Which company developed the Animus in the Assassin's Creed universe?

Abstergo Industries developed the Animus in the Assassin’s Creed universe.

Abstergo is a modern multinational corporation secretly controlled by the Templar Order. Its technology allows a user to access genetic memories inherited from ancestors, making it possible to experience historical events through a simulated interface called the Animus.

In the first game, Abstergo holds Desmond Miles captive and uses him to locate information hidden in his ancestral memories. The company presents itself publicly as a broad commercial organization, but its private goals involve controlling knowledge and shaping the future of humanity.

The Animus is not ordinary time travel. Users do not physically travel into the past; they relive genetic memories recorded through their ancestry. Later games show versions developed by both Abstergo and the Assassins, including systems designed for entertainment, research, and covert operations.