Case Study: Metacrine achieves streamlined approvals and AP automation with Procurify

How a High Growth Biotech Startup Purchases Its Lab Needs and Clears Vendor Invoices in No Time

Metacrine is a San Diego–based, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that rapidly scaled after a $36M Series A, driving a sudden surge in lab and equipment purchases. That growth exposed weaknesses in manual purchasing: researchers relied on email and Excel for requisitions with no visibility into approval status, and Accounts Payable was overwhelmed by manual three-way matching and CFO sign-offs, creating delays and lost time.

Procurify centralized Metacrine’s Request-to-Pay process, enabling researchers to submit requisitions, notify approvers via mobile or Slack, track order status, and keep an audit trail. For AP, invoice matching and escalation became a few clicks instead of hours of manual work, freeing staff for higher-value tasks. The result: faster, more transparent approvals, improved communication, and automated AP processes that saved time and reduced frustration.

Metacrine

Kathie Huynh

Consultant and Controller