Apel - Applied Process Engineering Laboratory

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Opportunities for Startup Businesses

APEL provides opportunities for efficient and effective business startup and development, validation, and commercialization of new product lines. Entrepreneurs, engineers, scientists, and businessmen developing new product lines will all have access to the facility. Benefits include:

APEL speeds business startup and testing

Equipment can be quickly connected to building services and effluent systems. A variety of spaces are available including development and demonstration space, offices, labs, manufacturing, and high bay. Services include broadband, LAN, water, compressed air, power (up to 480 V), exhaust air, wastewater discharge, and vacuum.

APEL facilitates commercialization decisions

APEL is a professional, regulated environment for bringing forth new product processes and services. Testing shortens the development cycle and facilitates go, no-go decisions. It presents an ideal environment for showcasing your products to potential investors, as well as dealing with regulators.

APEL's permits work for you

APEL holds permits allowing tenants to use permitted effluent systems and flammable storage permits are already in place, which means you work directly with APEL, not the regulators in conducting your development work.

APEL provides protection

Start-up businesses depend upon intellectual property and proprietary materials to succeed. To protect your assets, APEL provides key card access, and individually customized security measures. Trained security personnel patrol the facility during off hours.

Apel provides technical support

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) scientists, engineers, and other professional staff are available to APEL occupants for consulting, collaboration, or professional support. Up to 40 hours a year of free professional services is available to each tenant. Tenants also have access to Pacific Northwest's new premier molecular science laboratory, the Environmental Molecular Science Laboratory (EMSL) and staff. Because many PNNL and other technical staff occupy APEL, there is opportunity for informal collaboration and synergism. Other forms of technical support are also readily available including a certified analytical laboratory and instrument calibration services.

Apply for Space

Suzanne F. Mitchell
350 Hills Street, Suite #101
Richland, WA 99354
(509) 372-5146
Fax (509) 372-5153
sfmitchell@energy-northwest.com

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APEL - A Unique Approach- Spring 2000
Test Your Technology- March 1999
Test Lab Debut- Feb. 1998
APEL Opens Doors- April 1998

Where is APEL located?

APEL is located adjacent to the Columbia River, at 350 Hills Street, Richland, Washington, and is housed in Richlands Science and Technology Park. It is one block from the lower campus of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and four blocks from the Washington State University Consolidated Information Center (CIC) library on the Tri-Cities brand campus

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What is APEL? APEL is an Eastern Washington technology business startup center with engineering and manufacturing scale space, as well as wet labs, bio labs, and electronic laboratories. Prototypes or pilot plants can be tested and initial manufacturing conducted using APEL's utilities, services, and permits. APEL supplies process and hood-off gas connections, compressed air, vacuum, water, and power. APEL also has air & water discharge permits, and flammable storage permits. » Learn more about APEL...