Life Sciences

Our Focus Area Benefits
This practice group supports the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical devices and related businesses involved in the field of medical or chemical research industries. Whether your organization is privately held, publicly traded, planning to go public, a not-for-profit entity, or geographically located in different parts of the world, we can help. We are a PCAOB registered and inspected firm capable of handling the financial reporting needs of publicly traded or privately run businesses. Our firm has a large international practice that spans 6 continents and 30 countries.

Specific Services Include:

• Financial statement reporting; audits, reviews and compilations
• Internal audit and controls
• Tax planning and return preparation
• Financing issues from venture capital development to banking relationships
• Cash flow forecasting and management
• Revenue recognition and accounting issues
• Merger and acquisition support
• R & D tax credits and incentives
• Due diligence
• Best practices development
• SAS 70 and SSAE16
• Risk Advisory Services

Your Lifecycle Needs
We recognize businesses in this sector may be in radically different stages of development. PMB Helin Donovan will support you in the start-up phases where you may need more assistance with initial development items or in the mature stage of operations where transactional and reporting demands have significantly grown. Our professionals will help you identify and evaluate the proper advisors for funding and capital needs, intellectual property issues, and technology requirements.