The Department of Homeland Security has chosen Battelle as one of the eight finalists for a two-phase, $1.55M contest that seeks nonintrusive systems to automatically detect opioids in mail coming into the U.S.

Sanjeeth Pai, a more than two-decade global health care industry veteran, has been named vice president and general manager of Battelle’s health research and technology business. He will provide strategic leadership for the nonprofit company’s public health, medical devices and clinical and nonclinical research business groups as well as oversee operational, …

Jim Garrettson, founder and CEO of Executive Mosaic, presented Lou Von Thaer, president and chief executive officer of Battelle, with his fourth Wash100 Award on Tuesday. Executive Mosaic recognizes Von Thaer for leading efforts to advance biosecurity and other emerging technologies for Battelle. We are pleased to present the most …

Justin Sanchez, director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s biological technologies office, will officially join Battelle in late June to serve as a technical fellow. “Dr. Sanchez will be joining Battelle to lead scientific advancement across our broad portfolio of life science offerings in medical devices, pharmaceutical research, biosecurity …

Twist Bioscience Corporation (TWST) became the first to implement Battelle’s ThreatSEQ web service DNA screening platform to detect and characterize sequences of concern in genomic data, supplementing its internal biosecurity efforts, TWST announced on Tuesday. “We have spent decades working with and characterizing biothreats to support global biodefense efforts, which …

Two Battelle employees have helped the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases conduct training for local researchers and teams responding to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Battelle said Monday its staff took part in a 16-day program aimed to train Congolese researchers at the Institut …

The U.S. Air Force has awarded three nonprofit organizations positions on the unrestricted full and open portion of a potential $28 billion contract vehicle for research and development support services to the Pentagon’s Defense Technical Information Center. Battelle, MRIGLobal and Southwest Research Institute will vie for task orders to provide chemical, …

Stephanie O’Sullivan, formerly principal deputy director and chief operating officer at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, has been named to Battelle’s board of directors. O’Sullivan will also serve on Battelle’s science and technology and community benefit committee as part of her appointment to the board, the Columbus, Ohio-based …

Matt Vaughan, formerly senior vice president within Leidos’ (NYSE: LDOS) health business, has been named president of the contract research organization at Battelle. He succeeds Steve Kelly, who retired Jan. 2 after a 25-year career at the Columbus, Ohio-based nonprofit research and development company, Battelle said Tuesday. “Matt brings a unique …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 24, 2017 — Battelle has realigned the San Diego-based U.S. business of its SeeByte subsidiary under its direct management in efforts to drive greater collaboration with U.S. government clients on unmanned underwater systems, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The move also works to address concerns over foreign ownership, influence …