Inside Pharma: Understanding Translation and Documentation Needs for a Growing Industry

11:00 AM - 11:25 AM

The pharmaceutical industry is constantly growing and evolving, and translation is a crucial part of this process. This presentation will give participants an essential understanding of the diverse translation and linguistic needs of pharmaceutical companies, the various types of documentation that require translation, and the inner workings of a pharmaceutical company's translation division.

Outline:

• Translation and linguistic needs of pharmaceutical companies: Translation English-Spanish and Spanish-English (EN/ES, ES/EN), other language combinations, linguistic quality assurance (LQA), proofreading
• Type of documents and workflow: Type of documentation to be translated, interdepartmental workflow
• Importance of the translation department within a pharmaceutical company