Growing Demand for Company’s Handheld Material Identification and Authentication Products Leads to Expansion of Partner Network

ACHEMA 2009

Booth Q22, Hall 6.3

FRANKFURT–Ahura Scientific, Inc., a leader in rugged, ultra-compact instruments for chemical identification and verification, announced today at the ACHEMA exhibition and conference, being held May 11-15, 2009 in Frankfurt, Germany, that it is expanding its global presence with 10 new distribution partners in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The following companies will now carry Ahura Scientific’s instruments for the pharmaceutical and industrial markets: Antech in Ireland, Beun de Ronde in Benelux, FKV in Italy, HTDS in France and Africa, ILS Laboratories in Scandinavia, Dr. Marino Mueller AG in Switzerland and Austria, Iner-Tech in Israel, SEM in Turkey, Servantech GmbH in Germany, and Thermo Techno in Russia.

Ahura Scientific chose to work with these companies based on their strong understanding of customer demands and demonstrated success in serving their respective markets. In particular, these partners provide reliable solutions that save money and improve quality across a wide variety of pharmaceutical and industrial applications.

“Expanding our international channel partner network is highly strategic to Ahura Scientific’s growth,” said Doug Kahn, chairman and CEO, Ahura Scientific. “We selected these exclusive partners following a thorough assessment of their domain expertise, complementary product lines, business fundamentals and reputation with customers to ensure that our partners are as enthusiastic and proactive in developing new markets as we are.”

Ahura Scientific’s TruScan™ is a rugged, handheld Raman instrument for rapid material authentication designed to facilitate the inspection of incoming raw materials, brand security and anti-counterfeit measures. TruScan, now utilized by 8 of the top 10 global pharmaceutical manufacturers, allows users to realize significant time and cost savings in material sampling.

TruDefender™ FT is a rugged, handheld FTIR system for rapid, field-based analysis of materials. Weighing only 2.9 pounds (1.4 kg), TruDefender FT brings the proven precision of FTIR spectroscopy to a revolutionary new form factor, enabling onsite chemical identification and signature acquisition for industrial applications. Oils, lubricants, pulp and papers, bulk chemicals, food/beverage, composites and polymers are just a few of the industries well suited for FTIR analysis.

To request more information about Ahura Scientific’s full line of chemical analysis instruments, please contact: global@ahurascientific.com.

About Ahura Scientific, Inc.

Ahura Scientific, Inc. is a leading provider of a new class of ultra-compact analytical instruments. These rugged handheld instruments are used for real-time identification, authentication and screening of chemical substances. Customers include government agencies and companies in the safety and security, pharmaceutical, and consumer products markets. Manufactured in the USA in an ISO 9001-certified facility, the company’s products offer exceptional portability and performance. For more information, visit www.ahurascientific.com.