Founded in 2002, Ascend Therapeutics Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and use of transdermal drug delivery technology for treatment of chronic conditions. Based in Herndon, VA., its products include first transdermal gel for estrogen therapy, epidermis drugs and hydroalcoholic gels, to name a few. Ascend Therapeutics Inc. conducts research in several therapeutic areas, such as breast pain, breast cancer as well as late-onset hypogonadism. Some of the company's drugs are under clinical development and formulation or preclinical stages.