Battelle Memorial Institute is one of the world’s largest private research and development organizations. It develops, commercializes, and manages technology for industries and governments throughout the world. The institute conducts research in areas such as defense systems, design and manufacturing engineering, electronics, health and environmental problems, information systems, and materials science. It has major technology centers in Columbus, Ohio; Richland, Washington; Aberdeen, Maryland; and Geneva, Switzerland.
Battelle Memorial Institute was established through funds provided by the will of Gordon Battelle, an Ohio industrialist, in 1929. The institute’s headquarters are in Columbus.
