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“As many languages you know, as many times you are a human being” – Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk The importance of languages and the communication in different languages has increased drastically in the XXI century, due to globalization and companies starting to operate in different markets worldwide. In this context, translation and localization services play a […]

DITA has been established as a method of reducing global publishing costs. That is not to say that there are no challenges when it comes to localization. Because DITA content is designed to be built from small independent “topic chunks”, linguists are usually able to translate each chunk without the need for much additional context […]

It’s not easy choosing the right Language Service Provider (LSP) for your business. Language Translation Services -like any service – are not a tangible product. You cannot see, touch or smell a service before you purchase it. You may often rely on your instincts or the opinions of others to sway your decision in the […]

When travelling or surfing the internet, we always seem to stumble upon a translation that went wrong. From warning signs like “slip carefully” to advertising ads such as the infamous “nothing sucks like an Electrolux”, it seems these types of mistakes are endless. For industries such as Life Sciences, getting it wrong does not come […]

400. This is the approximate number of languages that have become extinct in the last century. What is even more worrying is that it is predicted that this number will continue to grow in the next 100 years. According to UNESCO, half of the 6000+ languages still spoken in the world today will vanish by […]

As we continue our educational posts from the Q1 Medical Device & Diagnostics Labeling conference in April of this year, we now want to pass along what we learned in regards to Establishing a Global Labeling Strategy and three key take-aways. Labeling for medical device manufacturers is becoming more often referred to as “real estate.” […]

What is all the fuss about? Over the past few years there has been an inclination in countries, regulatory bodies and local authorities requesting life science companies to display greater amounts of information on the labels of their medical devices and corresponding IFUs that are used only by medical professionals. Information spans from warnings and […]