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Member since Feb '04

Working languages:
English to Swedish
Norwegian to Swedish
Danish to Swedish
Swedish (monolingual)

Birgitta G
Specialized in pharmaceuticals, medicine

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Local time: 08:23 CET (GMT+1)

Native in: Swedish Native in Swedish

Account type Freelancer
Services Translation, Editing/proofreading
Expertise
Specializes in:
Medical: PharmaceuticalsMedical (general)
Medical: Health CareMedical: Cardiology
Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)Science (general)

Rates
English to Swedish - Rates: 0.15 - 0.17 EUR per word / 50 - 55 EUR per hour
Norwegian to Swedish - Rates: 0.15 - 0.17 EUR per word / 50 - 55 EUR per hour
Danish to Swedish - Rates: 0.15 - 0.17 EUR per word / 50 - 55 EUR per hour
Swedish - Rates: 0.15 - 0.17 EUR per word / 50 - 55 EUR per hour
KudoZ activity Questions answered: 287, Questions asked: 0 Easy / 235 PRO, PRO-level points: 765
Payment method accepted Wire transfer
Glossaries Birgitta Gustafsson
Translation education OTHER-MSc, Lund University, Sweden
Experience Years of translation experience: 7. Registered at ProZ.com: Jan 2004. Became a member: Feb 2004.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials N/A
Memberships SFÖ
Software Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, ABBYY FineReader, MS Office 2007, Powerpoint, SDL TRADOS
Website http://www.biofocus.se
CV/Resume CV/Resume (PDF)
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About me

Translator and writer specialized within the medical and pharmaceutical area.

Education
MSc in physiology/biology/chemistry
University education in medical pharmacology, immunology, cell & molecular biology
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English
Copywriting, Bergh's School of Communication, Sweden

Professional experience
Pharmaceutical industry
Almost 30 years of pharmaceutical industry experience including:
• Pharmacological research
• Publication of own research (40 publications)
• Medical affairs/medical information
• Medical/scientific writing (English, Swedish)

Medical translations and writing
Since 2002 running my own business as a translator and writer:
• Translations from English, Danish, Norwegian into Swedish
• Proofreading and editing of Swedish texts
• Writing/copywriting in Swedish

Experience in most therapeutic areas of:
• Publications
• Press releases
• Texts for medical/pharmaceutical web sites
• Clinical study reports, protocols and forms
• Informed consent forms
• Information for patients and doctors
• FAQs
• SPCs, PILs and labelling (human and veterinary medicinal products)
• EPARs and other EMEA documents
• Product and medical information brochures/booklets
• Medical questionnaires
• Training manuals
• Symposium reports
etc.

Services
• Pharmaceutical and medical translations
• Proofreading and editing of Swedish texts
• Medical writing/copywriting in Swedish

Office hours
Mon – Fri: 8.30 AM – 5.30 PM CET
Keywords: pharmaceuticals, summary of product characteristics, SPC, PIL, labelling, patient information, EU, EMEA, EPAR, MSDS, IFU, biomedicine, medicine, biotechnology, pharmacology, physiology, immunology, biology, biochemistry, biosciences, health



Profile last updated
Nov 17