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Ascend Advanced Therapies

Ascend Advanced Therapies is a gene-to-GMP contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) for advanced therapies, specializing in adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector development and manufacture for gene therapies, immunotherapies, oncolytics, and vaccines. Formed in 2023 when expert teams merged behind more than $130M of funding, and aligned with ABL, Inc. since late 2024, Ascend operates GMP manufacturing, aseptic fill-finish, and analytical facilities in Rockville, Maryland and Alachua, Florida alongside European capacity. Services span process development, gene therapy formulation, scalable manufacturing, in-house fill-finish, GMP QC testing, long-read NGS for viral vectors, and potency assay development, built on its EpyQ production system and proprietary AAV yield enhancers. Ascend is a life-science manufacturer rather than a software vendor and publishes no commercial product API; the only machine-readable interface it exposes is the WordPress REST content API behind its corporate website, captured here for discovery.

Ascend Advanced Therapies publishes 8 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Careers API, Discovery API, Media API, and 5 more. Tagged areas include Company, Biotechnology, Gene Therapy, Cell Therapy, and Contract Manufacturing.

Ascend Advanced Therapies’ developer surface includes engineering blog and 12 more developer resources.

28.9/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 21/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
AccessSelf serve
8 APIs
CompanyBiotechnologyGene TherapyCell TherapyContract ManufacturingLife SciencesPharmaceuticalsCDMOAAV

Kin Score

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 28.9/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 14.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 0.4 / 20
Commercial Clarity 4.2 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 10.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 21/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 4 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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APIs 8

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Ascend Advanced Therapies Careers API

Job openings custom post type.

Ascend Advanced Therapies Discovery API

Site, content-type, and taxonomy metadata.

Ascend Advanced Therapies Media API

Media library attachments.

Ascend Advanced Therapies oEmbed API

oEmbed discovery for site URLs.

Ascend Advanced Therapies Posts API

News & Insights articles, blogs, and webinar entries.

Ascend Advanced Therapies Search API

Cross-content site search.

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Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Resources

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 6

The organization behind the API

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: ascend-advanced-therapies
name: Ascend Advanced Therapies
description: Ascend Advanced Therapies is a gene-to-GMP contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) for advanced
  therapies, specializing in adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector development and manufacture for gene therapies, immunotherapies,
  oncolytics, and vaccines. Formed in 2023 when expert teams merged behind more than $130M of funding, and aligned with ABL,
  Inc. since late 2024, Ascend operates GMP manufacturing, aseptic fill-finish, and analytical facilities in Rockville, Maryland
  and Alachua, Florida alongside European capacity. Services span process development, gene therapy formulation, scalable
  manufacturing, in-house fill-finish, GMP QC testing, long-read NGS for viral vectors, and potency assay development, built
  on its EpyQ production system and proprietary AAV yield enhancers. Ascend is a life-science manufacturer rather than a software
  vendor and publishes no commercial product API; the only machine-readable interface it exposes is the WordPress REST content
  API behind its corporate website, captured here for discovery.
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://www.ascend-adv.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cropped-favicon-192x192.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ascend-advanced-therapies/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- dcvc
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
tags:
- Company
- Biotechnology
- Gene Therapy
- Cell Therapy
- Contract Manufacturing
- Life Sciences
- Pharmaceuticals
- CDMO
- AAV
apis:
- aid: ascend-advanced-therapies:ascend-advanced-therapies-careers-api
  name: Ascend Advanced Therapies Careers API
  description: Job openings custom post type.
  humanURL: https://www.ascend-adv.com/wp-json/
  baseURL: https://www.ascend-adv.com/wp-json
  tags:
  - Careers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ascend-advanced-therapies-careers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/ascend-advanced-therapies-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/ascend-advanced-therapies-problem-types.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/ascend-advanced-therapies-conventions.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/ascend-advanced-therapies-data-model.yml
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/ascend-advanced-therapies-conformance.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/ascend-advanced-therapies-lifecycle.yml
- aid: ascend-advanced-therapies:ascend-advanced-therapies-discovery-api
  name: Ascend Advanced Therapies Discovery API
  description: Site, content-type, and taxonomy metadata.
  humanURL: https://www.ascend-adv.com/wp-json/
  baseURL: https://www.ascend-adv.com/wp-json
  tags:
  - Discovery
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ascend-advanced-therapies-discovery-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/ascend-advanced-therapies-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/ascend-advanced-therapies-problem-types.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/ascend-advanced-therapies-conventions.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/ascend-advanced-therapies-data-model.yml
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/ascend-advanced-therapies-conformance.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/ascend-advanced-therapies-lifecycle.yml
- aid: ascend-advanced-therapies:ascend-advanced-therapies-media-api
  name: Ascend Advanced Therapies Media API
  description: Media library attachments.
  humanURL: https://www.ascend-adv.com/wp-json/
  baseURL: https://www.ascend-adv.com/wp-json
  tags:
  - Media
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ascend-advanced-therapies-media-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/ascend-advanced-therapies-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/ascend-advanced-therapies-problem-types.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/ascend-advanced-therapies-conventions.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/ascend-advanced-therapies-data-model.yml
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/ascend-advanced-therapies-conformance.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/ascend-advanced-therapies-lifecycle.yml
- aid: ascend-advanced-therapies:ascend-advanced-therapies-oembed-api
  name: Ascend Advanced Therapies oEmbed API
  description: oEmbed discovery for site URLs.
  humanURL: https://www.ascend-adv.com/wp-json/
  baseURL: https://www.ascend-adv.com/wp-json
  tags:
  - oEmbed
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ascend-advanced-therapies-oembed-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/ascend-advanced-therapies-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/ascend-advanced-therapies-problem-types.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/ascend-advanced-therapies-conventions.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/ascend-advanced-therapies-data-model.yml
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/ascend-advanced-therapies-conformance.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/ascend-advanced-therapies-lifecycle.yml
- aid: ascend-advanced-therapies:ascend-advanced-therapies-pages-api
  name: Ascend Advanced Therapies Pages API
  description: Static site pages.
  humanURL: https://www.ascend-adv.com/wp-json/
  baseURL: https://www.ascend-adv.com/wp-json
  tags:
  - Pages
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ascend-advanced-therapies-pages-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/ascend-advanced-therapies-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/ascend-advanced-therapies-problem-types.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/ascend-advanced-therapies-conventions.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/ascend-advanced-therapies-data-model.yml
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/ascend-advanced-therapies-conformance.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/ascend-advanced-therapies-lifecycle.yml
- aid: ascend-advanced-therapies:ascend-advanced-therapies-posts-api
  name: Ascend Advanced Therapies Posts API
  description: News & Insights articles, blogs, and webinar entries.
  humanURL: https://www.ascend-adv.com/wp-json/
  baseURL: https://www.ascend-adv.com/wp-json
  tags:
  - Posts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ascend-advanced-therapies-posts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/ascend-advanced-therapies-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/ascend-advanced-therapies-problem-types.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/ascend-advanced-therapies-conventions.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/ascend-advanced-therapies-data-model.yml
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/ascend-advanced-therapies-conformance.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/ascend-advanced-therapies-lifecycle.yml
- aid: ascend-advanced-therapies:ascend-advanced-therapies-search-api
  name: Ascend Advanced Therapies Search API
  description: Cross-content site search.
  humanURL: https://www.ascend-adv.com/wp-json/
  baseURL: https://www.ascend-adv.com/wp-json
  tags:
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ascend-advanced-therapies-search-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/ascend-advanced-therapies-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/ascend-advanced-therapies-problem-types.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/ascend-advanced-therapies-conventions.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/ascend-advanced-therapies-data-model.yml
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/ascend-advanced-therapies-conformance.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/ascend-advanced-therapies-lifecycle.yml
- aid: ascend-advanced-therapies:ascend-advanced-therapies-taxonomy-api
  name: Ascend Advanced Therapies Taxonomy API
  description: Categories and tags.
  humanURL: https://www.ascend-adv.com/wp-json/
  baseURL: https://www.ascend-adv.com/wp-json
  tags:
  - Taxonomy
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/ascend-advanced-therapies-taxonomy-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/ascend-advanced-therapies-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/ascend-advanced-therapies-problem-types.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/ascend-advanced-therapies-conventions.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/ascend-advanced-therapies-data-model.yml
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/ascend-advanced-therapies-conformance.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/ascend-advanced-therapies-lifecycle.yml
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.ascend-adv.com/
- type: About
  url: https://www.ascend-adv.com/about-us/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.ascend-adv.com/news-insights/
- type: BlogRSS
  url: https://www.ascend-adv.com/feed/
- type: Contact
  url: https://www.ascend-adv.com/contact-us/
- type: Careers
  url: https://www.ascend-adv.com/careers/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.ascend-adv.com/terms-and-conditions/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.ascend-adv.com/privacy-policy/
- type: CookiePolicy
  url: https://www.ascend-adv.com/cookie-policy/
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ascend-advanced-therapies/
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/ascend-advanced-therapies-well-known.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/ascend-advanced-therapies-domain-security.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/ascend-advanced-therapies-llms.txt
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 15
  pass: local-v1
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io