The Complexities of Linguistic Validation for Licensed COAs in Global Clinical Trials
Linguistic validation is a process of translating, reviewing and validating the accuracy, reliability, and conceptual equivalency for patient reported clinical outcome assessments (COAs). CSOFT Health Sciences manages the entire life cycle of an extended process of...
Optimizing Global Patient Recruitment with Localization Solutions for Clinical Trials
The world of clinical trials, global patient recruitment is a persistent challenge. Studies show that nearly 55% of clinical trials fail to meet their original recruitment targets, and about 30% of participants drop out before completing the trial. The diversity of...
Bridging the Gap in Rare Disease Clinical Trials
In rare disease research, the stakes are uniquely high. With over 7,000 identified rare diseases and millions of people affected worldwide, finding effective treatments often feels like a race against time. Yet the very nature of rare diseases presents a daunting...
Dr. Frank Hu at CSOFT Summer Soiree 2024: Ultimate Health Vision
At our 2024 Summer Soiree, CSOFT had the privilege of hosting Dr. Frank Hu, a distinguished guest at the event. Dr. Frank Hu, a Fredrick J. Stare Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Professor of Medicine at...
Understanding the Importance of Localization in Global Clinical Trials from Protocol to Patient
In an era of unprecedented connectivity, clinical trials have evolved far beyond the confines of a single country or region. Today, global clinical trials are the cornerstone of modern drug development, encompassing multiple continents and engaging a broad spectrum of...
Translation and Localization for Pharmacovigilance
Pharmacovigilance (PV) is crucial in the pharmaceutical industry, focusing on detecting, assessing, understanding, and preventing adverse effects or other drug-related health risks. The primary goal of PV is to improve patient care and safety about the use of...
Breaking Barriers in Preventative Healthcare Through Localization
In today's rapidly evolving global healthcare landscape, prioritizing preventative measures has become imperative amid the rising prevalence of chronic diseases. Preventative healthcare strategies, aimed at anticipating health issues rather than merely reacting to...
Empowering Community Health at the Massachusetts Asian American Diabetes Summit
The Massachusetts Asian American Diabetes Summit recently took place, addressing the specific needs of Asian American communities in Eastern Massachusetts concerning diabetes prevention and treatment. This significant event was held in May, a month dedicated to...
CSOFT Health Sciences at DIA 2024: Leading the Way in Patient Diversity and Innovative Solutions
We are excited to announce that CSOFT Health Sciences will be participating in the DIA 2024 Global Annual Meeting this June. This prestigious event provides us with a great opportunity to demonstrate our dedication to advancing the life sciences industry, especially...
Enhancing Health Through Effective Nutrition Communication: The Role of Localization and Personalization
Food is a cultural phenomenon that brings people, families, and friends together. It serves as an excuse to gather around the table, engage in conversations, and build a sense of community. Nutrition communication is crucial because it helps bridge the gap between...
Read Our New White Paper on MDR Compliance!
Within the next four years, over 500,000 medical devices will undergo a recertification process to better adhere to the European Union’s Medical Device Regulation (MDR) 2017/745. It sounds simple enough, but this isn’t just a simple renewal of their...
Join CSOFT Health Sciences at Joslin’s Ginger Forum!
We are pleased to announce that CSOFT Health Sciences will once again be sponsoring the Joslin Diabetes Center and the Asian American Diabetes Institute’s Ginger Forum, formerly known as A Taste of Ginger. While previous events focused more on the culinary arts, the...
An End to Hasty Scribbles: Language AI Puts a Dent in the Tedium of Health Care
As large language models accelerate clinical research and assist with tasks such as medical writing, language AI is also rapidly appearing in the day-to-day administration of health care, alleviating strains on facilities that can quickly shift from heavy to dire in...
Watch a Video Recap of CSOFT Health Sciences’ 2023 Summer Soiree!
On June 27, CSOFT Health Sciences held its 2023 Summer Soirée at the Harvard Art Museums in Cambridge, MA. Featured as an exclusive accompaniment to our more general presence at this year’s DIA Annual Global Meeting, which occurred simultaneously in Boston’s...
CSOFT Health Sciences Dreams of the Future in a New Trailer for the 2023 Summer Soiree
Last week we shared a brief teaser for the CSOFT Summer Soiree and its centerpiece game, The Shape of Things to Come, where we’ll be asking our guests to submit a prediction about what will occur in the next six years, be it for the Health Sciences or another...
Watch CSOFT’s Teaser Video for Our Summer Soiree!
CSOFT Health Sciences will hold its 2023 Summer Soiree at the Harvard Art Museums in just a few short weeks. We’ve chosen this specific location to bring the worlds of art, communication, and science together in one venue so that we may, like those gathered at DIA...
CSOFT Health Sciences Heads to DIA 2023, Illuminating Opportunities to Drive Diversity in Clinical Trials
As summer arrives in New England, we are excited to announce CSOFT Health Sciences will be returning as exhibitors to the DIA 2023 Global Annual Meeting in our home city of Boston, Massachusetts this June 25th-29th! With our extended team in town for the occasion and...
Multilingual Patient Communications: Parting Lessons of the Pandemic
As the World Health Organization joins the United States in calling an end to the pandemic, few want more than to move on from a time of unrelenting challenges, but that timing may not be so fortuitous when it comes to capturing its most important lessons for...
MedTech and Medical Device Localization: Leveraging ISO 13485 for Multilingual Quality Management
With so much of MedTech resembling a medical device, and with more medical devices incorporating software and other digital components, it is ever harder to define what is a MedTech and what is a medical device localization project. With the possibility some projects...
Linguistic Validation for eClinical Patient Questionnaires: Driving Patient Centricity Through eCOA Translations
When it comes to setting up a foundation for diverse, patient-centric clinical trials, linguistic validation is an essential localization practice that can help prepare patient questionnaires for participants in diverse global regions, an essential to succeeding in...