Lumera Receives Order and Enters Into Agreement with Lockheed Martin
Monday March 12, 8:45 am ET
BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lumera Corporation (NASDAQ:LMRA - News), a leader in the emerging field of nanotechnology, announced today that it had received a purchase order from Lockheed Martin for Lumera's high electro-optic activity materials. The term of the agreement is until December 31, 2007, at which time Lockheed Martin will advise Lumera of its intentions regarding a commercial license for the materials.
"We are pleased that Lockheed Martin is interested in our polymer materials and expect that the materials will perform as anticipated," said Dr. Raluca Dinu, Director of Lumera's Electro-Optic Business Unit. "We look forward to developing a long-term relationship with Lockheed Martin."
About Lumera
Lumera is a leader in the emerging field of nanotechnology. The company designs proprietary molecular structures and polymer compounds for the bioscience and communications/computing industries, both of which represent large market opportunities. The company also has developed proprietary processes for fabricating such devices. For more information, please visit www.lumera.com.
Certain statements contained in this release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the company's forward-looking statements include the following: market acceptance of our technologies and products; our ability to obtain financing; our financial and technical resources relative to those of our competitors; our ability to keep up with rapid technological change; government regulation of our technologies; our ability to enforce our intellectual property rights and protect our proprietary technologies; the ability to obtain additional contract awards and to develop partnership opportunities; the timing of commercial product launches; the ability to achieve key technical milestones in key products; and other risk factors identified from time to time in the company's SEC reports, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K, and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
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Source: Lumera Corporation
