Strategic Partners

GEO-CENTERS is a premier provider of WMD homeland security preparedness services and products with major strengths in chemical and biological research, detection and defense. For over 25 years, GEO-CENTERS and its subsidiaries have supported government, industry, and academic institutions - advancing technology and security through expertise in science, engineering, training and equipment.

Battelle develops new technologies, commercializes products, and provides solutions for industry and government. Our innovations range from medical products and pharmaceuticals to products for the automotive, chemical, and agrochemical industries. We develop environmental and energy solutions for industry and government, and we develop practical, technological solutions for challenges in national security, transportation, and health and human services.

Foster-Miller, Inc., has been helping clients improve their competitive position through innovative engineering, design and development for almost 50 years. Unlike firms that focus on conducting basic research, Foster-Miller specializes in bridging the gap between research and the marketplace by developing new products and production lines. The Waltham-based company is home to more than 300 engineers and scientists working in the fields of robotics, advanced materials, custom machinery, power systems, biotechnology and aerospace.

The MetroWest Chamber of Commerce is one of the most proactive Chambers in the United States with programs in place to insure the area continues its leadership position as a business and manufacturing center well into the millennium.

Brookwood Companies Incorporated is an integrated textile company that processes a variety of technically-oriented fabrics for a wide variety of end uses. It is the only converter that services multi-faceted market segments as diverse as consumer, industrial, medical and military products. The company also deals with short-lots through its Roll Goods division, dyes, coatings, and printing through its Kenyon division. Brookwood Laminating markets a variety of waterproof/breathable, urethane, PTFE and pigment films.

Gorman Richardson Architects is a full service planning, interior design and architecture firm located in the middle of MetroWest, in downtown Hopkinton. We partner with our clients, providing innovative planning and design to help them meet their programmatic, aesthetic, budget and schedule goals. Our clients include corporate, advanced and bio technology, multifamily and single family housing, educational, institutional and manufacturing sectors. Our projects include new construction, rehab, renovations and fit-out and range in size from 1,000 square feet to 750,000 square feet. Visit us at www.gormanrichardson.com.