Session 01 · Finance & Lab Ops
From Bench to Balance Sheet
3 strategies to align lab operations & finance
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 Originally Recorded at 11:00 AM PT
  Past Webinar · Available On-Demand
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When the lab and the books don’t connect.

When lab tracking and accounting don’t talk to each other, you end up with missing packing slips, untraceable spend, and a month-end scramble. This recorded session breaks down three practical strategies to close that gap — so finance can close the books faster, and scientists can stay at the bench.

 
Automate data capture and digital receiving so purchases reconcile themselves.
 
Set up 3-way matching that holds up as order volume grows.
 
Give finance real-time visibility into lab spend without slowing scientists down.
Featured Speakers

Meet the panelists

Operators and finance leaders who’ve actually built these systems share what worked, what didn’t, and what they’d do differently.

Francine Jackson
Francine Jackson
Director of Lab Services & Engagement, Equipnet

Francine leads lab services and engagement at Equipnet, helping research organizations manage assets and operations as they scale. She brings a practical, on-the-ground perspective on what keeps a growing lab running.

Garrison Gudeman
Garrison Gudeman
Head of Finance, Gordian Biotechnology

Garrison heads finance at Gordian Biotechnology, where he’s built the financial systems that keep pace with fast-moving research. He knows firsthand the challenge of reconciling lab spend with rigorous financial reporting.

Tom Linden
Tom Linden
Director, Citrin Cooperman

Tom brings over a decade of accounting and finance experience to early-stage ventures at Citrin Cooperman, guiding founders as they build a strong financial foundation for growth. His expertise spans financial systems and operations, strategic planning, budgeting, and process automation, developed across roles at Browne Consulting, EY, and John Hancock.

Samantha Savage
Host
Samantha Savage
Director of Customer Success, Quartzy

Samantha leads Customer Success and the BioPASS team at Quartzy, working hands-on with labs to streamline how they order, track, and manage supplies. She sees firsthand the operational hurdles that come with scaling a research organization.

Harry Wornick
Co-host
Harry Wornick
Director of Product Management, Quartzy

Harry heads product management at Quartzy, building the tools that connect purchasing, inventory, and finance in one place. He focuses on closing the gaps between how scientists work and how operations teams account for it.

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Part of a series

This was session one of Biotech Growth by Design.

A summer webinar series on building the financial, operational, and physical infrastructure to scale without slowing down the science. Three sessions to start, more on the way.

01 · Finance & Lab Ops 02 · Procurement 03 · Facilities
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About the host
Building the modern life science lab.


Quartzy is the platform life science companies use to run procurement and inventory all in one place,  from the first reagent request to a purchase order synced with finance. Scientists request what they need, managers approve and route it, and Quartzy fulfills it through a marketplace of trusted suppliers.

1200+
research organizations on Quartzy
1,800+
trusted suppliers on one marketplace
1
platform from inventory to procurement to finance
Why we’re hosting this series

We have a front-row seat to how hundreds of labs scale, including what works and what quietly breaks. This series is how we pass those insights along to you while giving the Lab Ops community a dedicated place to connect.