CIRQ, an International Standards Organization (ISO) audit and certification body that is a subsidiary of the Insights Association, has announced that Reason Research has been recertified to the ISO 20252:2019 Standard—Market, opinion, and social research, including insights and data analytics.
Aligned with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), ISO 20252 establishes globally recognized terms, definitions, and service requirements for project management in research organizations. Processes outlined in ISO 20252 are designed to produce transparent, consistent, well-documented, and error-free methods of conducting and managing research projects.
Headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, Reason Research provides full-service market research services to pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device clients. Their expertise spans custom quantitative and qualitative methodologies, in the U.S. and globally, with physicians and other healthcare providers as well as patients and consumers. This certification covers domestic survey research and survey operations practices managed from its headquarters.
"Our mission is to deliver market insights that help improve patients’ lives around the world, and we’re able to do that confidently because of our quality management system. We are thrilled to be recertified to the ISO 20252:2019 standard,” says Jeffrey Hiban, Operations Director for Reason Research. “It is an annual confirmation that our systems are robust and that our team is fully prepared to support healthcare companies with their ATUs and tracking research for innovative therapeutics."
Reason Research’s certification covers sampling, fieldwork, self-completion, and data management and processing to be attested to in accordance with Annexes A, B, E, and F of ISO 20252:2019.
About Reason Research
Founded in 2013, Reason Research has a 20-year track record of delighting clients. They are passionate about delivering the insights clients need to succeed. Reason Research leverages innovative methods, a collaborative approach, and graphic design to deliver actionable market research insights, all while maintaining our industry-leading quality and client service standards.
About CIRQ
A subsidiary of the Insights Association, CIRQ (the Certification Institute for Research Quality) was established to provide assessment and certification services to market research firms seeking certification to ISO 20252, ISO 27001, and ISO 27701. A non-profit entity, CIRQ is committed to providing timely, thorough, and impartial assessments of its customers' research process management or information security management systems in regard to certification to corresponding standards. CIRQ was established in compliance with all ISO requirements for certification bodies that provide auditing and certification services and is fully accredited by ANSI’s National Accreditation Board. To conform to its mandate of objective and impartial audits to these ISO standards, CIRQ is independently operated and managed under the oversight of an independent Board of Directors and submits to annual moderation by external authorities on ISO certification bodies.