Machine translation (MT) automatically generates usable translations by conducting data analysis and probability comparison on a huge corpus. However, ensuring the accuracy of pure machine translations can be challenging, as the machine relies heavily on algorithms, corpus quantity and quality, context, and other factors. This becomes particularly problematic when machine translation is applied to complex technical documents in life sciences, where errors in machine translations not only compromise translation quality but also pose risks to patient safety and the integrity of clinical trial results.
When machine translating life science materials, human editing can improve translation accuracy and greatly reduce risks. EC Innovations' machine translation with post editing (MTPE) solution combines the high efficiency and low cost of machine translation with the reliable quality control of human editing, thereby catering to customers' quality and budget requirements while enabling rapid project delivery.
ECI's MTPE Solution Meets Diverse Quality Needs
EC Innovations' MTPE solution effectively improves translation quality by leveraging machine translation technology, high-quality termbases and translation memories, and human editing.
Using an ever-expanding high-quality translation corpus, EC Innovations can train machine translation engines on industry-specific termbases to progressively optimize the quality of machine translation. Flexible human editing can then improve the machine translation output from non-publishable in-house quality to publishable quality.
Customizable Machine Translation Solutions
Machine translation is performed by a mature translation program. Relying on huge existing translation databases and complex rules and algorithms, it provides fast, automatic translations that are as close to natural language as possible. For large-scale projects where cost-efficiency is prioritized over having an unblemished translation, such as internal training resources and other non-public materials, pure machine translation may be used to deliver multilingual communications at maximum speed and minimum cost.
For scenarios where a premium translation is required, yet the target user population is relatively small and the importance of the raw material doesn't justify a significant investment in a complete professional human translation, the hybrid approach of machine translation + human editing presents an excellent compromise. In addition, further quality assurance (QA) processes may be introduced to offer different quality levels, thereby accommodating various budgets and demands.
Quality Assurance
Deeply aware of the importance of accurate translation to customers, the Life Sciences business unit at EC Innovations is committed to developing and refining quality assurance procedures tailored to the life sciences sector, including professional translation and editing, subject matter expert (SME) review, in-country review, language verification, desktop publishing, and language quality assessment (LQA), with the aim of consistently delivering high quality at low cost and with a short lead-time for every translation project.
We are among a handful of language service providers in the world holding ISO 9001, ISO 13485, and ISO 17100 certifications. We are also certified to comply with ISO27001 on data security.
Data Security
Deeply aware of the significance of confidentiality in the life sciences industry, we are committed to ensuring the security, confidentiality, and integrity of all documents and communication. We follow strict confidentiality procedures and guidelines to safeguard customer data and information throughout the translation process, allowing our customers to rest at ease. Our project managers oversee the work of each translator to ensure that the translation process fully complies with the relevant security procedures.
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