health & life sciences

December 31, 2020

Case study: Translation for medical supply catalogs

Executive Summary Our client, a global business headquartered in Korea, manufactures medical supplies and devices. They needed translation for medical supply catalogs. Their marketing material was originally translated into Latin American Spanish by another language provider. However, the client was not satisfied with the service. When […] (Read more...)

December 24, 2020

Case study: Foreign-language subtitles for patient education videos

Executive Summary An international medical specialty membership organization came to Scriptis for foreign-language subtitles for patient education videos.  The organization advances quality care by providing training, safety accreditation, and certification for member physicians. It also educates patients about surgical procedures in order to help them […] (Read more...)

December 24, 2020

Case study: Translation for patient information guides

Executive Summary Our client, a non-profit organization, connects people to trusted breast cancer information and a community of support. They came to Scriptis for help with translation for patient information guides. Their guide for newly diagnosed metastatic breast cancer patients needed localization for Chinese, French, […] (Read more...)

October 2, 2020

What is back translation?

What is back translation? Occasionally, a language services client needs an additional validation step called a “back translation.” Back translation is the translation of a target document back to the original source language. The process guards against potentially lethal mistakes in specialized, technical and medical materials. Who […] (Read more...)

May 4, 2020

Post-Covid health and safety in multilingual workplaces

Workplaces soon will be stirring back to life after a long period of dormancy due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Employers are under pressure to provide clear, actionable training materials to ensure workers can meet the new demands of the pandemic environment, including Physical reorganization and […] (Read more...)