Halo Labs (formerly Optofluidics) is a venture-backed scientific instrumentation company that commercializes high throughput biopharmaceutical quality control tools using the latest optics, image processing, and microfluidics. Its investors and development partners include BioAdvance, the National Science Foundation, the Defense Advanced ResearchProjects Agency, and the Ben Franklin Technology Partners. In 2012 Optofluidics was named Philadelphia Life Sciences startup of the year.