Our Opinion

Luna Innovations Incorporated is on the Cruelty Free Investing list for exploiting animals because the company does animal testing for some of their medical analysis and clinical research.

Supporting Evidence:

The company stated in the following press release that they conduct pre-clinical trials of their drugs on animals.

“Results from animal studies reinforced findings that Luna’s nanomedicine prototype encourages existing hair follicles to grow, hair to grow faster and the numbers of hair follicles to increase.” Read the following article

Company Description

Luna Innovations, Inc. develops and manufactures fiber optic test and measurement, sensing and instrumentation products for the healthcare, telecommunications, energy and defense markets. It operates through two segments: Products and Licensing, and Technology Development. The Products and Licensing segment conducts applied research in the fiber optic sensing area for both corporate and government customers. The Technology Development segment performs applied research for government funded projects and includes secure computing and communications group. The company was founded by Kent A. Murphy in July 1990 and is headquartered in Roanoke, VA. [Source: MarketWatch]

Company Website: http://lunainc.com