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Clear decision guides for Life Sciences & Biotech Consulting

Straight comparisons of the tools you're choosing between, honest about where each one falls short. Where we quote a benchmark, we show its source.

Executive guides for Life Sciences & Biotech Consulting

16 guides for Life Sciences & Biotech Consulting of 1,000

SaaS Billing & Recurring Revenue Management3 min read

When a Purchase Order Runs Out Before the Program Does

A step-by-step guide for life sciences and biotech consulting firms billing against purchase order limits and study-phase milestone gates without overbilling.

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Contractor 1099 Tax Compliance & E-Filing3 min read

Tax1099 vs Track1099 for a Life Sciences Consulting Firm

How life sciences and biotech consulting firms should compare Tax1099 and Track1099 for filing 1099s on physician consultants, KOLs and CRO subs.

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Equity Accounting & 409A Valuation Operations3 min read

A Biotech Consultancy's Worksheet for Its Own Cap Table

A worksheet for life sciences and biotech consulting firms setting up equity for senior scientific staff, and where Pulley or Carta fits each line.

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Sales Tax & Regulatory Compliance3 min read

When Lab Testing Revenue Needs Its Own Tax Answer

Scientific consulting advice is usually exempt, but lab testing and analysis services are taxable in a number of states. Here is how to tell the two apart.

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FP&A & Financial Modeling3 min read

Cube vs Mosaic for Life Sciences Consulting: Grant and Fee Revenue

How Cube, Mosaic, and Jirav model grant-funded milestones, PhD-level billable rates, and lab overhead allocation for life sciences and biotech consulting firms.

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Corporate Capital & Lending3 min read

Does Biotech Consulting Revenue Qualify for Pipe or Capchase?

Grant-funded and milestone-based biotech consulting rarely fits Pipe or Capchase. See the one kind of retained work that might qualify, and the alternatives.

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AP & Spend Automation3 min read

BILL vs Tipalti for Life Sciences and Biotech Consulting Firms

Life sciences and biotech consulting firms manage lab and CRO vendors and grant-funded costs. Here's how BILL and Tipalti compare for that work.

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ERP & Accounting Systems3 min read

NetSuite vs Sage Intacct for Biotech Consulting Revenue

A step-by-step look at how life sciences and biotech consulting firms should choose between NetSuite and Sage Intacct for milestone and grant revenue.

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Corporate Cards & Spend Management3 min read

Ramp vs Brex for a Biotech Consultancy's Sponsor Costs

See how Ramp and Brex handle sponsor-engagement cost tagging, expert travel, and regulatory filing fees for a biotech consultancy.

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Procure-to-Pay, PO Workflows & Spend Governance3 min read

Grant Codes, Lab Vendors and Purchases That Can't Wait for Results

Biotech and life sciences consultancies tie purchases to grant codes and project deadlines. Compare how Airbase and Procurify handle both.

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Payroll Accounting, Multi-State Tax Compliance & Labor Cost Allocation3 min read

Gusto vs Rippling for a Life Sciences Consulting Practice

Comparing Gusto and Rippling for biotech and life sciences consultants, whose labor cost often needs to be allocated to grants or R&D credit claims.

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Month-End Close Automation & Financial Reconciliation3 min read

When the Deliverable Acceptance Email Is Your Revenue Trigger

Life sciences consulting revenue turns on a milestone acceptance buried in someone's inbox. Here's how FloQast and BlackLine handle that record.

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Corporate Treasury Management & Real-Time Payments3 min read

Modern Treasury vs Trovata for Life Sciences Consulting Firms

A step-by-step guide for life sciences and biotech consulting firms weighing Modern Treasury against Trovata around grant funding and restricted cash.

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409A Valuation & Cap Table Audit Platforms3 min read

When a Biotech Consulting Client Pays You in Warrants

Client warrants, milestone payments, and spinout entities all complicate a life sciences consulting firm's 409A. Here's how to think it through.

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Financial Audit Management & Pre-IPO Compliance3 min read

Grant Accounting Rules Before Comparing Audit Tools

How life sciences and biotech consulting firms should handle grant and milestone revenue before comparing FloQast and AuditBoard for controls.

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Global Payouts & Cross-Border B2B Payments3 min read

Paying Regulatory Consultants and Statisticians on No Fixed Schedule

A runbook for paying overseas regulatory consultants and statisticians whose deliverables, and payments, land on no predictable schedule.

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