User:-AR-/Acumen Science Laboratories

"For the good of all of us."

- Company Slogan

"We aim to help mankind as a whole, except of course, for the ones who are dead."

- Company Motto

Acumen Science Laboratories is a major scientific research organization that works cooperatively with the ONI and maintains many facilities throughout Earth and its Colonies. While its main headquarters had formerly been in London, the company's birthplace, it has since been moved to the organization's large facility in orbit around Earth.

The Company's Beginnings
First concieved by Dr. Benjamin Greaves, M.D., in London as a means of medical research, Acumen Science Laboratories quickly gained money through the sale of its myriad medical products. Eventually consolidating several smaller organizations, Acumen Science Laboratories began the manufacture of appliances, vehicles, and tools in addition to medicines and the like.

Insurgency
With Insurgency quickly growing, the UNSC and ONI contracted Acumen Science for the manufacture of weapons, ammunition, and vehicles. With government contracts to support its economic wealth, the corporation established multiple facilities across the UNSC's colonies, and made weapons and ammunition manufacture one of its primary concerns. Viral solutions were also created for use against the United Rebel Front.

The Covenant
The Covenant's discovery came as both a blessing and a curse for the corporation, as while Acumen Science was able to conduct numerous studies on procured Covenant specimens, the Covenant itself razed many colonies that housed Acumen Science research facilities. Despite the loss of countless credits, the company was able to regain its economic wealth through its government contracts with the UNSC.

The Halos, the Flood, and the Battles of Earth
The Installation-04 incident came as a blessing for Acumen Science Laboratories, giving its scientists numerous research opportunities, both technological and biological. However, the First Battle of Earth led to the destruction of the company's half-constructed orbital facility, resulting in the loss of several million credits. Due to the Covenant's focus on Africa however, the corporation was able to remain relatively unchanged after its loss, and the orbital facility was finished some time after the Battle of the Ark's conclusion.

The Ares Incident
Having some of the last samples of the Flood Supercell, following the destruction of the Flood's bulk on the Ark, Acumen Science Laboratories began heavy research on the Supercell. In secret, the corporation's researchers were able to enhance the Supercell and put it into a viral medium, resulting in a biological weapon far more infectious and dangerous than the original Flood. However, after a vial containing was broken within the company's facility in the planet Brensys' capital of Myrian City, the virus spread far more rapidly than had been expected. Soon engulfing the entire city and still spreading, Acumen Science's Biohazard Control was called in along with its several ships, in an attempt to contain the virus before it spread further in the System. However, unbeknownst to them, Phade Technology Industry, one of their leading rivals, had been conducting its own experiments with the supercell, creating a parasite similar to the Flood. As both companies tried frantically to control the rapidly escalating situation, additional corporations and even the UNSC Military were thrown into the conflict, complicating matters for both companies. The forces battled heavily as the twin Flood solutions made their way into the Sol System, resulting in the UNSC's full attention. Despite the large event, both Acumen Science Laboratories and Phade Technology Industry were able to escape scrutiny through bribes and loans, albeit barely.

The Necros Wars
After recuperating from its heavy losses during the Ares System Incident, the Acumen Science Paramilitary reached its peak in membership during the Necros Wars' beginnings. The corporation contributed heavily to the UNSC's war effort, loaning money, and increasing its production of wartime weaponry, ammunition, and vehicles, as well as developing new armor systems and technology for troops. Currently, Acumen Science Laboratories is collaborating with several leading technological corporations in a joint effort to find a solution to the threat of the Necros.

Studies
Acumen Science has conducted thorough research on the myriad races of the Covenant, namely the Lekgolo due to their unique biology. However, the introduction of the Flood has greatly influenced new research projects, among them including supposed regenerative solutions derived from the Flood Supercell.

Small studies have been done on the creatures of the Orodemoni race, commonly known as the Abhorred. Despite the lack of sufficient research, Acumen Science's scientists have conducted numerous tests regarding their rather anomolous DNA make-up, as well as dissected and studied their genetically-engineered Biomechs.

Facilities
The research organization sports many facilities dotted across the world, most notably those in Albany, Seoul, London, Berlin, Moscow, and, the main center of the company's work, the orbital station in orbit just below Earth's Super MAC Defense Grid. Acumen Science maintains research facilities on other planets as well however, the most important of which were those on Harvest and Coral before their glassings by the Covenant during the Human-Covenant War.

Sections
Through its consolidation of numerous smaller companies, Acumen Science has become heavily sectioned, being the part company of multiple others, as well as possessing numerous branches and divisions.

Subsidiaries
Acumen Science Laboratories is divided into two primary organizations, both of which are responsible for different areas of research and manufacture.

Acumen Biomedical Solutions
Also known simply as Acumen Biomedical, this Acumen Science branch is responsible for the research of alien species, the development of cures and antibiotics and medicines, and the manufacture of various medical equipment.

Departments and Divisions

 * Department of Experimental Biology


 * Institute for Theoretical Biotechnology


 * Acumen Science Extraterrestrial Research Division

Acumen Technologies
Acumen Technologies is the branch of Acumen Science responsible for most of the company's income, manufacturing and designing automobiles, aircraft, tools, electronics, appliances, and even firearms and ammunition in contracts with the UNSC.

Departments and Divisions

 * Acumen Science Weapons Development Division


 * Acumen Automotive


 * Acumen Aeronautics


 * Department of Technological Development

Projects and Products
Beside alien studies and viral weapons research, Acumen Science has also worked on numerous inventions to help the UNSC and even civilians. Among these include the infinite-storage cube, the hovering rotary autocannon drone, and perhaps most importantly, the Designation-Class AI. However, the company's products also include firearms, appliances, vehicles, ammunition, and medical products.

Paramilitary
Although it is, essentially, a research-based organization, Acumen Science Laboratories has built up a large, powerful paramilitary force ever since 2522 when its income increased substantially. Armed with standard issue military weaponry, the Acumen paramilitary is divided into two main sections; Biohazard Control, and Facility Security, A.S.B.C. and A.S.F.S. respectively. While the ABC is tasked with controlling biological threats, the AFS is mainly tasked to keeping facilities relatively safe; in other words, those employed by the AFS are usually simply guards and night watchmen, although Emergency Response Teams are issued military gear. The Acumen Science paramilitary also has a myriad of thermonuclear devices in storage, in case there ever was a viral outbreak too large, the highlight of which are a dozen ICBMs. And though they have a sufficient ground forces, the corporation maintains only a few refitted UNSC ships.

Equipment
Due to the nature of their work, Biohazard Control teams are issued Acumen Science Standard Issue Biohazard Defense Suits, complete with AC4 Helmet Mounted Displays on the gas masks' eye shields, relatively weak personal energy shield generators (which were improved in the Necros War era), and metal-framed combat boots.

The ASSIBDS consists mainly of an air-tight body suit of woven titanium threads with armored pads on the elbows and knees, with an overlaying combat vest capable of holding several grenades, a combat knife, and a medkit. The energy shield generator takes the form of a backpack, and the gas-mask contains a radio connected to the respirator. The suit's combat helmet covers the back of the head as well, and is also made of composite titanium.

Biohazard Control most usually utilizes modified Urban Camouflage.

Weaponry
Biohazard Control teams make common use of the M7057 Defoliant Projector, albeit, with the painted shark removed. Also utilized is the Iruson MA6A Assault Rifle, the Iruson M24 Shotgun, and the HBR 11 Scoped Rifle in place of the Sniper Rifle. All ABC weaponry is usually colored matte-black, and commonly make use of Model 7 White Phosphorous Tactical Incendiary Rounds.

Vehicles
Acumen Science Biohazard Control makes use of numerous UNSC vehicles, most commonly Scorpion Tanks, Warthog LRV's, Pelican Gunship/Dropships, and Hornet Attack VTOL's. However, Acumen Science's Warthogs most commonly feature cloth canopies and coverings.

Equipment
Much in contrast from the more militarized Biohazard Control, AFS members typically wear simple grey-dyed uniforms, combat vests of woven titanium threads resistant to gunfire and capable of holding a medkit and a combat knife, helmets made of composite steel painted white or grey, and a utility belt with security bypass codes for the facility's doors, occasionally containing a gun-holster.

Higher ranked AFS members (Emergency Response Team members), use better armoring and gear, utilizing titanium-woven fatigues, stronger combat vests, and stronger helmets equipped with riot visors.

Weaponry
Typical Facility Security members are issued weaponry appropriate to the level of security their maintained area requires, for example, areas with low security levels will have guards issued with electrified stun batons, while areas requiring higher security will have guards issued with standard UNSC sidearms. AFS members are usually issued stun batons, M57 Sidearms, and M98 Compact Automatic Pistols.

Members of a facility's Emergency Response Team however, are issued military weaponry, including Standard UNSC MA6A Assault Rifles, BR09 Battle Rifles, M7A SMGs, and M108A1 Shotguns.

Vehicles
Acumen Science Facility Security, due to its work, utilizes only armored vans and civilian-model Warthogs, albeit with roofs. Facility Security vehicles are usually painted white or grey and have "Acumen Science Facility Security" labeled on their sides in blue letters.

Suspicion
Due to its studies of the Flood and other extraterrestrial species on Earth and on other UNSC-controlled colonies, the corporation has come under heavy suspicion by the public and even the UNSC itself.