Select Page

Health Archive

CSOFT’s health sciences blog aims to provide a better understanding of complex diseases, and regulatory polices from conducting experiments to introducing new type of drugs into the market.

Home 9 Health 9 ArchivePage 38

Clinical Trials in India

Jun 8, 2017 |

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

May 25, 2017 |

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

May 18, 2017 |

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

May 4, 2017 |

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

Apr 27, 2017 |

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

Apr 20, 2017 |

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

Mar 23, 2017 |

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

Mar 16, 2017 |

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

Mar 9, 2017 |

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...

Real Life Solutions for Medical Translation

Feb 23, 2017 |

While reading about medical translation challenges in the life science sector I began reviewing the STEPES blog from the past year. As we all know the life science industry is increasingly globalized and with that is an intricate translation process. In this digital...