Accounting Solutions Life Sciences Companies

Finance, Accounting, and HR services that grow with your business needs

In life sciences, discovery takes time — and so does revenue. Between grants, trials, and regulatory approvals, cash burn and compliance are constant companions. Escalon brings structure to science-driven growth.

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As your life sciences business grows, your operational needs become more complex. Escalon helps you stay ahead by providing essential finance, HR, and tax services that scale with your company. Our team understands the unique demands of the life sciences sector and brings the expertise needed to support your next stage. Whether you’re managing new compliance requirements, expanding your team, or looking for deeper financial insights, we work alongside you to strengthen your foundation and support continued growth.

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Trusted by 20,000+ organizations across industries and growth stages since 2006.

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Trusted Advisors with
Proven Expertise

Our team includes seasoned professionals who have spent years working in the life sciences industry. We understand the challenges you face, from securing funding to navigating regulatory and clinical requirements. As your dedicated advisor, we offer insights and strategies that are not just theoretical but grounded in real-world experience.

Tailored Solutions for Life Sciences Companies

No matter your companies age or size, our services are designed to meet your specific needs. We know that no two life sciences companies are alike. That’s why we offer customized service packages that align with your business goals. We meet you on your growth journey by providing the flexibility to adjust services as your needs evolve.

  • Accounting: Manage your cash flow, maximize your cash runway and plan for a profitable future.
  • Bookkeeping: Keep your financial records accurate and up to date.
  • Financial Reporting: Gain clear, actionable insights into your business’s financial health through every stage of your growth. We give real-time and easy-to-interpret insights into your cash burn, runway, cash flow and growth trajectory so every decision is data-backed and future-focused.
  • Grant and other compliance: Audit and diligence ready; be sure your are ready for diligence, federal grant audits, and regular compliance audits.
  • HR and Payroll: Our solutions streamline your HR processes, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in payroll management, benefits administration and compliance.
  • Employee Handbook: Our team of HRBPs review, update and create handbooks for states where you have employee nexus to avoid any gray areas while staying compliant with the state laws.
  • Compliance: We conduct thorough audits, implement best practices and provide ongoing monitoring to protect you from costly fines and legal issues.
  • Recruiting: We help you attract, onboard, retain and reward your top talent all while building the KPIs you need most.
  • Benefits: We manage the administration of employee benefits, ensuring your team receives the support they need. Our experts help you design benefits programs that attract and retain top talent.
  • FP&A / CFO Support: Provide expert financial planning and analysis, fundraising preparation, and due diligence support to help you make informed decisions and attract global investors.
  • Audit & IPO Readiness: Strategic positioning and back-office clean-up to ensure compliance with GAAP precision when transitioning from research stage to public entity.
  • Tax Compliance: Our tax professionals provide proactive guidance to ensure your business stays on track.
  • Tax Planning: Our experienced professionals provide tailored strategies to minimize your tax liabilities and ensure compliance.
  • R&D Tax Credits: Innovating comes with its rewards. We help you secure valuable R&D tax credits, potentially saving your business up to $500,000. Our thorough R&D Tax Study ensures you claim what you're entitled to, reducing costs and accelerating your growth.
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The Five Accounting Challenges in Life Sciences

Life sciences companies face accounting challenges including R&D tracking, milestone revenue, clinical-trial cost allocation, IP valuation, and audit readiness for IPO or acquisition.

Multi-year research requires granular expense attribution for capitalization and grants.

Joint ventures and licensing deals demand complex revenue recognition.

Vendor, site, and CRO payments must map cleanly to projects.

Patents and licensing rights are hard to quantify yet critical to valuation.

Scaling from research to public company status demands GAAP precision.

How Escalon Helps Life Sciences Companies Thrive

Escalon helps innovators move from lab bench to balance sheet.

Automated R&D tracking and capitalization.

Milestone-based revenue recognition systems.

CFO support for fundraising and audit prep.

Full finance, HR, and compliance services.

Our clients trust us to handle their most critical operational tasks. Here’s what they have to say.

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My return on equity is really giving me that solid tax advice so I do make the transactions promptly and I lessen my tax burden. The benefit to me is saving more money in the bank.

Steve Herbert
Polaris Capital, Herbert Bay Area Properties, and Sincere Property Management President
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With Escalon, not only have we saved time, but we have the confidence in the financials we’re seeing to know where to make the investments and how to grow our business in a profitable way.

Will Abbott
COO of Alpha Medical
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Escalon allows us — allows me — not to worry about the back-office accounting function at the end of the day. We really see Escalon as an integral part of our business, as part of our team honestly, sharing in the success of us growing the business tremendously, and helping us all along the way.

Bill Brownie
CFO of Eargo
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