The name Aegate is derived from Aegis, the Greek name for a shield, and Agate, a medical healing stone. Together these present a powerful combination that expresses Aegate's mission to increase confidence in patient safety.

Aegate's primary concern is the safety of patients. To ensure this they provide a unique patient safety service that supports pharmacists and pharmaceutical manufacturers in the authentication of medicines. The service is implemented in real time at the point of dispensing to ensure that patients do not inadvertently receive substandard products.

Aegate's parent company, PA, is an independent, employee-owned, global firm of 3,000 talented individuals, operating from offices across the world, in Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia, and Oceania. PA delivers complex and highly innovative assignments, and has broad technology development capability. In delivering 'Authentication at the point of dispensing™, Aegate is leveraging expertise and experience from across the PA Group.