Biotech and Life Sciences

Whether you're advancing a breakthrough therapy, preparing for your next funding round, or planning an IPO, every stage of growth brings new financial and regulatory demands. MGO provides specialized audit, tax, R&D tax credit, and consulting services to help biotech and life sciences companies build a strong financial foundation.

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Biotech and Life Sciences

Why Biotech and Life Sciences Companies Choose MGO

We serve more than 100 biotech and life sciences companies across pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, nutraceuticals, CROs, CMOs, and other innovative healthcare sectors. From startup through commercialization and the public markets, we help you navigate the financial, regulatory, and operational complexities that come with growth.

  • Lifecycle-specific financial guidance: Every stage of your company’s lifecycle brings new financial priorities. From establishing your accounting infrastructure in the early stages to preparing for a capital raise, IPO, or M&A transaction, our team provides practical guidance tailored to where your business is today — and where you’re headed next.
  • Technical accounting and reporting you can rely on: Revenue recognition, R&D cost capitalization, equity accounting, and public company reporting all require technical precision. We help you navigate complex accounting requirements while delivering accurate, reliable financial reporting that supports investors, lenders, and other stakeholders.
  • Tax credit planning: Biotech and life sciences companies often qualify for federal R&D tax credits, orphan drug tax credits, and other incentives. We help you identify eligible activities, document qualified expenses, and claim all available credits so you can reinvest more capital into innovation.
  • Capital and transaction readiness: Whether you’re preparing for your next funding round, planning an IPO, or exploring M&A, we help position your business for success with investor-ready financial reporting, stronger internal controls, transaction advisory, valuation services, and due diligence support.

Audit, Tax, and Consulting Services for Biotech and Life Sciences Companies

Accounting Structure Design and Outsourced Accounting

Chart of accounts design, accounting process development, internal controls, financial reporting, outsourced accounting, and 409A valuation services for early-stage and growth-stage companies.

Corporate Tax Compliance and Planning

Entity structure assessment, tax compliance, strategic tax planning, sales and use tax, and state and local tax guidance to support growth and compliance.

Tax Credits and Incentives

R&D tax credits, orphan drug tax credits, energy tax credits, and work opportunity tax credits. We manage eligibility assessment, documentation, and substantiation to help you capture valuable tax savings.

Raising Capital and Financial Reporting

Due diligence preparation, financial statement audits, monthly reporting, quality of earnings analyses, and financial reporting support to help you attract investors and prepare for capital raises.

Advanced Tax Planning

Partnership allocations, revenue recognition, international tax support, and state and local tax guidance designed to address the increasingly complex tax needs of growing life sciences companies.

Public Company and Transaction Support

IPO readiness, financial statement audits, technical accounting, internal audit, M&A due diligence, transaction advisory, valuation services, integration support, and entity restructuring.

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