Milestones, new programs, and a growing team.
The first months of 2026 have kept us busy. Our team has been advancing existing engagements and preparing to launch new programs on behalf of clients working at the forefront of health, education, infrastructure, and scientific discovery. Among the highlights: our MagQuest team celebrated a major milestone, quite literally sending three CubeSats into orbit on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to begin collecting geomagnetic data. Seven years in the making, this launch demonstrated how open innovation and interagency collaboration can create more efficient navigation infrastructure.
Alongside these public milestones, our team is at work building new high-impact programs on behalf of public and private sector clients. We recently kicked off a new strategy sprint helping a pharmaceutical company explore opportunities to help patients access a life-saving drugm and we’re preparing to launch several new open innovation programs this spring.
Stay tuned for updates on efforts to improve testing and access to diagnostic information for Lyme disease, new open innovation programs to help NASA accelerate cutting-edge technologies for space missions, a novel initiative to improve environmental permitting, and the continuation of an ambitious program to accelerate vaccine innovation that will strengthen America’s preparedness for future pandemics.
Welcome, Chandler and Susannah
Chandler Pearson joined Luminary Labs as a Senior Communications Associate. She will help clients translate their most important ideas into memorable messages and create communications and engagement strategies to achieve program goals. Chandler will provide communications support across our focus areas, including the forthcoming Single Shield Prize and the next challenge in the CTE Momentum series.
Susannah Littlewood joined Luminary Labs as an Associate. Drawing on her interdisciplinary background, she will leverage her program and partnership management experience to help clients connect dots, expand their network, and generate creative solutions. Susannah will provide support for the forthcoming Single Shield Prize.
We’re hiring.
Luminary Labs is growing. We’re recruiting for multiple roles, including an Associate, Senior Associate, and a Senior Communications Associate. Learn more and apply on our careers page.
