Biotech, life sciences and clinical research
Biotech and life sciences FP&A, planned and reported in one place
Research timelines move, the board wants the plan, and the report someone built in the ERP only one person can open. We set up planning and reporting your finance team can run and share.
“This partnership has truly streamlined our financial workflows and enhanced our planning and reporting capabilities.”
One entity and a plan that fits in one spreadsheet? This page won't add much. Start with the budget or board reporting.
Where does biotech FP&A break down?
Usually when the plan and the reporting live in different places: the budget in a spreadsheet, the actuals in the ERP.
The plan changes when the science does. Programs move, start and stop, and the budget has to follow without a rebuild.
Reports are stuck in the ERP. Only the people with access can see them, so finance becomes the help desk.
The board wants the same answer, cut differently. Every pack is rebuilt by hand.
A small team carries the whole cycle. There is no spare person to look after a fragile model.
8 of the 55 companies in our review of sales calls (September 2026) named board or lender numbers that were wrong or late.
What MCC sets up for biotech finance teams
We build in Vena, the planning platform that works inside Excel, so your team keeps the tool it already knows. Why we use Vena.
Budgeting and the people plan
A budget by program and department, with headcount planned in the same model.
Forecasting and scenarios
Change a timeline or a hiring assumption and see what it does to the plan, without copying the file.
Board and investor reporting
Reports built once and shared widely. At Everest Clinical Research, a NetSuite report moved into Vena with a dashboard, so a larger group can use it.
What biotech finance teams say
“I’m Derek Metzger, and I’m thrilled about our collaboration with MCC on the Vena software. This partnership has truly streamlined our financial workflows and enhanced our planning and reporting capabilities. Their responsive support and collaborative, iterative approach were key to aligning the system with our goals and ensuring a successful implementation.”
Derek Metzger
SVP Corporate Strategy, Quanta Therapeutics
“We’ve completed several projects with Eugene’s team at Everest Clinical Research in a short time. They were responsive, professional, and generous with their expertise, enabling us to operate the system independently. Their work exceeded expectations in quality, speed, and collaboration. We look forward to future projects together.”
Eric Kung
Senior Director, Ops & Transformation, Everest Clinical Research
“MCC helped us bring a NetSuite report into Vena, making it accessible to a larger group while enhancing its functionality and adding a dashboard. MCC was very responsive, and their knowledge and expertise helped us deliver excellent reporting solutions. We look forward to working with them again in the future.”
Neelam Ali
Accounting Consultant, Everest Clinical Research
A 30-minute call to check whether MCC fits your finance team. Bring whoever builds the file. We'll tell you plainly if it's not a fit.
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Can we keep NetSuite as the source and report in Vena?
Yes. Everest Clinical Research brought a NetSuite report into Vena. A larger group can now use it, with more functionality and a dashboard on top. The work took about a month.
How do we make sure the system fits how we plan?
Build it in rounds and check each one against your goals. Quanta Therapeutics calls the approach collaborative and iterative, and credits it for aligning the system with their goals.
Will our team be able to run it after go-live?
That is the point. We stay through your first real cycle and hand over with training. At Everest Clinical Research, the finance team says MCC shared its know-how so they can operate the system on their own.
How long does it take, and how much of our team's time?
The foundation takes five business days once readiness is confirmed. Your next month-end or forecast is the first real cycle, and tailoring runs over the weeks after. On your side: you own access and exports, answer mapping questions fast, ideally the same day, and run the first cycle with us beside you.
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See whether this fits your team
A 30-minute call with someone who has done this build before. Bring whoever builds the file. You'll leave knowing whether we're a fit, which problem is really yours, and what the first five days would build.