Specialized Life Sciences Translation

Medical & Scientific Translation Services

Translate complex medical and scientific content with the subject-matter expertise, terminology control, and quality oversight required to preserve meaning across languages.

Sesen supports pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, CRO, healthcare, research, and scientific organizations across research, publications, technical communication, medical education, and global scientific exchange.

Scientific subject-matter expertiseResources aligned to content and audience
150+ languagesGlobal multilingual program support
ISO-certified processesISO 17100 · ISO 9001 · ISO 13485
Human review + assisted QATerminology, reuse, consistency, and quality checks

Scientific Communication Requires More Than Accurate Words

Scientific meaning is built through relationships between evidence, methods, mechanisms, measurements, findings, qualifications, and conclusions. Those relationships must remain intact when content moves across languages.

A research manuscript, laboratory report, scientific presentation, HCP educational resource, and technical scientific document can address very different audiences and purposes. Sesen adapts multilingual workflows according to the scientific field, content type, audience, intended use, language combination, and project requirements.

Scientific Accuracy

Preserve the meaning of technical concepts, research findings, mechanisms, methodologies, and scientific conclusions.

Terminology Consistency

Maintain medical and scientific terminology across documents, languages, versions, and related content.

Data Integrity

Protect numbers, measurements, units, statistical expressions, tables, figures, captions, and other structured scientific information.

Audience Precision

Adapt language appropriately for researchers, healthcare professionals, technical teams, educators, and other specialized audiences.

Medical & Scientific Content Across the Knowledge Lifecycle

Scientific information moves through many formats before it reaches global audiences. Sesen supports specialized medical, scientific, research, educational, and technical content throughout that journey.

Scientific Publications & Research

Manuscripts, journal articles, abstracts, research papers, literature reviews, research summaries, scientific reports, investigator-authored materials, and publication-support content.

Preserve scientific reasoning, terminology, findings, references, and publication context across languages.

Congresses, Posters & Scientific Presentations

Congress abstracts, scientific posters, oral presentation materials, slide decks, symposium content, visual abstracts, conference handouts, and scientific summaries.

Maintain alignment between underlying research and the multilingual assets used to present it.

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Research, R&D & Scientific Documentation

Preclinical research materials, R&D documentation, laboratory documentation, research reports, development summaries, scientific methodologies, product-science content, and knowledge-transfer materials.

Support specialized scientific communication long before content becomes a regulatory or commercial asset.

Medical Education & HCP Scientific Content

Disease-state education, treatment education, HCP learning materials, professional training, medical reference content, scientific educational modules, and presentation materials.

Balance scientific accuracy with the level of clarity required for the intended professional audience.

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Scientific & Technical Life Sciences Communication

Scientific technical reports, product-science documentation, laboratory materials, scientific specifications, technical presentations, data-oriented documentation, and specialized knowledge resources.

Provide an appropriate workflow for complex scientific content that is not inherently a regulatory submission or controlled product document.

Academic, Healthcare & Institutional Research Communication

Academic research, investigator publications, research-center materials, institutional scientific reports, healthcare research, public health research communication, and collaborative research materials.

Extend specialized scientific communication across research institutions and healthcare knowledge organizations.

Precision Extends Beyond Terminology

High-quality scientific translation requires control over the complete meaning, structure, data, and audience context of the source—not simply individual terms.

Preserve Scientific Meaning

Mechanisms, methods, findings, comparisons, limitations, qualifications, interpretations, and conclusions must retain the same scientific relationships across languages.

Control Terminology & Nomenclature

Medical terminology, scientific vocabulary, product and compound names, abbreviations, acronyms, approved terminology, and organization-specific language need disciplined handling.

Protect Data Integrity

Numbers, measurements, units, percentages, statistical expressions, symbols, tables, figure labels, captions, references, and cross-references require structured QA.

Write for the Intended Audience

Researchers, physicians, HCPs, technical teams, educators, collaborators, and selected patient audiences require different levels of terminology, explanation, and readability.

Maintain Cross-Document Consistency

The same evidence may appear in a manuscript, abstract, poster, presentation, scientific summary, and educational resource. Terminology and scientific statements should remain aligned as content is reused.

From Research to Global Scientific Communication

Scientific knowledge evolves across a connected content lifecycle. Translation should support that continuity rather than treating every document as an isolated project.

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Research

Findings, laboratory documentation, R&D materials, methodologies, and technical reports.

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Interpret

Scientific analyses, summaries, narratives, and knowledge resources.

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Publish

Manuscripts, journal articles, abstracts, and publication materials.

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Present

Posters, congress materials, scientific decks, and visual summaries.

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Educate

HCP education, professional training, and scientific learning content.

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Reuse

Approved terminology, prior translations, reviewer decisions, and multilingual assets.

One Evidence Base. Many Global Assets. Sesen helps teams maintain multilingual consistency as scientific knowledge moves across formats, teams, audiences, markets, and versions.

Scientific Publication Translation From Manuscript to Global Audience

Research findings are often expressed through carefully qualified language, technical terminology, quantitative data, references, and visual evidence. Those elements need to remain aligned as scientific content moves into new languages and formats.

Manuscripts & Journal ContentPreserve terminology, methods, findings, qualifications, and conclusions.
Abstracts & Scientific SummariesMaintain accuracy when complex research is communicated in condensed formats.
Posters & Visual Scientific ContentCoordinate text, figures, tables, captions, labels, and references.
Scientific Presentations & EducationKeep slide decks and downstream educational content aligned with the source evidence.

Approved reference materials, terminology resources, translation memory, previous translations, and reviewer decisions can help maintain continuity across related publications and future versions.

Scientific Expertise Matched to the Content

There is no single category of translator that is equally suited to every type of medical and scientific content. Sesen can build project teams around the actual science and communication requirements of the content.

Language Pair

Professional language expertise appropriate to the source and target languages.

Scientific Domain

Relevant understanding of the medical, scientific, therapeutic, or technical subject.

Content Type

Experience suited to publications, reports, education, research documentation, presentations, or other specialized assets.

Audience

Awareness of the terminology and communication level expected by specialist readers.

Intended Use

Workflow and review requirements appropriate for how the translated content will be used.

Subject-matter expertise where it matters. An HCP educational resource, oncology manuscript, molecular biology research report, laboratory methodology, diagnostics document, and technical product-science presentation can require different knowledge profiles.

Terminology & Reuse

Scientific Consistency Across Languages, Assets & Versions

A single program may generate publications, technical reports, slide decks, educational materials, research summaries, internal documentation, and repeated revisions across multiple languages. Structured terminology and content reuse help prevent those assets from drifting apart.

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Terminology Management

Use client glossaries, existing translations, scientific publications, product terminology, reference documents, style guidance, and reviewer feedback to build reusable language resources.

Translation Memory & Content Reuse

Identify and reuse previously translated and approved language where appropriate to improve continuity and reduce unnecessary retranslation.

Reviewer Alignment

Incorporate approved scientific, medical, or in-country reviewer feedback so decisions can be carried into subsequent content.

Version-Aware Translation

Leverage approved language as documents evolve while focusing review attention on changed or newly added content.

Structured Quality Checks

Evaluate terminology, numbers, units, formatting, consistency, omissions, and other potential issues through professional review and technology-assisted QA.

A Quality Workflow Built Around Scientific Content

Different scientific documents carry different requirements. Sesen adapts translation and review according to content type, subject matter, intended audience, intended use, risk, and client requirements.

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Content & Context Review

Review the source content, scientific field, audience, languages, intended use, formatting needs, existing terminology, and reference materials.

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Subject-Matter Resource Assignment

Select professional linguists based on the language combination and the medical, scientific, or technical requirements of the project.

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Terminology & Reference Preparation

Prepare relevant glossaries, prior translations, publications, style guidance, references, and approved terminology.

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Professional Translation

Translate with attention to scientific meaning, terminology, quantitative information, audience, style, and context.

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Independent Review

When required by the workflow, a qualified second professional reviews linguistic accuracy, consistency, completeness, and appropriate scientific communication.

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Technology-Assisted Quality Assurance

Use structured QA to support terminology, number, unit, formatting, consistency, and completeness checks.

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Format & Visual Review

For publications, posters, slide decks, and structured documents, review tables, figures, captions, labels, and multilingual presentation.

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Final Quality Control

Review the completed content against project specifications and prepare it for delivery.

Built around the content—not a one-size-fits-all process.

A research summary and a complex scientific manuscript do not necessarily require identical workflows. Sesen helps apply the right combination of expertise, review, technology, and quality control for each project.

Human Scientific Expertise, Supported by Smarter Workflows

Advanced translation technology can improve consistency, reuse, quality control, and workflow efficiency. Scientific judgment still requires qualified people.

Professional Expertise

Human linguists and reviewers remain responsible for scientific meaning, context, ambiguity, terminology decisions, nuance, audience appropriateness, readability, linguistic quality, and final professional judgment.

Technology-Assisted Workflow

Technology can support terminology extraction, translation memory leverage, content reuse, consistency checks, numerical QA, completeness checks, formatting review, issue detection, and workflow efficiency.

The appropriate workflow depends on the scientific complexity, intended use, confidentiality requirements, quality expectations, and client preferences. Human oversight remains central for sensitive scientific content.

Specialized Medical & Scientific Fields

Sesen supports multilingual projects across a broad range of medical, scientific, therapeutic, and technical fields, with professional resources matched to project requirements.

Therapeutic Areas

Oncology Immunology Neurology Cardiovascular Infectious Disease Endocrinology & Metabolic Disease Respiratory Medicine Rare Disease

Advanced Life Sciences

Genomics & Molecular Biology Biologics Cell & Gene Therapy

Diagnostics & Medical Technology

Diagnostics Medical Technology

Need support in another scientific field? Talk with Team Sesen about your content, terminology, audience, and language requirements.

Life Sciences Ecosystem

Scientific Communication Across the Organizations That Advance Life Sciences

Life Sciences Companies

Pharmaceuticals · Biotechnology · Medical Technology · Diagnostics

Research Organizations

CROs · Research Institutions · Scientific Organizations

Medical & Scientific Teams

R&D · Scientific Communications · Medical Affairs · Medical Education

Healthcare & Knowledge Organizations

Healthcare Organizations · Scientific Publishers · Medical Communications Organizations

Enterprise Scientific Programs

Protect Confidential Scientific Knowledge and Scale With Control

Scientific translation often begins before information is public. Programs may involve unpublished findings, proprietary research, pre-publication manuscripts, product-development information, internal scientific reports, and collaboration materials.

Confidential project handling Defined translation and review teams Reusable terminology and language assets Multi-language program coordination

From One Scientific Document to an Ongoing Global Program

Individual Scientific Projects

Focused translation and review for manuscripts, research reports, presentations, and specialized content.

Multi-Language Initiatives

Coordinated translation across global languages, markets, and related content sets.

Recurring Scientific Communication

Ongoing support for publications, research, education, presentations, and related assets.

Enterprise Multilingual Programs

Terminology governance, reusable language assets, structured workflows, quality oversight, and scalable translation management.

Why Life Sciences Organizations Choose Sesen

Life Sciences Focus

Specialized multilingual communication for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, CRO, healthcare, clinical, regulatory, and scientific environments.

Scientific Subject-Matter Expertise

Resources can be matched according to language combination, scientific domain, content type, audience, and intended use.

Terminology & Quality Control

Terminology resources, translation memory, professional review, structured QA, and reviewer feedback support consistency across languages and related content.

Scalable Multilingual Workflows

Support can extend from an individual scientific document to recurring multi-language programs and reusable enterprise language assets.

Choose the Right Sesen Service

Specialized Life Sciences Content Requires the Right Workflow

Some medical and scientific content moves into regulated or highly specialized workflows because of its submission context, patient impact, safety use, device labeling role, or validation requirements. Sesen provides dedicated services for those needs.

Clinical Trial Translation Services

For protocols, informed consent forms, investigator materials, clinical study documents, patient-facing content, and multilingual trial operations.

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Regulatory Translation Services

For regulatory submissions, health authority correspondence, registration documentation, regulated dossiers, and other approval-related content.

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Pharmaceutical Translation Services

For pharmaceutical programs spanning clinical development, regulatory submissions, labeling, safety, Medical Affairs, and commercialization.

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Medical Device Translation Services

For IFUs, labeling, software, technical documentation, regulated device content, training, and post-market communication.

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Pharmacovigilance Translation Services

For adverse-event content, safety narratives, ICSRs, SUSARs, DSURs, PSURs/PBRERs, risk-management materials, and drug-safety communication.

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Medical Affairs Translation Services

For organized Medical Affairs programs involving scientific exchange, publications, congresses, MSL enablement, advisory boards, KOL engagement, medical information, and HEOR/RWE.

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Linguistic Validation Services

For clinical outcome assessments, eCOA/ePRO instruments, patient questionnaires, symptom scales, and content requiring a structured validation workflow beyond standard translation.

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Insights for Global Medical & Scientific Communication

Explore Sesen resources on life sciences translation, terminology governance, professional review, multilingual quality, content reuse, and responsible technology-enabled workflows.

Medical & Scientific Translation FAQ

These questions explain how specialized scientific translation differs from general translation and when a dedicated regulated Sesen workflow may be more appropriate.

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What is medical and scientific translation?

Medical and scientific translation is the specialized translation of content involving medicine, healthcare, research, life sciences, scientific knowledge, and technical subject matter. It can include scientific manuscripts, research reports, abstracts, posters, presentations, laboratory documentation, medical education, technical scientific content, and related materials. Unlike general translation, these projects often require subject-matter understanding, specialized terminology, careful handling of quantitative information, and awareness of the intended scientific or professional audience.

What types of medical and scientific content does Sesen translate?

Sesen translates research manuscripts, journal articles, abstracts, scientific posters, presentations, research reports, laboratory documentation, R&D materials, technical scientific content, disease-state education, HCP materials, training resources, and other specialized life sciences communication. When content belongs to a more specialized clinical, regulatory, safety, medical-device, Medical Affairs, or linguistic-validation workflow, Sesen can route the project through the appropriate dedicated service.

How is scientific translation different from general translation?

Scientific translation requires more than linguistic fluency. Translators may need to understand specialized terminology, scientific concepts, mechanisms, methodology, quantitative information, abbreviations, nomenclature, data presentation, and the conventions of the target audience. The objective is to preserve the meaning and relationships within the underlying science, not simply produce fluent target-language text.

How does Sesen select translators for specialized scientific content?

Sesen can match professional language resources according to the source and target languages, scientific subject, therapeutic or technical domain, document type, intended audience, intended use, and project requirements. This helps align translator and reviewer expertise with the actual content rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all definition of medical translation.

Can Sesen translate scientific manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and presentations?

Yes. Sesen supports manuscripts, journal articles, abstracts, posters, slide decks, visual scientific materials, research summaries, and related assets. Where multiple materials are based on the same research, terminology resources, reference content, translation memory, and approved language can help maintain consistency between related multilingual documents.

How does Sesen maintain scientific terminology across related content?

Terminology management can incorporate client glossaries, previously approved translations, scientific publications, existing reference materials, product terminology, style guidance, and reviewer feedback. Approved terminology and translation memory can then be reused across related documents, languages, and future revisions where appropriate.

Does Sesen use AI for medical and scientific translation?

Sesen uses advanced translation technology and AI-assisted tools where appropriate to support terminology, content reuse, consistency checking, numerical QA, completeness, and workflow efficiency. Professional human expertise remains central to decisions involving scientific meaning, context, terminology, ambiguity, audience appropriateness, and final linguistic quality. The workflow can be adapted according to content complexity, intended use, confidentiality, risk, and client requirements.

What is the difference between Medical & Scientific Translation and Medical Affairs Translation?

Medical & Scientific Translation is the broader service for specialized scientific, research, technical, publication, and educational content across the life sciences. Medical Affairs Translation is designed specifically for organized Medical Affairs workflows such as scientific exchange, field medical communication, MSL materials, advisory boards, KOL engagement, medical information, publications programs, congress support, HEOR/RWE, and related global activities.

When should content use a specialized clinical, regulatory, device, safety, or validation workflow instead?

The translation workflow should reflect the content's primary use. Clinical trial documents are best handled through Clinical Trial Translation Services; regulatory submissions and health authority documentation through Regulatory Translation Services; device IFUs and labeling through Medical Device Translation Services; drug-safety content through Pharmacovigilance Translation Services; and patient-reported instruments requiring formal validation through Linguistic Validation Services.

Translate Scientific Knowledge With Confidence

Your scientific content represents research, expertise, evidence, and investment. Sesen combines specialized medical and scientific language expertise with terminology management, structured quality control, scalable multilingual workflows, and technology-assisted QA to help you communicate that knowledge clearly across languages.

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