Battelle has always taken the “long view” of technology globalization—we collaborate, partner, and invest strategically in other countries, because we know the globalization of Battelle’s business depends on mutual respect and shared success.

Mention Battelle to someone in Europe, and they recall more than 50 years of environmental services that have cleaned up oil spills in Italy, assessed pollution in Paris, evaluated environmental damage in Spain, and registered pesticides for companies throughout the European Union.

Mention Battelle in South Korea, and they will point to a collaboration in 1964 that built the Korean Institute of Science and Technology, a cornerstone of that country’s science, technology, and industrialization. Or they may send you to Battelle@KU, the new laboratory established by Battelle and Korea University to perform research focused on health of the respiratory tract. Or they may know one of the Korean interns working at Battelle laboratories in the United States through an ongoing program sponsored jointly by Battelle and the Korea Foundation for International Cooperation of Science and Technology.

In Japan, they may know Battelle through our 36-year relationship with Mitsubishi Corporation. Or they may have benefited from our collaborative support of the emergence of the Japanese nuclear industry in the 1980’s. Or they may be working with Battelle-Japan in Tokyo, our newly opened office that represents a joint venture between Battelle and Mitsubishi Corporation.  

But wherever in the world you find Battelle, you will find a strong commitment to jointly developing high-value innovative products and solving difficult technical problems collaboratively, delivering exceptional value to our customers, and serving the communities in which we live and work.