Thought Leadership

Why Automate the Literature Monitoring Process?

A key concern for pharma companies is keeping a close eye on publications that might mention their product and its potential impact on the public. These publications can be extremely dense in volume, commanding careful review of multiple documents across several different sources...

Digital Health’s Role in Improving Patient Engagement

​ In recent years, the patient journey has become more virtual, with patients seeking online information prior to engaging with healthcare providers (HCPs). Even as we transition back into traditional, in-person patient care, digital health is proving to be much more than just a...

Your Treatment Plan for Curing the App Localization Headache

If translation had a prefrontal cortex, in-country review would create quite the headache.  This is particularly true for app localization. App localization is the process of adapting apps and their content to another language in a conceptually equivalent and culturally...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...