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Medical translations, by their very nature, require accuracy. Whether we are translating a label for a pharmaceutical product, instructions for the installation and use of a medical device, or a marketing brochure to launch a new drug, ALS is sensitive to the need to be precise.

Therefore, medical translations are approached by a team of specialists that include, among others: a translator, who is a native speaker of the target language; a technical editor, familiar with pharmaceutical and/or biochemical terminology; a copy editor who ensures grammatical correctness; and a proofreader. Moreover, when possible, ALS takes advantage of heuristic tools to ensure consistency of vocabulary and word choice, as well as to assist in the quality assurance process.

Among the clients of ALS International are major hospital and research facilities such as Memorial Sloan Kettering and St. Jude Children's Research hospital; government regulatory agencies, including the FDA; and major pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer, Merck, Hoechst Marion Roussel and Forrest Laboratories. ALS also works with insurance companies, hospices and rehabilitation facilities throughout North America.

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In order to give you a better understanding of our expertise in the medical and pharmaceutical field, we have described some of our notable projects below:


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notable medical & health projects

MEDICAL & HEALTH

A pharmaceutical client needed translation of labels, marketing materials, brochures and related materials for the distribution of a new drug within the Hispanic community in the United States.

Collecting all of the client materials in electronic format, ALS approached the job by first generating a detailed glossary of appropriate terminology and then translating the documentation in a timely fashion. The resulting translation then passed through an extensive client review process with ALS editors and specialists discussing the nuances of the translation prior to final approval. At this point, ALS proceeded to the typesetting and final production phases for the product inserts, labels and marketing materials for a launch on-schedule and on-target.

A government agency needed their very large website dealing with medical and pharmaceutical issues rendered into multiple languages for the general public.

ALS assembled a team of translators, editors and other support staff to translate literally hundreds of html-coded pages and deliver them to the client on a rolling schedule. This allowed the client to post their information on the World Wide Web in a matter of weeks and then broaden and deepen their site with ongoing revisions. ALS has evolved a cutting-edge approach to website management for this and other clients which allows for major cost savings as well as a more rapid response to changes in text.

A pharmaceutical company required strict, methodologically correct translations to expedite the clinical trials of a new drug.

Using our vast database of translators, ALS put together a specialized team to translate, edit and proof diverse scientific papers on medical and pharmaceutical topics from more than twenty countries including Japan, France, Norway, Belgium, Italy and Germany. Upon completion of this work, which was delivered on time, ALS also assisted in the translation of protocols and separately, the back translations of protocols for quality assurance.
 
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