ISO 9000 and the Scientific Sector

Scientific service companies (research, development, feasibility studies) would orient their choice towards the ISO 9001 or 9002 standard, depending upon the type of mandates they receive. The more they are involved with new discoveries, procedures or research protocols, the more reason they have for developing a quality assurance system conforming to the ISO 9001 standard, which encompasses conception. This would be the case for the majority of companies in this sector. All standard elements would apply, but the degree of importance of each of the elements would vary according to the scientific domain. In fact, in reference to medical research, the most important elements are identification and traceability, inspection and testing, documentation of procedures and recording results.