Battelle Memorial Institute operates as a science and technology company. It develops and commercializes technology in the areas of national security, homeland defense, health and life sciences, energy, transportation, and environment, as well as manages laboratories for customers. The company serves the U.S. Department of Energy in the operation of national laboratories. It has technology centers in Columbus, Ohio; Richland, Washington; Aberdeen, Maryland; Geneva, Switzerland; Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Upton, New York; Golden, Colorado; and Idaho Falls, Idaho. The company was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio with office locations in Geneva, Switzerland; Kiev, Ukraine; Mexico City, Mexico; Moscow, Russia; Ongar, London, and Havant, the United Kingdom; Seoul, South Korea; Slavutych, Ukraine; and Tokyo, Japan, as well as various cities in the United States.