Luna Innovations Opens Northern Virginia Office
Technology Development Company Expands to Accommodate Commercial and Government Partners

09/07/2005

McLean, Virginia- Luna Innovations Incorporated, a technology development company headquartered in Blacksburg, Virginia, opened its fifth office on September 1, 2005 in northern Virginia at 8300 Greensboro Drive in McLean, Virginia. The new location will allow Luna to better serve both commercial and government customers. In addition to the Blacksburg headquarters and the northern Virginia office, Luna has offices in Charlottesville, Hampton Roads, and Danville.

"This is the start of another exciting chapter for Luna Innovations," said Dr. Kent Murphy, Luna Innovations’ Founder and CEO. "Northern Virginia is the heart of the Commonwealth's high tech community and we are thrilled to now be a part of the economic activitity and job growth of the technology sector here."

ABOUT LUNA INNOVATIONS:
Headquartered in Blacksburg, Virginia, Luna Innovations is a certified small business and HubZone company that identifies significant market opportunities, builds promising intellectual property portfolios and prototypes, and delivers them into highly differentiated commercial applications. Core technologies of the company reside in sensing, advanced materials, and systems integration.

Within the past five years, Luna Innovations has spun out four new companies that make optical communications systems faster, enhance energy production, provide remote asset management, and enable drug discovery. Companies ready to take flight will improve and speed the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

For more information see www.lunainnovations.com or email

Contact:
Mildred Cooper, Director of Marketing & Communications Northern Virginia
Email:
Phone: 1.202.255.4002
Fax: 1.703.752.3771