Our medical translations are produced under ISO 17100:2015 certified processes — the international standard for translation services — and in accordance with the BS EN 15038 European quality standard. Omnilingua is also a member of the Institute of Translation & Interpreting (ITI). Established checking procedures apply to every project, so accuracy and terminology are verified before delivery. Our article on when medical and technical translation goes wrong shows why this rigour matters.

Every project is assigned to a qualified translator chosen for their subject-matter expertise and native command of the target language, then matched to the specific task through our translator selection and client feedback procedures. This ensures technical, regulatory and clinical content is handled by a linguist who understands both the language and the field. Consistency across large projects is maintained using translation memory and terminology management, which we explain in our post on terminology management for specialist translation.

Medical translation is priced on the word count in the target language, the source and target language combination, the technical complexity of the content, the production timescale and the final document format. This means a straightforward document into a single language costs considerably less than a highly technical file into several. For practical ways to reduce spend without compromising quality, see our guide to cutting translation costs.

Yes — desktop publishing is part of our service, using most common DTP packages so translated files are returned ready to use in your original layout. For more complex layout work we use proven foreign-language typesetting specialists, which matters because translated text rarely matches the length of the English source. Our article on improving user guide graphics covers how visual clarity is carried across languages.

Omnilingua translates medical and healthcare documentation into the major European languages, with specialist medical translators covering French, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian and the Nordic languages, among others. Choosing the right set of languages for your target markets is a decision worth getting right from the outset. Our language selection guide helps you plan which languages your project needs.

Each project is handled by a single point of contact project manager who oversees every stage — from quote through translation, checking and publishing — and stays with you across subsequent orders from your marketing or technical teams. Language technology is used where appropriate to keep terminology consistent and make future updates faster and more cost-effective. To begin a project, use our request a medical translation quote page.