How to successfully incorporate translations into your workflow

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More often than not, you need important documents translated yesterday. Unfortunately, rushing translation won’t net you the best results. So what’s the answer? You need to ensure that translation is part of the overall process, and this means building it into your workflow. By including translation into your overall workflow you’ll be able to manage expectations better, ensure quality, and receive high-quality translations everytime.

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4 best practices for medical device document translations

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Whether translation is needed for medical devices or documentation, the medical industry is fraught with unique challenges and strict regulations. For example, regulated by The Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), a component of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. medical device safety and effectiveness regulations are considered to be some of the most stringent in the world. 

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Planning a back translation

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Receiving complaints, concerns, or running into legal and regulatory issues are all more good reasons to consider a back translation. This is the process where a translated document is translated back into its source language by a different translator. It helps to check how close the original translation was to the source material, and highlight any inaccuracies and mistakes. Key things to consider when planning a back translation are:
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4 tips for translating medical device terminology

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There’s a lot at stake when translating medical device terminology. Such translations carry a high risk to human life. This means your translations need to be accurate. This guide will cover some best practices to follow when translating medical device terms. Read more

Top 3 medical device conferences for 2019

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When it comes to conferences, medical device professionals have a lot of options. 2019 will play host to a wide range of events that benefit people throughout the industry.

These events are fantastic opportunities to connect with like-minded professionals, learn from the experience of big names, and stay on the cutting edge of the space. Read more

CASE STUDY: Medical device marketing department reaches key opinion leaders faster

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Problem

The marketing department for a medical device company needed help finding as many key opinion leaders (KOLs) as possible from across three countries to champion the company’s products. The KOLs were needed for regional sales and marketing teams to maximize sales quickly.

The challenge in this case was that the company had no support and a limited budget to identify and locate these KOLs. Moreover, patent protection time constraints and annual sales targets placed a great deal of pressure on the sales teams to successfully sell as quickly as possible. Finally, the information needed to find these KOLs across three different countries was in different languages. Given the budgetary and time constraints of this company, the medical device marketing team needed to choose a vendor with an alternative approach.

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5 medical device industry trends that affect translation

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As the science and technology industry continues to update and evolve at a rapid clip, so does your translation needs. Industry trends directly affect the way you present your medical device translations. Without keeping your product labels, marketing materials, and usage guides up-to-date in all languages, you could put your company at risk of losing sales – or worse.

Here are five medical device industry trends that will require you to take a second look at your translations.

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How to localize a medical device translation for your website

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One of the costliest mistakes global businesses make is not localizing their medical device translation content. Localization goes beyond basic translation work: it involves digging into the local culture, getting to know what drives consumers in various areas to buy, and learning about the areas where your sales team does business.

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6 industries that benefit from legal translations

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When it comes to doing business globally, the way you communicate can make or break your business. While you may already be leveraging translation services to help you reach new markets in other countries, you may not have given much thought to also getting legal documents translated.

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The future of the global medical device industry

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If the data is any indicator, the global medical device industry is skyrocketing to huge growth in the next few years. According to the Global Medical Device Industry 2012-2017: Trend, Profit, and Forecast Analysis, the industry, which has grown significantly over the past five years, will hit $302 billion in the US by 2017. That’s fantastic news for those of you who work in the medical device field.

This industry, which includes cardiovascular, surgical, home health, and general medical devices, is still highly fragmented, with nearly half (46%) of the global market focused in the United States.

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