We Design, Do, & Deliver Studies
Founded over twenty years ago, SoundRocket can meet your social science study needs in everything from design and data collection to analysis and reporting.
Your Research Partner in Precision & Execution
Expert project management, clear communication, and scientific rigor—SoundRocket integrates seamlessly with your team to keep studies on track. We specialize in two areas:
Regulatory Studies
SoundRocket specializes in regulatory studies that support successful 510(k) submissions with scientifically sound, defensible research. Call us when you need your next…
- Label Comprehension Study
- Self-Selection Study
- User Comprehension Study
- Human Factors Study
- Actual Use Study
- Simulated Used Study
- ACNU Study
- Consumer Study
- Provider Study
- Custom Study
Academic Studies
SoundRocket partners with researchers to design and execute high-quality social science studies using proven survey methodologies. Bring a Survey Methodologist and expert Survey Manager to your next…
AncestryDNA Factor V Leiden Genetic Health Risk Test
K192944
AncestryDNA Saliva Collection Kit
K192947
AlphaID At Home Genetic Health Risk Service
K221420
FERTI-LILY Conception Cup
K222969
GlutenID Celiac Genetic Health Risk Test
K241456
Select FDA Clearances
We design and implement science-guided, defensible studies that are targeted, rigorous, and led by experts.
We just got clearance from the FDA for the AlphaID At Home Service for OTC use!
USER COMPREHENSION STUDY Genetic Health Risk Test
SoundRocket Customers
SoundRocket has served over 400 institutions and organizations since 2004.
From the Launchpad
The Trouble with UNinformed Consent in Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing
Today we are bombarded with online terms of service, contracts, and privacy policies. Whether we are signing up for Spotify or online fitness classes, clauses of click-through legalese lead to the inevitable checkbox – I have read the details and I agree. ...but it...
Using a Label Comprehension Study for Nonprescription Drug Products
Over-the-counter drugs and direct-to-consumer genetic tests need to stand alone: here’s how the FDA ensures label comprehension. At SoundRocket, we have spent some time talking about the #SoundScience that is associated with FDA user comprehension studies. These...
Recruiting and Hiring in a Virtual World
Take the leap, reap the benefits The day before we closed the doors to our office in Ann Arbor, Michigan due to the COVID-19 pandemic last March, we interviewed a potential employee. After the interview, we had a nice conversation at a local restaurant. Looking back,...
How SoundRocket Helped Ancestry.com Achieve FDA Approval (K192947) with Online User Comprehension Studies
When the pandemic began forcing companies to close their physical doors in March 2020, SoundRocket’s Founder and Chief Vision Officer Scott D. Crawford packed up a few belongings and told employees, “Let’s see how this goes. I’m sure we’ll return in a couple of...
Totally Remote: Communicate, Equip, Celebrate, and Flex to Success
Returning home from the 2020 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) conference in Seattle, Washington in February of last year, it was clear to me that the world was about to change. I attended AAAS to explore new fields of science that could...
DNA Matchmaking: Move Over, Cupid.
Based on a 2020 survey by dating app Plenty of Fish, 90% of US-based daters feel chemistry, not attractiveness, is the key to a lasting successful relationship. Genetic matchmaking sites that offer DNA testing to predict biological compatibility (i.e.: chemistry) couldn’t agree more.
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we are taking a peek at these direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic tests and the science behind DNA–based dating . . .