LiquiLume Diagnostics is, a research and development company, dedicated to developing innovative devices for scientific and healthcare industries. Patented technology - originally developed at the University of California at Santa Cruz and Brigham Young University - combines microfluidic and integrated photonic methods to provide robust, high performance and compact systems. The firm is utilizing technology from a field called “Optofluidics” - defined as the combination of microfluidics or nanofluidics and optical methods. Trends in device miniaturization are enabling exploriation of new or established optical methods to create unique, compact and improved functionality of bulky counterparts.