Life Sciences

Accurate, consistent translations that meet regulatory requirements

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Expand into new markets with confidence

In the highly-regulated life sciences industry, accuracy, quality and time-to-market are vital in the pursuit of global markets. SDL has expertise in the technology, services and processes required for this industry.

Accurate translations with built-in quality assurance
Subject matter experts well versed in industry-specific terminology
Reduced time-to-market for all content including product information, web elements, training, customer support and human resources
Best practices advice for working with regulatory agencies such as the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA)
Streamlined internal and external translation review process
Improved translation outsourcing processes
Support for the European Medicines Agency’s Product Information Management
regulatory standard for data exchange in the pharmaceutical sector

Companies in the life sciences industry from pharmaceutical and biotech companies to medical device and healthcare providers face a number of challenges when entering global markets. Those challenges include: complying with increasing regulatory requirements, the need for highly accurate translations, shortening product lifecycles, driving down costs, and improving service provider and patient interactions.

Over 30 global life sciences companies currently rely on SDL solutions to accelerate time-to-market for their products while preserving the highest levels of quality to meet regulatory requirements.

Our proven solutions enable simultaneous global shipment for complex products and product-related content, as well as cost-efficient procedures for local language delivery, integrating outsourcing partners, dealers, distributors and clients worldwide.

Case Report Forms
Clinical Trials
Drug Registration documentation
IFUs and inserts
Informed Consent forms
Installation manuals
Labeling
Marketing collateral
Operating manuals
Packaging and labeling
Patents
Patient information
Patient questionnaires
Protocols
Software Application Interface
Toxicology reports
User manuals
Web-based content (xml, html, sgml)

Expertise in scientific terminology

In-house industry experts ensure the highest level of accuracy in all content
In-country lead translators support local review teams, assisting with local legal requirements and authority queries
The largest in-house translation team in the industry works to ensure consistency across all content - Over 800 in-house, in-country translators with subject matter experts for the life sciences industry
A single point of contact for all your projects, removing complexity and streamlining communication
SDL's best-in-class technology is utilized for terminology management and translation management

White Papers

White Paper: Global Information Management and Life Sciences

We investigate how the multilingual side of product information management (PIM) can be overlooked or underestimated by emerging initiatives. We explore recommendations for implementing a Global Information Management (GIM) platform to support PIM in all languages, beginning with global XML.