Ahura Scientific raises $7,000,000

Ahura Scientific, Inc., a leader in rugged, handheld optical systems for chemical identification, today announced it has expanded its equity funding with an additional $7 million infusion of investment capital, bringing the total funds invested to date to $29.5 million. Ahura Scientific, Inc. develops rugged, ultra-compact, field-enabled optical systems for the immediate identification and authentication of liquid and solid chemical substances. Customers include the homeland security, life sciences, industrial and medical markets.