Our Mission

Luna Innovations' mission is to establish new technologies as essential parts of the global economy. We strive to bring together the best ideas and brightest people, to be a leading technology development and commercialization company, solving important problems that benefit the world.

Luna Innovations became a public company on the NASDAQ in June 2006 and moved its headquarters to Roanoke, VA. The company has a disciplined commercialization business model designed to accelerate the process of bringing new and innovative products to market. Our two primary business segments are 1) technology development and 2) products and licenses.

Our Core Technologies

Luna's core technologies revolve around fiber optic and ultrasonic sensing and instrumentation. We also have a focus on nanomaterials for pharmaceutical solutions and renewable energy.

Our Divisions

Luna Technologies is the name of the company's branded products in fiber optic test & measurement and sensing instrumentation. This business unit of Luna Innovations began in 2000 and is today attaining its goal of becoming a premier supplier of test and sensing instrumentation to customers worldwide. Luna has alliances with industry leaders such as Intuitive Surgical, known for medical robotics for minimally invasive surgery; JDSU, the leading provider of communications test and measurement solutions and optical products for telecommunications service providers, cable operators, and network equipment manufacturers; and Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation, the world's leading supplier of products for cardiopulmonary bypass. The Luna Technologies group and production facilities are located in Blacksburg, VA.

In Luna's nanoWorks Division, located in Danville, VA, focus is on the development and manufacturing of proprietary technologies based on carbon nanomaterials. Luna is building a portfolio of nanomedicines aimed at disease targeting and diagnostic imaging, such as a new contrast agent to safely enhance the quality of images obtained from Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Luna's therapeutic program is identifying and developing products based on the anti-inflammatory properties of its unique carbon nanospheres. Luna's TRIMETASPHERE® carbon nanomaterial is also the basis in the development of renewable energy solutions through efficient organic solar cells. Organic solar cells are a low-cost, lightweight, potential alternative to the silicon-based solar panels in wide use today. Improvements in performance are required before organic solar cells will be a commercial success and Luna has made significant progress in this technology area.

Luna's Technology Development Division supports our product development. Engineers and scientists located throughout Luna collaborate with a network of experts to identify technologies and develop ideas with market potential. Our technology development is focused in four areas: sensors and systems; health sciences; materials and secure computing & communications.

Our Culture

Our corporate culture embraces the different viewpoints and backgrounds of our workforce. It's what makes us individuals but collectively holds us together as a united team. Our external team includes our customers. In our "Customer Promise" we pledge that our success is defined by satisfied customers and we are focused on building long-term relationships.

At Luna, we understand that careers are only one dimension of life. Our goal is to provide a work environment that adjusts to the diverse lifestyles and life stages of our employees, who we call Innovators. Being a good corporate citizen is a standard business practice. We believe there is no better time than right now to take action to advance our local and global communities, as well as the health and well-being of our people.

Our History

Luna was founded in 1990 and has been successful in taking innovative technologies from the applied research stage to product development. Luna has developed more than a dozen products serving various industries including energy, telecommunications, life sciences and defense. Following are three examples of independent businesses that Luna Innovations has created:

Luna Analytics, Inc. – In June 1999, Luna Innovations created Luna Analytics to commercialize analytical instruments that improve the assessment of protein interactions. Luna Analytics' devices are being developed to provide advanced disease diagnostics, treatment and drug discovery.

Luna Energy, LLC – In February 2002, Luna Innovations created Luna Energy to commercialize real-time, state-of-health pipeline monitoring sensors for the oil and gas industry. Luna Energy was acquired in December 2004 by Baker Hughes, a leader in oil field services. Luna continues as a technology partner with Baker Hughes' ProductionQuest Well Monitoring group.

Luna i-Monitoring, LLC – In May 2002, Luna Innovations created Luna i-Monitoring to commercialize a suite of highly integrated wireless sensors called iNodes, for cost-effective remote monitoring and Internet accessibility for the oil and gas marketplace. Luna i-Monitoring was acquired by IHS Energy in October 2003 and is now part of Ferguson Beauregard.

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