What is the name of the fictional corporation central to Assassin's Creed's modern-day story?

Abstergo Industries is the fictional corporation central to Assassin's Creed's modern-day story. It operates the Animus technology and serves as the modern face of the Templar Order.

In the original game, Abstergo employee Warren Vidic supervises Desmond Miles's memories inside the Animus. The company presents itself as a powerful multinational organization, but its deeper objective is to locate Pieces of Eden and shape human society.

Abstergo is not an ordinary historical company within the games. It is a modern institution that inherits the Templars' long-term goals and conducts research into ancestral memory. Later stories reveal additional divisions, facilities, and entertainment products connected to its influence.

A common mix-up is treating Abstergo as the name of the Animus. The Animus is the memory-experiencing machine; Abstergo is the organization that develops and uses it. The Assassin Brotherhood remains its principal opposing force.