BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE

History

Year	Detail
1925	Gordon Battelle, an industrialist in Ohio, established the Battelle Memorial Institute.
1929	The company initiated an aluminum foil project for Reynolds Metals Co., which 316 million Americans currently use.
1932	Battelle filed its first patent for Bearing Alloys, which H.W. Gillett and Howard Cross developed.
1939	Battelle received a government contract from the U.S. Army to improve armor plating for military tanks to safeguard Allied soldiers on the battlefield.
1948	Battelle started developing nuclear fuel for the USS Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine in the U.S. Navy.
1965	Battelle was selected by the federal contract to manage the Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL), one of the 17 Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories.
1967	The company offered $85,000 to improve transportation facilities and identify methods for achieving effective public transport in Columbus.
1974	Battelle collaborated with Digital Recording Corp. to file the first digital-to-optical recording and playbook system patent for CD-ROM development.
	Battelle develops photovoltaic cells that accelerate the cost-effectiveness of solar energy. The company also patented a process for depositing thin films on solar cells, minimizing manufacturing costs.
1986	NASA has recognized the company for its work in helping to lead to the successful photographic mission of Uranus by the Voyager II spacecraft.
1987	Battelle collaborated with Mitsubishi, Nippon Telegraph, and Telephone Corp. to form Photon Integration Research Inc. (PIRI) to commercialize fiber optic technologies.
1993	The company developed fingerprinting technologies to determine the origin of hazardous waste and trace ecological damage.
2003	The U.S. Department of Energy selected Battelle to lead a group of public and private partners in exploring the viability of carbon sequestration.
2006	The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) selected Battelle to manage the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center.
2013	The company has started manufacturing lightweight armored and upgraded commercial vehicles for the U.S. military, which will improve operational performance and protection against rough environments.
2014	The company introduced parallel sequencing technologies software for forensic genomics, biosecurity, and DNA analysis.
2015	The company developed DroneDefender, a portable and easy-to-use critical security protection system to safeguard airspace against unmanned aircraft systems.
2018	Battelle expanded its agrochemical formulation development laboratory to accelerate laboratory capabilities and demonstrates its commitment to offering independent services to the agrochemical industry in Havant, England.
2020	Aprecia partnered with Battelle to accelerate and expand its advanced capabilities in 3DP pharmaceutical manufacturing. This partnership will focus on advancing 3DP equipment from clinical supply to commercial scale while increasing manufacturing throughput and efficiency at every level.
2024	The company has been awarded a seven-year contract worth $350 million from the U.S. Special Operations Command to acquire nonstandard commercial vehicles.