Ahura Scientific Inc

Headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts, Ahura Scientific is a rapidly growing manufacturer of handheld optical systems for chemical identification. Since 2002, Ahura Scientific has designed, developed and successfully launched products unlike any in the marketplace, putting the power, reliability and accuracy of expensive, lab-based instruments in portable, rugged, easy-to-use systems designed for field use.

With customers in the homeland security, public safety, pharmaceutical, industrial and medical markets, Ahura Scientific's products—FirstDefender and TruScan—are widely-deployed across the globe.

Raw Material Identification

Manufacturing facilities continually strive to streamline processes, reduce costs and maximize the value of their tools and materials, while maintaining the required quality and safety standards.

With Ahura Scientific’s TruScan, quality control managers can now obtain fast, accurate material verification—typically in less than 30 seconds—with the ease and convenience of a portable Raman spectrometer. This cost effective solution allows users to quickly develop methods, enabling immediate release of raw materials into production. Further, TruScan is designed to meet the stringent requirements of current good manufacturing practices (CGMP) and 21 CFR Part 11-compliant environments.

Raman Spectroscopy

For decades, analytical laboratories have used Raman spectroscopy for chemical identification. Raman is very well-suited for pharmaceutical applications such as raw material verification due to extremely high molecular selectivity and the ability to sample through glass and plastic containers.

With TruScan, Ahura Scientific has taken this proven technology and—for the first time—enabled Raman sampling to take place at the point of inspection. Advanced decision-making algorithms and an integrated workflow are combined in a rugged, miniaturized handheld Raman system for the ideal material verification instrument.

Handheld Raman

From raw materials and intermediates to finished products, the handheld, ergonomically-designed TruScan performs in situ sampling and immediate material verification anywhere it’s needed. Confirming the chemical authenticity of materials has never been this easy, fast, safe and efficient.

TruScan

TruScan is a handheld instrument for rapid material verification designed to facilitate the inspection of incoming raw materials.  TruScan, now utilized by 8 of the Top 10 global pharmaceutical manufacturers, allows users to realize significant time and cost savings in material sampling.  Non-technical staff can easily operate the instrument to non-destructively test materials, even through plastic or glass containers.  TruScan supports 21 CFR part 11 compliance.

• On-the-spot results
• Fast method development and validation
• Greatly reduces overhead and per-analysis costs
• Releases raw materials into production quickly
• Non-contact analysis for improved operator safety
• Reduces risk of contamination

TruScan: Safe Sampling

In just seconds and with the push of button, TruScan delivers results— without sample preparation, special handling or consumables. The TruScan laser penetrates containers and packaging typically used in pharmaceutical manufacturing, dramatically reducing the time and costs associated with conventional sampling methods and laboratory analysis. TruScan also eliminates the need for quarantine areas and clean rooms, even for verifying high-potency Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs).

Instant analysis for real-time release

Ahura’s DecisionEngine™embedded analysis software delivers a “pass/fail” decision—quickly verifying or denying the identity of a given sample—typically within 30 seconds. This enables near real-time release of material and supports the drive toward lean manufacturing.

Rapid, cost-effective method development

Method development for TruScan is typically completed with just a handful of samples. Administrators can easily create additional methods at any time via an intuitive user interface, eliminating the laborious and expensive custom analysis required by other technologies.

Low cost of ownership

TruScan will quickly impact operations, saving time and reducing overhead costs. Required warehouse space is reduced by lowering or eliminating quarantine areas and fast raw material verification enables

just-in-time (JIT) deliveries. Delivery identification testing is performed and raw materials are accepted and approved in real time, as opposed to laboratory turnaround time. In addition, there are no reagents or consumables required for TruScan.

Contact Us

Ahura Scientific
46 Jonspin Road
Wilmington, MA 01887

Tel: +1 978 657 5555
Fax: +1 978 657 5921