Luminary Labs
A New York City–based strategy and innovation consultancy (founded 2009) that designs and operates open-innovation programs, incentive prizes, accelerators, and strategic design engagements for government, nonprofit, and corporate clients. Services include program design and delivery, design research and user experience, communications and insights, partnership and coalition building, convening and stakeholder engagement, and sector-focused work across health, education, climate, scientific discovery, and infrastructure.
Industries
Nr. of Employees
small (1-50)
Services
Advisory engagements that produce strategic plans, innovation roadmaps, and go‑to‑market advice for new initiatives.
Design and run prize competitions, challenge frameworks, RFIs, and open calls including application processes, judging, awards administration, and mentorship.
Design and administer multistage biomedical prize programs that support partnerships between product developers and delivery-technology makers and provide resources for preclinical and Phase I clinical demonstrations.
Virtual and in-person accelerator programming including curriculum, mentorship, bootcamps, and demo-day orchestration.
User research, prototyping, workshop facilitation, and UX design to shape solutions and experiences for target users.
Research synthesis, reporting, editorial strategy, and public-facing communications to surface insights and share outcomes.
Advisory engagements that produce strategic plans, innovation roadmaps, and go‑to‑market advice for new initiatives.
Design and run prize competitions, challenge frameworks, RFIs, and open calls including application processes, judging, awards administration, and mentorship.
Design and administer multistage biomedical prize programs that support partnerships between product developers and delivery-technology makers and provide resources for preclinical and Phase I clinical demonstrations.
Virtual and in-person accelerator programming including curriculum, mentorship, bootcamps, and demo-day orchestration.
User research, prototyping, workshop facilitation, and UX design to shape solutions and experiences for target users.
Research synthesis, reporting, editorial strategy, and public-facing communications to surface insights and share outcomes.
Expertise Areas
- Open innovation and incentive prize design
- Accelerator and virtual accelerator management
- Strategy and innovation consulting
- Design research and human-centered design
Key Technologies
- Incentive prize mechanisms and pull mechanisms
- Crowdsourcing and open-innovation platforms
- Digital health platforms
- Telehealth platforms
News & Updates
Seventh annual crowdsourced list of must-attend conferences and events across focus areas.
Sixth annual crowdsourced list of conferences and events across focus areas.
Company update announcing team reorganizations, promotions, new contract participation, and capability refinements.
Top takeaways from a cross-sector panel on sustainability of health tech innovation, systemic barriers (reimbursement, interoperability), and opportunities for provider- and payer-driven investment models.
Overview of an initiative to solicit public input and run prize-based activities to accelerate next-generation diagnostic tests for Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses.
Description of a multistage prize competition to advance microneedle patch–based RNA vaccines and the associated federal funding and project structure to support progression to early clinical demonstration.
Seventh annual crowdsourced list of must-attend conferences and events across focus areas.
Sixth annual crowdsourced list of conferences and events across focus areas.
Company update announcing team reorganizations, promotions, new contract participation, and capability refinements.
Top takeaways from a cross-sector panel on sustainability of health tech innovation, systemic barriers (reimbursement, interoperability), and opportunities for provider- and payer-driven investment models.
Overview of an initiative to solicit public input and run prize-based activities to accelerate next-generation diagnostic tests for Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses.
Description of a multistage prize competition to advance microneedle patch–based RNA vaccines and the associated federal funding and project structure to support progression to early clinical demonstration.