Virtual Lab Manager™ | Science Exchange
Virtual Lab Manager™
Embedded expertise that keeps your science moving.
Dedicated lab operations support for growing pharma teams. Enterprise-grade compliance and spend visibility, without the enterprise complexity.
WHO THIS IS FOR
R&D Operations and Procurement Teams Running Discovery and Preclinical Programs
This solution is built for teams that:
- Source specialized external capabilities for assays, screening, lead optimization, DMPK, and other preclinical studies
- Manage relationships with dozens of service providers and consumable suppliers without a unified system
- Need to onboard new suppliers faster than the current contracting process allows
- Lack real-time visibility into external R&D spend across services and consumables
- Want scientists focused on experiments, not on coordinating purchase orders and tracking invoices
THE PROBLEM THIS SOLVES
Your scientists should focus on science, not administration
At growing biopharma companies, your scientists are often handling operations alongside their research: identifying vendors, requesting quotes, creating purchase orders, tracking invoices, and managing compliance paperwork. All of it.
That is not a resource problem. It is an infrastructure gap. Administrative work that should be handled automatically is landing on the people whose time matters most.
Enter: your Virtual Lab Manager™.
HOW THE SOLUTION WORKS
A tech-enabled, scientist-led service
Dedicated Support
Your Virtual Lab Manager expertly handles lab procurement and supplier relations, such as: supplier identification, quote requests, purchase order creation, and invoice tracking. A seamless partner to your team and suppliers.
What you get: Scientists focus on science.
Finance & Spend Visibility
Your VLM will manage your lab spending by tracking invoices and receipts, partnering with your accountant, and providing EOM reports.
What you get: Spend visibility and audit trails built in from day one.
EH&S Compliance Support
We make sure your important documents are updated and organized for Environmental Health and Safety protocols.
What you get: Be audit-ready without additional work
WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT
Expert support built in
Alternative to Hiring
Virtual Lab Manager delivers the sourcing expertise and operational support of a dedicated procurement hire, at a fraction of the cost and available immediately.
Scales With You
Start with dedicated procurement assistance. As your pipeline and team grow, the platform scales with you. No rip-and-replace when you reach the next funding stage.
Network Access from Day One
Immediate access to thousands of pre-contracted suppliers under a single MSA (Master Services Agreement). No individual vendor negotiations required to get started.
Compliance Without Complexity
Automated audit trails, compliant workflows, and spend visibility built in. Enterprise-grade governance designed for lean teams.
Access to Intelligent Technology
Behind every VLM is the Science Exchange platform. The technology enables visibility into suppliers, pricing, and spend data, all centralized in one place.
WHO WE SERVE
Designed for organizations at every stage
Enterprise Pharma and Biotech
Emerging Pharma and Small Biotech
For organizations with established R&D operations and complex supplier portfolios: streamline existing vendor relationships, standardize processes across teams and sites, and gain the spend visibility and benchmarking data needed to optimize category strategy at scale.
Key outcome: 6.5X faster project start times. Unified operations across hundreds of supplier relationships.
For teams running discovery and preclinical programs without dedicated procurement staff: get enterprise-grade compliance, spend visibility, and supplier access from day one, without enterprise complexity. Virtual Lab Manager provides dedicated procurement support so scientists can focus on the science.
Key outcome: 88% faster supplier onboarding. Enterprise-grade processes without the overhead.
PROOF
What biotech teams say
It is a total saver for us. We would not be able to activate projects this quickly on our own.
-$150K Annual productivity gains
25% More time focused on lab work
10-20% Annual cost savings via competitive sourcing & intelligent sourcing
Resources
Lab Startup Playbook: The Question Isn't Whether You Can Run It In-House; It's Whether You Should Right Now
Lab Startup Playbook: Building Your Minimum Viable Laboratory
Lab Startup Playbook: What It Actually Takes to Get a Lab Space Operationally Ready
Lab and finance operations services built for the pace of scientific breakthroughs.
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