Aberdeen, MD--Warren Mullins, Vice President for Strategic Planning and Business Development at Battelle, was sworn in April 26 as the newest member of the Maryland Technology Development Corporation's (TEDCO) Board of Directors.

Mullins, a retired Army officer and chemist who has worked at Battelle for 12 years, has been a member of the TEDCO Technology Transfer Technical Advisory Committee since 2003. He is an active member of the technology community and is President of the Northeastern Maryland Technology Council, a member of the UMBC Board of Visitors, a member of the Greater Baltimore Technology Council Board of Directors, and serves on the Harford County Economic Advisory Board and the Aberdeen Proving Ground Army Alliance.

"I'm honored to have been appointed by the state of Maryland to this prestigious board," Mullins said. "I personally and professionally share TEDCO's commitment to a very important mission-building a robust technology business to improve the economy for all Marylanders."

"We welcome Warren's addition to the board of directors and look forward to his active participation," said Renée Winsky, executive director of TEDCO. "We believe his contributions will further help TEDCO fulfill its mission to strengthen and grow the state's technology economy."

The Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO), an independent entity, was established by the Maryland General Assembly in 1998 to facilitate the creation of businesses and foster their growth in all regions of the state. TEDCO's role is to be Maryland's leading source of funding for seed capital and entrepreneurial business assistance for technology transfer and development programs. TEDCO connects emerging technology companies with federal laboratories, research universities, business incubators and specialized technical assistance. For the third consecutive year, TEDCO was recognized as the most active early/seed stage investor in the nation in the July 2006 issue of Entrepreneur Magazine. For more information on TEDCO and its programs and resources, visit www.MarylandTEDCO.org.

Battelle is the world's largest non-profit independent research and development organization, with 20,000 employees in more than 120 locations worldwide, including five national laboratories Battelle manages or co-manages for the U.S. Department of Energy. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Battelle conducts $3.8 billion in R&D annually through contract research, laboratory management, and technology commercialization. As a non-profit charitable trust with an eye toward the future, Battelle actively supports and promotes science and math education.

Battelle employs more than 400 people at the Battelle Eastern Science and Technology Center located in Aberdeen at the Higher Education and Applied Technology (HEAT) Center.

For more information, visit www.battelle.org or contact National Media Relations Manager Katy Delaney at (410) 306-8638 or at delaneyk@battelle.org.