BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lumera Corporation (NASDAQ:LMRA), a leader in the emerging field of nanotechnology, today announced that it has filed a universal shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Upon being declared effective by the SEC, the registration statement will allow Lumera to offer and sell, from time to time, in one or more offerings, shares of its common stock, shares of its preferred stock, debt securities, warrants, or any combination of such securities, for proceeds in the aggregate amount up to $50 million. The terms of any such future offering will be established at the time of the offering. Proceeds from the sale of any securities will be used for the purposes described in the prospectus or a prospectus supplement filed at the time of an offering. Lumera has no immediate plans to offer or sell any securities under the registration statement.