Medical translation
Description
Medical translation covers a broad spectrum of highly specialized content – from clinical trial documentation and product labeling to patient information and software interfaces for medical devices.
Accuracy is paramount: even a small linguistic deviation can affect compliance or end-user understanding. Translators working in this field require not only linguistic expertise but also deep subject knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, pharmacology and local regulatory frameworks. In addition to human translation, AI-assisted tools and terminology management systems ensure consistency across vast multilingual datasets, while subject-matter review guarantees every translation meets the standards of authorities such as the FDA, EMA and MHRA.
Example use cases
- Documentation: Translate IFUs (instructions for use), software interfaces and packaging.
- Research: Localize protocols, patient-reported outcomes and consent forms.
- Labeling: Ensure dosage, warnings and regulatory language accuracy.
- Communications: Adapt patient education and digital health materials.
- Submissions: Prepare multilingual content for health authorities worldwide.
Key benefits
RWS perspective
At RWS, medical translation means precision with purpose. We combine human linguistic expertise, specialized domain knowledge and intelligent technology to deliver compliant, high-quality translations for the global life sciences sector.
Our certified linguists and reviewers work within secure, ISO-certified environments to protect patient data and confidentiality. Through Trados and Language Weaver, we support efficient, scalable workflows – leveraging translation memory (TM), terminology management and context-aware machine translation (MT) to maintain consistency across all materials. For medical device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies and digital health innovators, RWS provides the assurance that every word is validated, compliant and fit for its life-critical purpose.