Very soon, new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) come into effect. Both freelance and translation services, including those which deal with medical translation, should be preparing themselves for implementing GDPR rules if they operate within the EU or have clients based in the EU. Read More

There are many ways in which a translation may appear to have been done in an unprofessional way so that it doesn’t truly reflect the meaning of the original or source document. This is, in effect, an unprofessional translation. Read More

Translation terminology lists are part of ensuring a quality language translation. To be honest, they are not always necessary, but quality standards in some countries are very exacting and that means that there may be a need to ensure that a translation terminology list is available to the translator. Read More

The European market is vital for most companies selling medical products. These markets assess the quality of the products they buy by insisting that companies which market them have a ”CE” marking. This is important for all distributors, manufacturers and importers which trade on European markets. It is compulsory to have a CE marking on many non-food products which are listed in the CE Directive. This CE marking guarantees that the product complies with regulations set by the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area or EEA. Read More

Localization goes a step further than translation when it comes to promoting a product. It’s a translation which considers the way the audience in the targeted country thinks, acts and talks. It also adapts the translation to local customs, laws, traditions and beliefs. There is no special code that needs to be followed but the success of localization depends on the cultural knowledge that’s portrayed in the translation.

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In recent years the development of automated language has moved forward in leaps and bounds. Technology companies have created an almost seamless connection between machines and humans. However, even if these may be seen as advances, when it comes to the end product of translation automation it’s clear that there is no technology yet available that fully replaces a human translator. Read More