Translating an app is not a piece of cake. It is a mixture of many things and requires a thorough understanding of the terminology, the healthcare context and, above all, the target patients’ culture. This was the challenge that Roche, one of the world's leading...
The ideal scenario in medical interpreting is for the doctor and patient to speak calmly, maintain eye contact and avoid side comments, trusting the interpreter to bridge the linguistic gap. However, the reality is that many professionals are not used to working with interpreters and...
Accuracy is essential in the world of professional medical translation, but clarity is just as important. An accurate translation is meaningless if the target audience cannot understand it. This is where plain language in healthcare translation becomes a powerful tool, ensuring that medical information is...
If you want to become a translator, you've probably heard how important it is to specialise, right? And if you want to specialise in medical translation, that goes without saying. Maybe that's why you've come to this post: you're considering the idea of becoming a...
Have you ever asked yourself what medicine and language have in common? Although it might not seem obvious at first glance, they share two key characteristics in that both are constantly evolving and have a direct impact on human life. This connection becomes even more...
As you may know, on 25th and 26th September, two of our colleagues, Sara and Andrea, represented Okomeds at Farmaforum, the leading forum for the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and laboratory technology industry, held at IFEMA in Madrid. Today we want to talk about our experience. Interested...
It’s quite common for people to think that only health professionals, like doctors, pharmacists or scientists, should do medical, pharmaceutical or scientific translations. This is a fairly normal view, so there is no blame attached to having that opinion. After all, who is better to...
Ten years ago, we could not have imagined that COVID would change our lives. Nor could the pharmaceutical companies. In fact, the pandemic forced a rethink of the system in which clinical trials required participants to make numerous visits to hospitals, companies, universities and research...
Clinical trials are a key part of the biopharmaceutical industry, so it is no wonder that the number of clinical trials worldwide is growing every day. Did you know that this huge market is expected to exceed $153 billion by 2033? Currently, there are more...
World Breast Cancer Day is an important day. It is an opportunity not only to raise awareness about this disease which affects millions of women around the world, but also to highlight the crucial role that professional medical translation plays in women's health. In an...