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Raytheon MIT and U.S. Army to Officially Open the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (ISN), a joint research collaboration between the United States Army and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, formally opened its doors today with a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony at the ISN facilities. More than 300 members of the MIT community, the U.S. Army and ISN industrial partners were in attendance. Raytheon is a founding partner of the ISN.

Founded in March 2002 by a $50 million grant from the U.S. Army, the ISN combines basic and applied research to create an expansive array of innovations in nanoscience and nanotechnology that will dramatically improve the survivability of individual soldiers. Research is currently underway in three key areas: protection, performance improvement, and injury intervention and cure.

Raytheon's work with the ISN is focused on the "soldier as a system" prospective in the "System of Systems" concept of integration. By harvesting and transitioning the research done at MIT into operational products for the soldier, Raytheon seeks to mature conductive polymer technology into infrared invisible detectors and chemical detectors for sensors.

Gregory S. Shelton, Raytheon vice president of Engineering, Technology, Manufacturing and Quality, was among the speakers at the opening ceremonies. "Raytheon will have the opportunity, along with the ISN and the Army, to apply transformational science and materials, develop novel detection and protection for warfare threats, and create an integrated battlesuit, the likes of which the world has never seen," Shelton said in his remarks.

Others participating in the opening ceremonies were Dr. Charles M. Vest, president of MIT; Commanding General John C. Doesburg, U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (Provisional); Dr. A. Michael Andrews II, deputy assistant secretary for Research and Technology/Chief Scientist, OASA, U.S. Army; Dr. Richard E. Smalley, University Professor, Nobel Laureate, Rice University; Dr. Thomas M. Connelly, Jr., senior vice president and chief science and technology officer, DuPont; Dr. Alice P. Gast, vice president for Research and Associate Provost, MIT; and Specialist Jason C. Ashline, U.S. Army.

In addition to Raytheon, Founding Industrial Partners include DuPont and Partners Healthcare.

Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN), with 2002 sales of $16.8 billion, is an industry leader in defense, government and commercial electronics, space, information technology, technical services, and business and special mission aircraft. With headquarters in Lexington, Mass., Raytheon employs more than 76,000 people worldwide.

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