WILMINGTON, MA--(Marketwire - July 16, 2008) - Ahura Scientific, Inc., a leader in rugged, ultra-compact handheld instruments for chemical identification, today announced that its TruDefender™ FT has received the distinguished Frost & Sullivan 2008 Chemical Identification Product of the Year Award. This award recognizes Ahura Scientific's significant accomplishment in the development of its technologically-advanced Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTIR)-based chemical identification solution. Ahura Scientific's products are utilized by the safety and security, pharmaceutical and consumer products industries.