In January 2010, Ahura Scientific was acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Ahura manufactures portable optical instrumentation and subsystems for the homeland security industry. Ahura Corporation is developing semiconductor lasers, light-sources, amplifiers, filters, packaging technologies, electronic subsystems, and full optoelectronic solutions across a broad spectrum of wavelengths, powers, functionalities, and markets. The company has roots in the telecom and the spectroscopy space including: lasers, amplifiers, MEMs, hi-density optical package integration, semiconductor growth, nonlinear optics, sensor, system integration, and reliability qualification. Ahura Corporation manufactures ultra-compact "optical engine" technology which offers performance and enables the development of miniature/hand-held products for homeland security, life sciences, process control, and telecommunications. Commercial applications include chemical identification for first responders & law enforcement, drug discovery, medical imaging, food & drug quality control, water safety and bulk chemical bar-coding
