WILMINGTON, MA--(Marketwire - June 10, 2008) - Ahura Scientific, Inc., a leader in rugged, ultra-compact handheld instruments for chemical identification, today announced that it has been named one of New England’s Best Places to Work by the Boston Business Journal (BBJ), according to the publication’s annual ranking. In a ceremony hosted by the BBJ, Ahura Scientific was among 20 mid-sized companies recognized, all of which will be profiled in a special supplement to the BBJ on June 13th.