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Rounding Out the Summer: Industry Events

As summer is quickly drawing to a close, I want to take this time to explore some of the many upcoming industry events. In such a fast-paced industry, the life sciences industries are an area that provides numerous opportunities for continued learning. Understanding...

e-Learning in the Life Sciences Industries – Best Practices

In our digitally connected world, e-Learning is being used ever more frequently as a method of information delivery. Utilized by industries around the globe, e-Learning allows for efficient and cost-effective continued learning and training opportunities. Localizing...

CFDA: The Face of Regulation in China

The China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) was founded in 2013. Grown from the organization formally known as the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA), the CFDA was created to combine multiple regulatory authorities into a singular regulation process for food...

Why an In-Country Review (ICR) is So Important

An in-country review (ICR), also referred to as an in-house review, is an essential step in life science translations. With translations for industries such as medical, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnologies, accuracy is of the utmost importance. Generally, in-country...

Clinical Trials in India

Several years ago, clinical trials in India were a booming business. After becoming fully compliant with TRIPS in 2005, India was seen as a favorable place to conduct clinical trials as they boast a huge genetically diverse population, as well as a multitude of...

Navigating Social Media for the Life Science Industries

There is no denying it, social media and its impact on the way we interact on the web is a growing presence. As consumers, we regularly take to social media to share our lives and connect with others. Whether for praise or to complain, we want our voices heard. Life...

Life Science Interpretation in Clinical Settings

Site Title Value of Professional Interpretation Services In an ideal world, we would always be able to use bilingual clinicians in health settings, however, this is not always possible. With multiple languages spoken around the world, and as individuals relocate or...

Unique Challenges for Pharmaceutical Translations

Blog Post Content This week I want to delve into the unique challenges of translations in the pharmaceutical industry. As with all medical translations, the biggest challenges often come from the difficult nature of industry specific terminology. The pharmaceutical...

Stress-free Multilingual Website Translations

Blog Post Content To fully compete in today's global digital economy, multilingual users must be able to access your website from around the world. In the life science industry, webpages frequently go beyond simple customer or client facing material. Throughout this...

Lost in Translation – Missing the Target

We have all seen how translation blunders can be humorous at times. While some may be entertaining, others cause quite a stir. There are entire websites dedicated to pointing out these translation errors on objects such as clothing or signs. Equally, you can discover...

Quality Medical Translation for Trials is Essential

Building upon last week’s post around the revision to MEDDEV 2.7/1, I wanted to take a quick look at contract research organizations (CROs) and their usage of translation services. Clinical trials are expensive and multi-faceted, as a consequence it is very common for...

What’s New in the MEDDEV 2.7/1

Last year the EU saw an update to the MEDDEV 2.7/1. This 4th updated version of the guideline not only increased in magnitude, but also brings forth more strict requirements for Clinical Evaluation Reports (CER) in Europe. What does this mean for translation? In some...

Tailoring the Message for Your Audience

Whenever I speak to people about my job the first question I always get asked is how many languages do I speak? This is always quickly followed up with but what is it you do? For some unfamiliar with life science translations, it is always shocking to learn just how...