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Sep 19, 2026 Infrastructure
Examining Today’s CBT Screening Updates
Battelle has partnered with STI with the goal of maximizing the benefit of training for every screener who uses Battelle’s screener training platform: ProDetect.View News Article
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May 13, 2026 Environment
See how a Battelle spinoff is annihilating 'pernicious' forever chemicals
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Oct 30, 2026 Environment
What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You: Where PFAS Hide in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Pharmaceutical manufacturers often know where they intentionally use PFAS, but far fewer can say where all the PFAS entering and leaving their facilities actually come from. In this blog, learn why PFAS exposure is a mass-balance challenge and what it takes to map it.
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Oct 29, 2026 Industry
Beyond Connectivity: How Future Mobile Networks Could Help Sense the World Around Us
What if the mobile network you already rely on could also detect and understand activity in the physical world around you? In this blog, discover how ISAC and massive MIMO are setting the stage for networks that connect and sense.
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Oct 27, 2026 Health
Using Real-World Data to Answer Real Questions About Children’s Health
For many pediatric conditions, researchers still lack the evidence needed to answer critical questions about treatment effectiveness. That challenge is at the center of a new Battelle initiative recently recognized by Amazon Web Services (AWS) through its 2026 AWS Imagine Grant Children’s Health Innovation Award.
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Oct 14, 2026 STEM Education
Building America’s Applied Workforce Advantage
President and CEO of Battelle Lou Von Thaer discusses how AI is changing what industry needs from its workforce, what students need to learn and, ultimately, what it means to be ready for work.
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Aug 20, 2026 Health
New Approach Methodologies (NAMs): From Promises to Trusted Decisions
To move NAMs from promising tools to trusted decision support, the field needs practical infrastructure for organizing evidence, defining context of use and comparing performance consistently.
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- Battelle has invested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education for years, including the founding of Metro Early College High School with the Ohio State University. Battelle Education, a non-profit venture, helps communities build STEM-focused schools, trains teachers and administrators and provides grants for STEM organizations.
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