Asterand Bioscience is the leader of high quality, well-characterized human tissue and human tissue-based research solutions to drug discovery scientists. Their mission is to provide human-based solutions to accelerate the identification and validation of drug targets and enhance the selection of drug candidates with an increased likelihood of clinical success. Asterand Bioscience has a well-established human tissue heritage, having been formed in 2006 through the merger of Asterand (founded 2000), a human tissue biobank and Pharmagene (founded 1996), a human tissue-based drug discovery company.