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Is Your Clinical Supply Strategy Ready for EU CTR?

The content in this blog is outdated. For the most recent information on EU CTR, see our latest blog here.   OUTLINING IMP LABELLING CHANGES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS In May 2014, the European Union Clinical Trial Regulation (EU CTR) No. 536/2014 was passed,...
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Fortune 500 Pharma Company Meets Critical Deadlines with TransPerfect Life Sciences’ COA Solutions

“The team has been wonderful and I’ve been so lucky to have worked with them on this. It really does take a village to keep a study of this magnitude afloat so it really is me that should be extending my gratitude.”...
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An Unlikely Perfect Pairing: Life Sciences & Translation

What Is Life Sciences Translation? Let’s first define the term “translation” within a life sciences context. Life sciences translation is the adaptation of clinical documentation and MedTech materials across different languages. While the concept may seem relatively simple, it...
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The Importance of Over-the-Phone Interpretation for Emergency Services

Imagine calling 911 in a state of crisis at the scene of an emergency situation, only to hear the call handler trying to understand you. And there’s nothing wrong with the connection—the poor communication is only because the person doesn’t speak your language.This kind of...
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Let’s Chat About Chatbots: Part 1

According to Valuates Reports, the conversational AI market is projected to reach $32.62 billion by 2030, up from $5.78 billion in 2020. While it is clear chatbots and their uses are growing, it’s important to understand what a chatbot is exactly, its uses and benefits, and...
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Let’s Chat About Chatbots: Part 2

In our last post, we discussed how business are deploying and benefiting from chatbots. Now that you have a basic understanding of what chatbots are and how they work, the next step is implementing them into your business model. For life sciences companies that are unsure of...
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What Do You Need to Know About Digital Marketing For Life Sciences in 2022?

There have been many consequences and unexpected changes for marketers since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. One of them (especially in the life sciences arena) is the concept of forced innovation. As an industry, life sciences had traditionally been slow to embrace a fully...
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Digital Health Tools and Patient Support in China

Digital health has been a trending topic in the life sciences space, and has gained particular momentum due to the COVID-19 outbreak. In 2020, the global digital health market was valued at over $141.8 billion. This is expected to increase in value at a compound annual...
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Does a One-Stop-Shop Global Translation Provider Truly Exist?

Within the global translation market, there are over 200 global language service providers (LSPs), each reporting annual revenues larger than $1 million. Collectively, the 2020 revenue of all 200 companies equates to approximately $8 billion. All of these LSPs have...
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5 Key Considerations for Implementing Digital Technologies to Support Patients in China

Patient support is a hot topic in the life sciences space. Healthcare providers are consistently looking for ways to improve patient care and better support patients’ needs. In our previous post, we discussed how China was paving the way in leveraging digital health technologies...
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5 Key Benefits of Linking Reporting to Your TMS

In the clinical world, monitoring and reviewing the status of translations across multiple countries has consistently been a challenge. Managing multilingual clinical trial documents such as patient recruitment materials and meeting country-specific regulatory...
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Shaping The Future of eCOA/ePRO

We have witnessed a rapid and dramatic migration from paper to electronic COA/PRO in the past few years. TransPerfect Life Sciences' C3 Summit brings to you virtual sessions on how the paper to digital migration is evolving, the use and application of eCOA migration...
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C3 Summit Recap: Shaping the Future of eCOA/ePRO Highlights

The paper to digital migration of eCOAs/ePROs has been quite the journey, particularly in light of COVID-19. The rapid shift to decentralized clinical trials required pharma companies and CROs to adapt data capture techniques quickly while remaining compliant with local...
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How Translation Can Increase Patient Engagement

As clinical research continues to expand across diverse markets and regions, it is imperative for data to reflect the global population. Data that is representative of all patients, including those of diverse backgrounds, ensures that the medical product in development serves and...
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Successful English Build & Language Migration

Over the past decade, the global clinical trial landscape has changed drastically. A surge in technological innovation, including wearable devices, patient portals, and apps, has modernized how clinical data is collected and managed. With pen and paper becoming obsolete in the...
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TransPerfect Supports Takeda Supply Chain Training with Gamification

“TransPerfect supported us on building a great learning experience for our community. Elements of gaming like point scoring and competition with others are incorporated in a training to learn our KPI definitions and targets.”...
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How CCMS Helps Healthcare Companies Prepare and Translate Medicare Compliance Content

In the United States, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (abbreviated "CMS" and found online at https://www.cms.gov/) aspires to the following credo:“We pledge to put patients first in all of our programs – Medicaid, Medicare, and the Health Insurance Exchanges. To do...
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TransPerfect MT Earns Top Marks at International Machine Translation Competition

As machine translation (MT) technology continues to evolve, it’s increasingly important to look beyond the commercial sphere for the latest in innovation. At TransPerfect, we place special emphasis on the importance of engaging with the research communities specializing in MT...
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Lay Summary Development: The Oregon Trail of Regulatory Writing

The Oregon Trail: one of the most iconic and cherished computer games of all time, filled with boxy graphics, heartache, and the occasional bout of dysentery. Players took on the role of wagon party leader, navigating the unchartered frontier of the Wild West in 1848—all the way...
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Digital Strategies for Patient Recruitment

Patient recruitment is a huge spend in the life sciences. In fact, the market is projected to be worth approximately $30 billion USD by 2030. For life science companies conducting clinical trials, adapting patient recruitment strategies, including utilizing digital campaigns, can...
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3 Translation Methodologies for Life Sciences Documentation

Translation is a complex endeavor, particularly in life sciences. Translation workflows, from receiving the document to delivering the final product, have multiple steps that must be followed with utmost accuracy.There is no one-size-fits-all model when translating clinical...
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The Benefits of Translation Memory for Low-Cost Markets and Life Sciences Companies

For life sciences companies expanding into new markets and conducting global clinical trials, accurate translation is critical for effectively communicating with patients. Companies are continually looking for ways to reduce costs and turnaround times of translating extensive...
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Patient Recruitment: A Critical Component Often Overlooked, Making it The Regrettable Spend

Patient recruitment (PR) is a layered, complex endeavor. It is not just placing social media advertisements, nor is it just emailing as many patients and sites as possible. It is a holistic, systematic process that can be the single biggest stumbling block of an entire study. ...
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Top 10 Considerations when Implementing Machine Translation (MT)

Our checklist overviews 10 essential factors to consider when implementing MT for your life sciences content, so you can leverage the benefits of increased quality, reduced costs, and shortened turnaround times this technology offers....