Budgeting for CRO services

CRO budgets are often complex, time-consuming, and feel like a black box—but they don’t have to be.

In this high-impact session, Lesley Mathews, Anca Copaescu, and Andrei Antonescu walk you through the real-world mechanics of CRO budgeting—from decoding activity grids to pressure-testing your numbers using powerful benchmarks.

Watch the recording to learn:

• How to break down CRO costs, services, and pass-through expenses
• Where benchmarking truly matters
• Whether it’s actually possible to build a CRO budget in just 5 minutes
• How to navigate budget reporting, resource planning, and scenario modeling
• What makes Phase 1 study budgeting uniquely challenging

Whether you're in clinical finance, operations, or vendor management, this session will equip you with practical tools and insights to negotiate smarter and plan better.

Don’t miss this opportunity to go behind the curtain of CRO budgeting.