defense and military branches perform on-site analysis of chemical, biological and radiological threats.

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The Battelle National Biodefense Institute has announced plans to award $50K in grants to selected teachers from the Frederick County Public School in Maryland as part of a science, technology, engineering and math challenge initiative.

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A continental-scale ecological program, funded by the National Science Foundation and managed by Battelle, has helped researchers study the role of deep soil in global carbon sequestration as part of efforts to address climate change and protect ecosystems.

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Battelle wants to hire over 200 temporary field technicians to support the next phase of its National Ecological Observatory Network project with the National Science Foundation.

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Executive Mosaic is honored to announce Lou Von Thaer, president and chief executive officer of Battelle, as an inductee into the 2019 edition of Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most influential voices in the government contracting arena — for his leadership and efforts advancing biosecurity and other technology for Battelle. This marks Von Thaer's fourth Wash100 award in five years.

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George Korch, former commander at the U.S. Army‘s Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, has joined Battelle as lab director for the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center. Battelle said Tuesday Korch succeeds Patrick Fitch, who will transition to a new role as associate lab director for chemical, earth and life sciences at the Triad National Security-managed Los […] More

Battelle has landed an award from the R&D Magazine for its analytical software offering that works to detect and identify biological hazards. The nonprofit company said Tuesday its ThreatSEQ web-based service was recognized at the 2018 R&D 100 awards ceremony held Friday in Orlando, Fla. Omar Tabbaa, director of computational biology at Battelle, said the award seeks to […] More

Battelle has selected Dr. John Lechleiter, former president, CEO and chairman of Eli Lilly and Company, to its board of directors, the Columbus, Ohio, firm said Monday. Initially joining Eli Lilly as an organic chemist, Lechleiter stayed with the company for decades and went on to hold the top leadership role for nine years before […] More

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a potential five-year, $14.6M task order to Battelle for information technology services in support of the Defense Technical Information Center’s data search needs. The company said Friday it will work with Securboration and Information International Associates under the Cybersecurity Technical Area Task multiple-award contract to augment the center’s capacity […] More

Amy Heintz, a 15-year research leader at Battelle, has been named the nonprofit company’s first technical fellow. Heintz will work with academic and industry professionals to help advance Battelle’s material science-based offerings to support government and commercial transformation efforts, the nonprofit said Monday. “We are very pleased to promote Amy to lead scientific advancement and […] More

Battelle has won a contract to assist the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in efforts to monitor and cut the risk of lead poisoning in children and households. The nonprofit said Tuesday it will provide software development and data management services for CDC’s Healthy Housing Lead Poisoning Surveillance System and Childhood Blood Lead Surveillance platform. The contract […] More

Aimee Kennedy, senior vice president of philanthropy and education at Battelle, has been appointed to a new panel authorized by Congress to advise the Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education on STEM-related issues. Kennedy is one of the 18 members named by the National Science Foundation to the STEM Education Advisory Panel established through […] More