Overview
Simplify purchasing, supplier management, and payment processing with one platform.
Analytics
Turn R&D spend data into supplier benchmarks, category strategy, and audit-ready reports.
R&D Marketplace
Work with suppliers instantly and efficiently, all in one marketplace experience.
Integrations
Connect Science Exchange to your existing ERP, P2P, and identity systems with no disruption to core infrastructure.
Workflows
Automate supplier requests, approvals, and compliance across every R&D team without the manual handoffs.
Security & Compliance
Enterprise security controls, audit-ready compliance, and pre-qualified suppliers built into every workflow.
Payments
Automate supplier invoices, payments, and spend tracking across your entire R&D portfolio.
Artificial Intelligence
Surface supplier insights, flag spend anomalies, and move faster with AI built on life sciences data.
Overview
One platform to orchestrate suppliers across every stage of the R&D lifecycle.
HEOR & Real-World Evidence
Generate payer evidence faster with standardized vendor workflows.
Preclinical R&D
Accelerate discovery programs with instant access to pre-qualified suppliers.
Virtual Lab Manager™
Dedicated procurement support so your scientists can focus on the science.
Clinical Research
Coordinate trial vendors across all sites with compliance built in.
R&D Teams
Connect R&D teams to pre-qualified scientific partners with compliance and project visibility built in.
Procurement
Procurement intelligence built for life sciences: compliance, sourcing strategy, and spend visibility in one platform.
Finance
Real-time R&D spend visibility, invoice matching, and budget reporting built for finance teams.
Legal
One master agreement covers every supplier relationship, so legal review happens once, not per engagement.
Emerging Biotech
Enterprise sourcing infrastructure for lean biotech teams, without the overhead of a full-time hire.
Overview
Access pharmaceutical and biotech R&D budgets through Science Exchange's curated supplier network with simplified contracting and streamlined payment.
Industries We Serve
Source the right supplier, with the right capabilities, right when you need them.
Become a Supplier
Apply to join Science Exchange's qualified supplier network and gain access to enterprise pharmaceutical clients seeking specialized scientific services.
Resource Library
Guides, case studies, white papers, and industry reports on R&D supplier orchestration, compliance automation, and procurement efficiency for life sciences teams.
Blog
Helpful resources on R&D outsourcing, supplier orchestration, operational and procurement strategies & more. Stay on top of the latest innovations from our 3800+ R&D suppliers.
Why Science Exchange
Orchestrate your suppliers with speed and compliance.
About
Understand our mission and what drives us.
AI Charter
Our commitment to responsible AI: security, transparency, and human-centered innovation.
Company News
Check out the latest buzz and excitement.
Careers
Help us create the future of supplier orchestration.
Contact Us
Reach out, we want to hear from you.
Overview
Simplify purchasing, supplier management, and payment processing with one platform.
Analytics
Turn R&D spend data into supplier benchmarks, category strategy, and audit-ready reports.
R&D Marketplace
Work with suppliers instantly and efficiently, all in one marketplace experience.
Integrations
Connect Science Exchange to your existing ERP, P2P, and identity systems with no disruption to core infrastructure.
Workflows
Automate supplier requests, approvals, and compliance across every R&D team without the manual handoffs.
Security & Compliance
Enterprise security controls, audit-ready compliance, and pre-qualified suppliers built into every workflow.
Payments
Automate supplier invoices, payments, and spend tracking across your entire R&D portfolio.
Artificial Intelligence
Surface supplier insights, flag spend anomalies, and move faster with AI built on life sciences data.
Overview
One platform to orchestrate suppliers across every stage of the R&D lifecycle.
HEOR & Real-World Evidence
Generate payer evidence faster with standardized vendor workflows.
Preclinical R&D
Accelerate discovery programs with instant access to pre-qualified suppliers.
Virtual Lab Manager™
Dedicated procurement support so your scientists can focus on the science.
Clinical Research
Coordinate trial vendors across all sites with compliance built in.
R&D Teams
Connect R&D teams to pre-qualified scientific partners with compliance and project visibility built in.
Procurement
Procurement intelligence built for life sciences: compliance, sourcing strategy, and spend visibility in one platform.
Finance
Real-time R&D spend visibility, invoice matching, and budget reporting built for finance teams.
Legal
One master agreement covers every supplier relationship, so legal review happens once, not per engagement.
Emerging Biotech
Enterprise sourcing infrastructure for lean biotech teams, without the overhead of a full-time hire.
Overview
Access pharmaceutical and biotech R&D budgets through Science Exchange's curated supplier network with simplified contracting and streamlined payment.
Industries We Serve
Source the right supplier, with the right capabilities, right when you need them.
Become a Supplier
Apply to join Science Exchange's qualified supplier network and gain access to enterprise pharmaceutical clients seeking specialized scientific services.
Resource Library
Guides, case studies, white papers, and industry reports on R&D supplier orchestration, compliance automation, and procurement efficiency for life sciences teams.
Blog
Helpful resources on R&D outsourcing, supplier orchestration, operational and procurement strategies & more. Stay on top of the latest innovations from our 3800+ R&D suppliers.
Why Science Exchange
Orchestrate your suppliers with speed and compliance.
About
Understand our mission and what drives us.
AI Charter
Our commitment to responsible AI: security, transparency, and human-centered innovation.
Company News
Check out the latest buzz and excitement.
Careers
Help us create the future of supplier orchestration.
Contact Us
Reach out, we want to hear from you.
Starting a lab involves hundreds of decisions most founders have never made before. The good news: Science Exchange Virtual Lab Managers have helped dozens of teams do it, and they know exactly where to focus.
Join them for a live panel on what actually works — from PO systems and supplier onboarding to equipment strategy and the outsource vs. build decision.
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET
60 minutes with live Q&A
Starting a lab is harder than it looks. Permits take longer than expected. Equipment doesn't fit. The account you forgot to open is now blocking your first experiment.
The details matter more than most people anticipate — and they have a way of surfacing at the worst possible moment. Science Exchange Virtual Lab Managers have helped dozens of early-stage teams navigate this exact stage. They know where to focus, what takes longer than planned, and what founders consistently underestimate until it becomes a real problem.
This session is a live panel. Bring your questions.
Haley Grimm, PhD
Head of Virtual Lab Manager Services, Science Exchange
Elizabeth Paris, PhD
Virtual Lab Manager, Science Exchange
Valerie Scott, PhD
Virtual Lab Manager, Science Exchange
Ian Street, PhD
Senior Virtual Lab Manager, Science Exchange
PO systems, supplier onboarding, tax exemptions, and approval workflows are easy to defer — and harder to fix once your lab is operational. We'll walk through what to set up first and why.
Permit timelines, seismic bracing, freight elevator clearances — the things that catch people off guard aren't random. We'll cover what to plan for before your build-out begins.
When funding is fresh, overbuying is a real risk. We'll talk through how to identify long-lead-time items before they become blockers and what the new vs. used tradeoffs actually look like in practice.
The question isn't whether to use a CRO — it's how to figure out what belongs in-house and what doesn't. We'll cover how to frame the decision and how to find the right partner without assuming the best options are out of reach.
There are patterns. The things early-stage teams underestimate tend to be the same across labs and across funding stages. Our Virtual Lab Managers have seen them all — and they'll tell you what they are.
This is a live panel with Q&A. Science Exchange Virtual Lab Managers have helped dozens of early-stage teams get up and running. The session is structured to leave time for your actual questions.
