R&D FINANCIAL MODEL
Model the cost of uncertainty.
Understand whether resolving uncertainty earlier creates a measurable financial advantage.
Live model · Calculations run locally
DECISION OUTPUT
What this means
ECONOMIC OUTCOME
EARLY SCREENING CREATES VALUE
€92,500expected capital savedSavings8.0%of baseline spend
Screening ROI3.7×capital saved / screening spend
Early screening could save approximately €92,500 under your current assumptions.
RECOMMENDATIONEarly screening appears economically attractive at these assumptions.
SCENARIO COMPARISON
Expected spend per pipelineBASELINE€1.15M
Candidates1,000starting volume
↓Stage 2€250 / candidatevalidation
↓Stage 3€1,500 / candidate600 expected candidates
EARLY SCREENING€1.06M
Candidates1,000starting volume
↓Early screening€25 / candidate260 filtered early
↓Filtered candidates71030 false positives
↓Stage 2 → 3€1.03M570 expected reach Stage 3
Expected candidates screened1,000
Filtered early260expected downstream failures
Incorrectly filtered30expected successful candidates
Stage 3 candidates avoided30through false-positive filtering
BREAK-EVEN
Where does screening stop making sense?
Current cost€25.00
Maximum viable cost€117.50
Below break-even. At current assumptions, screening remains economically attractive up to €117.50 per candidate.
REPORTING
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