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Clinical Translation for Sponsors, CROs, and Global Study Teams

Clinical Trial Translation Services

Support global clinical research with accurate, consistent, and regulatory-ready translation for informed consent forms, protocols, site documents, patient-facing materials, clinical reports, digital trial content, and multilingual study communications.

Sesen helps pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, CRO, academic research, and healthcare organizations manage clinical trial translation across countries, languages, sites, and study phases with professional native life sciences linguists, terminology governance, AI-assisted quality checks, and human quality review.

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Clinical • Regulatory • Patient-Facing

Multilingual support for the documents that drive global clinical trials

From informed consent forms and protocols to site documentation, patient-facing materials, clinical reports, and digital trial content, Sesen supports multilingual clinical research workflows with structured terminology, quality control, and life sciences subject-matter expertise.

Informed consent forms
Protocols and amendments
Site and investigator documents
Patient-facing materials
Clinical reports
Digital trial content

Why Global Teams Choose Sesen

Built for complex, high-stakes clinical research content

Coverage
150+
languages

Clinical, regulatory, and patient-facing content

AI-assisted QA with human oversight

Professional native life sciences linguists

ISO-certified workflows

Terminology governance and quality control

Multilingual Translation for Global Clinical Trials

Clinical trial translation affects participant comprehension, site execution, ethics committee review, regulatory readiness, safety communication, data consistency, and global study coordination. Sesen supports multilingual clinical trial programs by translating the documents, forms, communications, digital content, and study materials required across the clinical trial lifecycle.

Built for sponsors, CROs, and study teams

Translation support for sponsors, CROs, academic research teams, healthcare organizations, and global study sites managing complex multilingual clinical programs.

Clinical to patient-facing content coverage

Support for clinical, regulatory, operational, safety, and patient-facing materials used across global trials and cross-border study communication.

Terminology consistency across study content

Consistent language across protocols, ICFs, amendments, site documents, patient materials, and study communications through structured terminology control.

Human-reviewed, AI-assisted workflows

Human-reviewed workflows supported by terminology governance, translation memory, and AI-assisted QA to strengthen consistency and review efficiency.

Scalable for multi-country clinical studies

Managed delivery for multi-country and multi-language clinical trials, including recurring updates, amendments, and ongoing study documentation.

Designed for high-stakes regulated content

A pillar-page approach that reflects the operational, linguistic, and regulatory demands of clinical trial translation, not a generic language service model.

Why Accurate Clinical Trial Translation Matters

Global clinical research depends on multilingual content that is accurate, consistent, and aligned with the intended use of each document. From patient comprehension to protocol execution and ethics review, translation quality directly affects how studies are understood, managed, and carried out across markets.

Patient Understanding and Informed Consent

ICFs, assent forms, privacy notices, and patient-facing content must be translated clearly so participants can understand study procedures, risks, benefits, responsibilities, and rights.

Protocol Consistency Across Sites

Accurate translation helps investigators, coordinators, monitors, and site teams follow study procedures consistently across countries, languages, and clinical environments.

Regulatory and Ethics Committee Readiness

Clinical trial translations may be reviewed by IRBs, ethics committees, health authorities, and local research stakeholders, requiring careful terminology, formatting, completeness, and version control.

Data Integrity and Study Quality

Clear multilingual communication supports reliable data collection, patient reporting, adverse event documentation, and consistent use of study instruments.

Operational Efficiency for Global Studies

Translation memory, terminology governance, and structured workflows help manage recurring amendments, country-specific updates, urgent safety communications, and multilingual study timelines.

Clinical Trial Documents We Translate

Sesen supports multilingual clinical trial translation across the documents, forms, site materials, patient communications, digital assets, and reporting content used throughout global clinical research. This section works as both a strong SEO foundation and a practical content map for buyers evaluating clinical trial translation scope.

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Informed Consent and Participant Materials

ICFs, assent forms, re-consent forms, HIPAA authorization forms, privacy notices, patient information sheets, study participation guides, and patient education materials.

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Protocols and Study Design Documents

Clinical trial protocols, protocol synopses, protocol amendments, eligibility criteria, visit schedules, study procedures, endpoint descriptions, and statistical or assessment-related content.

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Investigator and Site Documents

Investigator brochures, site manuals, pharmacy manuals, laboratory manuals, monitoring plans, site activation documents, investigator meeting materials, and study team communications.

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Patient Recruitment and Retention Materials

Recruitment brochures, outreach materials, advertisements, screening content, retention reminders, patient newsletters, appointment communications, and multilingual education content.

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Clinical Operations and Training Content

SOPs, GCP training, investigator training, site training, eLearning content, onboarding materials, and clinical operations documentation.

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COA, PRO, and Patient Questionnaire Content

Clinical outcome assessments, patient-reported outcomes, clinician-reported outcomes, observer-reported outcomes, diaries, questionnaires, scales, and patient instruments.

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Safety and Pharmacovigilance Materials

Adverse event narratives, safety letters, SUSAR-related communications, DSUR-related content, investigator safety updates, and drug safety documentation.

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Clinical Reports and Trial Results

Clinical study reports, trial result summaries, plain language summaries, appendices, tables, listings, figures, narratives, and publication-related materials.

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Digital Trial and eClinical Content

eConsent, eCOA, ePRO, patient portals, clinical trial apps, decentralized trial content, digital health instructions, and software interface strings.

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Specialized Translation Services for Clinical Research

Clinical trial translation often extends beyond general document support into specialized workflows tied to informed consent, patient instruments, safety communication, trial software, investigator training, and multilingual patient engagement.

Informed Consent Form Translation

Patient-friendly translation for ICFs, assent forms, re-consent forms, privacy language, and participant-facing consent documentation.

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Clinical Study Document Translation Services

Translation for protocols, investigator brochures, study manuals, clinical reports, trial documentation, and research materials.

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Linguistic Validation for COAs and PROs

Translation, harmonization, cognitive debriefing support, and validation-related workflows for patient questionnaires and clinical outcome instruments.

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Patient Recruitment and Retention Translation

Multilingual recruitment and retention content to help global study teams communicate clearly with diverse patient populations.

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GCP and Clinical Training Translation

Translation of Good Clinical Practice training, investigator training, site training, SOPs, and eLearning materials.

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eClinical and Digital Trial Localization

Translation and localization for eConsent, eCOA, ePRO, patient apps, portals, decentralized trial platforms, and clinical trial software.

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Pharmacovigilance and Safety Translation

Translation for safety content, adverse event documentation, investigator communications, and drug safety reporting materials.

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Clinical Trial Translation for Sponsors, CROs, and Research Teams

Global clinical trial translation requirements vary by organization type, study model, regulatory pathway, patient population, and operational structure. Sesen supports sponsors, CROs, medical device and digital health teams, and research organizations with workflows aligned to the realities of multilingual clinical research delivery.

Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Sponsors

Support for global clinical programs, regulatory submissions, protocol amendments, safety communications, study documentation, and multilingual patient materials.

CROs and Clinical Operations Teams

Scalable workflows for multi-study, multi-country translation programs, recurring amendments, site communications, and fast-moving clinical operations needs.

Medical Device and Digital Health Companies

Translation for device trials, usability studies, IFUs, clinical evaluation content, software, digital health tools, and patient instructions.

Academic and Healthcare Research Organizations

Translation support for investigator-initiated studies, patient materials, consent forms, study communications, research protocols, and multilingual participant engagement.

Quality-Controlled Clinical Trial Translation Workflow

Clinical trial translation quality depends on more than linguistic fluency. It requires scope control, terminology discipline, independent review, technical QA, and final human validation aligned to the intended use of each document. This workflow section reinforces Sesen's value as a quality-driven clinical research translation partner.

Workflow Overview

Structured review, terminology control, and final human validation

Sesen applies a managed clinical translation workflow designed to support consistency, accuracy, review discipline, and multilingual delivery readiness across complex research content.

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Six-stage quality workflow

From scope review to final delivery control

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Scope Assessment and Content Review

Sesen reviews document type, intended use, target languages, formatting requirements, clinical risk level, timelines, and regulatory or patient-facing considerations.

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Terminology and Reference Preparation

Project teams prepare glossaries, translation memory, prior translations, style guides, protocols, reference documents, and sponsor-specific terminology.

3

Professional Life Sciences Translation

Qualified linguists with clinical, medical, regulatory, or patient-facing content experience translate the materials using approved terminology and references.

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Independent Review and Editing

Reviewers check accuracy, completeness, terminology, readability, consistency, and alignment with the intended clinical use.

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AI-Assisted QA and Technical Checks

Sesen applies QA checks for omissions, terminology, numbers, units, formatting, tags, punctuation, consistency, and layout issues.

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Final Human Quality Control

Final review confirms completeness, formatting integrity, version alignment, and delivery readiness before files are returned.

Human Expertise with AI-Enabled Quality Control

Sesen uses AI to support consistency, quality control, review efficiency, and issue detection within managed clinical translation workflows. Human experts remain responsible for clinical review, terminology judgment, and final quality control across regulated and patient-facing content.

SesenGPT Draft Translation for Suitable Content

For appropriate content types, SesenGPT can support draft translation using approved terminology, translation memory, and domain-specific language context.

Terminology and Translation Memory Leverage

Existing approved translations, study terminology, sponsor glossaries, and prior content are used to improve consistency across documents, languages, and study updates.

AI-Assisted Quality Checks

AI-assisted QA helps identify potential issues involving terminology, numbers, units, omissions, formatting, repeated segments, and consistency.

Human Review by Life Sciences Experts

Clinical trial translations are reviewed by professional linguists and quality teams with relevant subject-matter expertise.

Final Human Quality Control

Human quality control remains the final checkpoint before delivery, especially for regulated, patient-facing, and submission-related clinical content.

Terminology Governance for Multilingual Clinical Trials

Global clinical trials require consistent translation of drug names, indications, endpoints, eligibility criteria, procedures, visit schedules, adverse events, dosage instructions, device terms, clinical outcome measures, and patient-facing language. Sesen uses terminology governance, translation memory, style guidance, and version control to support consistency across documents, countries, languages, amendments, and study phases.

What Must Stay Consistent

Consistency in clinical trial translation is not limited to terminology alone. It affects document alignment, patient comprehension, study execution, and cross-market regulatory interpretation.

Study terminology

Protocol language

Endpoint and assessment terminology

Drug, device, and indication terms

Eligibility criteria

Patient-facing explanations

Adverse event and safety terminology

Country-specific wording requirements

Sesen combines study-specific linguistic controls, reusable language assets, and version-aware workflow management to maintain terminology integrity across multilingual trial documentation.

Study-specific glossaries
Sponsor-approved terminology
Translation memory leverage
Style guides
Version-controlled updates
Amendment tracking
Cross-language review coordination
Final terminology QA

Translation for Regulatory, Ethics, and Patient-Facing Review

Clinical trial translations may be used by IRBs, ethics committees, health authorities, investigators, sites, monitors, and study participants. Sesen supports translations that are accurate, complete, readable, and aligned with each document's intended use.

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IRB and Ethics Committee Materials

Consent forms, recruitment content, patient information sheets, protocol summaries, and country-specific review materials.

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Health Authority and Regulatory Content

Clinical trial applications, submission support materials, protocol documents, safety updates, and clinical study reports.

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Patient-Facing Materials

Participant-facing content must be translated clearly, avoiding unnecessary complexity while preserving clinical meaning.

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Site and Investigator Communications

Operational clarity matters for study execution, site readiness, monitoring, and cross-border coordination.

Multilingual Formatting and Submission-Ready Delivery

Clinical trial documents often include tables, forms, tracked changes, signature blocks, headers, footnotes, appendices, and strict formatting expectations. Sesen supports multilingual formatting so translated files remain usable for clinical, regulatory, site, and patient-facing purposes.

File Types and Delivery Context

Sesen supports formatted multilingual delivery across the file types and content structures commonly used in clinical research, regulatory submission preparation, investigator communication, and patient-facing documentation.

File formats

Word PDF Excel PowerPoint InDesign XML

Content structures

Structured content Web content App strings eClinical exports

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Regulatory Submission Formatting Desktop Publishing & Formatting

Document Examples

ICFs and patient forms
Protocols and amendments
Investigator brochures
Study manuals
Questionnaires and COAs
Clinical reports
Tables, listings, and appendices
Training decks and eLearning content

This formatting support helps translated files remain aligned with clinical, regulatory, site, and participant-facing use cases rather than requiring manual cleanup after delivery.

Secure Translation for Regulated Clinical Trial Content

Clinical trial materials may include confidential sponsor information, investigational product details, patient-related content, site information, and regulated documentation. Sesen supports secure translation workflows designed for life sciences organizations.

Secure Workflow Framework

Built for confidential, regulated, and high-sensitivity clinical content

Sesen applies controlled project handling, secure infrastructure, and documented workflow practices to support multilingual clinical trial translation for life sciences teams working with confidential and regulated materials.

HIPAA-conscious workflows

GDPR support

Secure AWS infrastructure

Role-based access controls

Confidential project handling

NDA support

Controlled file access

Audit-friendly workflow documentation

Clinical Trial Translation in 150+ Languages

Sesen supports global and regional clinical studies across North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. Our network of professional native life sciences linguists supports multilingual clinical trial translation for patients, investigators, sites, ethics committees, and regulatory stakeholders.

Global Study Coverage

North America

Europe

Latin America

Asia-Pacific

Middle East

Africa

Language Support
150+

Multilingual clinical trial translation for regional and global study programs.

Example Languages

Spanish French German Italian Portuguese Dutch Polish Czech Hungarian Romanian Greek Turkish Arabic Hebrew Chinese Japanese Korean Thai Vietnamese Hindi and more

This language coverage supports multilingual clinical trial communication across patient recruitment, consent, site coordination, regulatory review, reporting, and study technology environments.

Common Challenges in Clinical Trial Translation

Global clinical trial translation involves more than language conversion. It requires coordinated workflows that can support changing study content, patient understanding, regulatory precision, multilingual delivery, and submission-ready formatting without compromising quality.

Maintaining Consistency Across Amendments

Clinical trials evolve. Translation memory, terminology control, and version tracking help maintain consistency when protocols, ICFs, and site documents are updated.

Making Patient-Facing Content Clear

ICFs, patient guides, and recruitment materials must be accurate while remaining understandable for participants.

Coordinating Multiple Countries and Languages

Global studies require consistent delivery across language teams, country requirements, local conventions, and study timelines.

Managing Specialized Clinical and Regulatory Terminology

Clinical trial content often combines medical, regulatory, statistical, operational, and patient-facing language.

Preserving Formatting and Document Integrity

Forms, tables, tracked changes, signature pages, and submission-related files require careful multilingual formatting.

Balancing Speed with Quality Control

Urgent amendments and safety updates require fast turnaround without sacrificing quality, terminology consistency, or review discipline.

Resources

Clinical Translation Resources & Expert Guidance

Explore practical guidance on informed consent translation, back translation, regulatory submission preparation, AI-assisted quality control, and multilingual clinical trial execution.

ICF Patient-Facing Regulatory

Guide to Informed Consent Form Translation for Global Clinical Trials

Practical guidance on consent language, patient comprehension, version control, and approval-ready formatting across markets.

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Back Translation Linguistic Validation

Back Translation vs. Full Linguistic Validation: What Regulators Expect

When to use back translation, how linguistic validation supports conceptual equivalence, and how to document decisions for audits.

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IRB Ethics Committee

How to Prepare Clinical Trial Documents for IRB and Ethics Committee Submission

Common submission issues, certification expectations, and practical steps to reduce review cycles for multilingual packets.

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Hybrid Translation Validation

Common Risks in AI-Assisted Clinical Translation and How to Mitigate Them

A risk-managed approach to hybrid translation, including validation checkpoints, terminology governance, and traceable QA.

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eCOA ePRO UX

Best Practices for Multilingual eCOA and ePRO Translation

Guidance for instrument translation, screen constraints, linguistic review, and consistency across devices and study sites.

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Looking for specialized support?

Explore dedicated service pages for common clinical trial deliverables and validation requirements.

Informed Consent (ICF) Back Translation IRB & Ethics eCOA & ePRO

Want a curated reading list for your study team? We can tailor recommended resources by study phase, audience, and submission pathway.

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Related Clinical Trial Translation Solutions

Explore related Sesen solutions that support multilingual clinical documentation, patient communication, safety reporting, digital trial content, and terminology control across global clinical research programs.

Clinical Documentation

Informed Consent Form Translation Clinical Study Document Translation Services Medical & Scientific Translation Services Regulatory Submission Translation Services

Patient, Site, and Study Team Communication

Patient Recruitment & Retention Clinical Trial Training Translation GCP Compliance Translation Desktop Publishing & Formatting

Regulatory, Safety, and Digital Trial Support

Linguistic Validation Pharmacovigilance Translation Services Software & App Localization Digital Health Localization Terminology Management & Harmonization Multilingual Clinical Trial Enablement

Why Life Sciences Organizations Choose Sesen

Sesen combines life sciences specialization, qualified linguistic expertise, quality-controlled workflows, and scalable multilingual delivery to support clinical trial translation across complex global research environments.

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Life Sciences Specialization

Sesen focuses on clinical, regulatory, medical, safety, device, and patient-facing translation for life sciences organizations.

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Professional Native Life Sciences Linguists

Clinical trial content is translated and reviewed by qualified linguists with relevant medical, clinical, regulatory, or patient communication expertise.

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Quality-Controlled Workflows

Terminology governance, translation memory, AI-assisted QA, independent review, and final human quality control support accurate and consistent delivery.

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Scalable Global Support

Sesen supports multi-country trials, recurring amendments, large multilingual programs, and ongoing clinical research translation needs.

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Secure Infrastructure

Confidential workflows are supported by secure systems, controlled access, and life sciences-oriented project controls.

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AI-Enabled Efficiency

SesenGPT and AI-assisted QA help improve speed, consistency, and quality control while keeping human experts in charge.

Clinical Trial Translation FAQs

Answers to common questions about multilingual clinical trial translation, informed consent handling, AI-assisted QA, formatting, linguistic validation, and global study support.

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What is clinical trial translation?

Clinical trial translation is the translation of documents, forms, patient materials, site communications, regulatory content, safety materials, and digital tools used in clinical research.

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What clinical trial documents does Sesen translate?

Sesen translates ICFs, protocols, investigator brochures, site manuals, patient materials, recruitment content, questionnaires, clinical reports, safety content, and digital trial materials.

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Do informed consent forms require special translation handling?

Yes. ICFs must be translated accurately while remaining understandable for participants. They often require careful terminology control, readability review, formatting, and version management.

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Can Sesen support urgent protocol amendments?

Yes. Sesen can support recurring updates, protocol amendments, revised ICFs, and urgent study communications using translation memory, terminology control, and managed review workflows.

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Does Sesen use AI for clinical trial translation?

Sesen uses AI-assisted workflows, including SesenGPT draft translation for suitable content, terminology support, and QA checks. Clinical trial content is reviewed by qualified human linguists and quality specialists.

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Can Sesen translate clinical trial content into multiple languages at once?

Yes. Sesen supports multilingual clinical trial translation in 150+ languages for global and regional studies.

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Does Sesen support formatting for translated clinical trial documents?

Yes. Sesen supports multilingual formatting for Word, PDF, Excel, PowerPoint, InDesign, structured files, forms, tables, and submission-related documents.

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Can Sesen help with COA, PRO, and patient questionnaire translation?

Yes. Sesen supports translation and linguistic validation-related workflows for COAs, PROs, patient questionnaires, and clinical outcome instruments.

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Does Sesen work with CROs and sponsors?

Yes. Sesen supports pharmaceutical sponsors, biotechnology companies, CROs, medical device companies, digital health organizations, academic research teams, and healthcare research groups.

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How should clinical trial teams prepare files for translation?

Teams should provide final or near-final source files, reference materials, previous translations, approved terminology, target language requirements, formatting expectations, and any country-specific instructions.

Planning a Multilingual Clinical Trial?

Sesen helps sponsors, CROs, medical device companies, healthcare organizations, and research teams translate clinical trial content with the accuracy, consistency, security, and quality control required for global clinical research. From ICFs and protocols to patient-facing materials, site documents, safety content, and digital trial tools, our life sciences translation workflows support multilingual studies from start-up through closeout.

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