UNU Laboratories

UNU Laboratories was founded in 1920 to study radiation. Funded by the United States Government, UNU Laboratories was not a significant scientific contributor in its early days. However as funding increased due to UNU's diversification, UNU quickly became the leading radiation research institution. Later, the BlackThorne revolution would cement UNU Laboratories' fate as the premier research institution of the world.

Early Days (1920-1929)
UNU Laboratories began as a small government-funded research institution studying the science of radiation founded by Dr. Howard Salt and Dr. James Pepper. While UNU Laboratories published scientific papers and made novel discoveries, their limited funding and staff resulted in few notable discoveries.

The Great Depression
As the economy crashed in 1929, UNU Laboratories knew their funding would likely not be renewed in 1930. The research staff considered it a lost cause. Catherine DeSato, an intern at the time, had a bold strategy to insure the continuity of UNU's research.

UNU Laboratories had funding to continue until March 1930, when their 1929 funding would expire. DeSato proposed using this three months of funding to purchase a failing automotive company, creating the UNU Motor Company. UNU Laboratories would then hire engineers and laborers that were laid off to create an affordable and modern automobile.

This risk paid off, and UNU Motor Company remained profitable even during the Depression by selling to the less-impacted West Coast. This profit was used to maintain UNU Laboratories funding through the early 1930s, and resulted in the formation of the UNU Holdings Corporation.

UNU Laboratories under BlackThorne
After the BlackThorne Revolution, UNU Laboratories played a pivotal role in reinforcing BlackThorne's scientific agenda.