Leosphere SAS is an independant, private incorporated firm sponsored by the main French and European Institutions promoting innovation: Ministry of Research and Technologies, CNRS, CEA, ONERA, Ministry of Sustainable Development, European Space Agency, Eurocontrol. The company was established thanks to the common wish from several LIDAR research experts to create a first-rank European LIDAR company.

Awards
- Leosphere has been awarded by the French Ministry of Research in the frame of the 2004 national innovative venture prize.
- It also received an award from the French senate in the frame of the 7th Paris Venture Capital summit in 2005.
- Leosphere is also supported by the Paris district since the company won the Paris Innovation Prize in December 2003.
- Leosphere has European antennas and support since it has been selected by the European space agency within the ESA technology transfer program.

Premises
Leosphere headquarters are located in Orsay (France). A subsidiary was opened in Leiden (The Netherlands on ESTEC site) at the end of 2005.

Technical facilities, especially optomechanical production lines, and atmospheric validation sites, are located in Palaiseau and Saclay (France) where development and product integration are realized.