CSR Event

Maryland-Asia Environmental Leadership Series Features Battelle

The Maryland-Asia Environmental Partnership (MD-AEP) is pleased to announce that Battelle will host MD-AEP's Environmental Leadership Series on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at the Battelle Eastern Science and Technology (BEST) Center in Aberdeen, Maryland.

Battelle is the world's largest non-profit independent research and development organization, providing innovative solutions to the world's most pressing needs through its four global businesses: Laboratory Management, National Security, Energy Technology, and Health and Life Sciences. It advances scientific discovery and application by conducting $5.2 billion in global R&D annually through contract research, laboratory management and technology commercialization.

Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Battelle oversees 20,400 employees in more than 120 locations worldwide, including seven national laboratories which Battelle manages or co-manages for the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Battelle offers a complete range of environmental solutions for the unique challenges faced by government and commercial clients. Ranked #14 among the Engineering-News Record's Top 200 Environmental Firms for 2008, Battelle integrates enterprise-wide environmental technologies and expertise to develop, evaluate, and apply:

• Innovative methods and technologies for detecting, quantifying, and characterizing changes in the environment, including research and development activities for assessing risks to human health or the environment from natural or man-made contaminants and incidents

• New methods and technologies for minimizing and preventing damage to the environment, as well as restoring valued environmental resources

• Tools and techniques that foster sustainable environmental management practices.