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Life Sciences

Partnering Together for Mission Success

For life science entities like yourself, the mission is always critical. We help you achieve it with a nuanced understanding of the issues you face: legal and regulatory hurdles, diverse funding sources, long-term return-on-investment and time-to-market scenarios, large capital flows, and the need for transparency and high ethical standards. No matter your situation, we’ll uncover cost-effective solutions for your audit, tax, and financial analysis needs.

In addition to navigating you through compliance issues, our professionals also help identify appropriate grants that could help you obtain millions of dollars in additional funding. As one of the premier firms working with not-for-profit clients, we have extensive experience consulting with organizations applying for grants, meeting their compliance needs, and performing Single Audit checks on their use.

Specialized Services for You

Our professionals can advise you in specialized areas such as:

  • Obtain federal awards and contracts
  • Address funding-related compliance issues
  • Prepare indirect cost proposals for government and other contractors
  • Manage federal and state tax incentives and credits
  • Manage Single Audits and NIH SBIR audits and compliance
  • Set-up financing and establish accounting systems and controls
  • Prepare for mergers and acquisitions


Chris Bundesmann

“The Hutch chooses Clark Nuber for their deep expertise and commitment to not-for-profits. They have been our go-to firm for advisory services related to complex accounting, tax and federal compliance issues. They helped us streamline our financial statements and schedule of expenditures of federal awards, saving us a significant amount of prep time each year and making them more readable and useful to our donors and stakeholders. In terms of tax compliance, it gives me peace of mind knowing that Clark Nuber is known nationally for its not-for-profit practice.”

Chris Bundesmann
Corporate Controller, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

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Vincent J. Stevens

Maybe it’s being married to his high school sweetheart, maybe it’s all the kayaking, or maybe it’s the fresh Northwest air; but something inspires Vincent to paint - and quite well, in fact. One of his paintings traveled the world in an exhibition. He wishes he could have tagged along.

CPA, CGMA | Shareholder

Candi Avery

This home-grown gal has spent her entire career at Clark Nuber and enjoyed every minute of it, working with "the most talented and knowledgeable not-for-profit accounting and tax experts in the Pacific Northwest."

CPA, CGMA | Shareholder

Grant Shaver

If you ever receive an email from Grant saying he’s “out of the office,” he really means it! An avid mountaineer, rock climber, biker, canoer, skier, and more, Grant loves moving around the great outdoors whichever way he can.

CPA | Principal

Kelly Rancourt

An avid reader of fantasy novels who completes 1,000-piece puzzles in her spare time, it’s no wonder Kelly’s favorite part of her day includes playing make believe with two of her favorite people—her amazing kids.

CPA | Principal