 Member since Feb '04
Working languages: English to Swedish
Norwegian to Swedish
Danish to Swedish
Swedish (monolingual)
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|  Birgitta G
Medical and pharmaceutical expertise
NA Local time: 10:56 CET (GMT+1)
Native in: Swedish  | |
MEDICINE – PHARMACEUTICALS – BIOTECHNOLOGY – HEALTH | | Freelancer | | Translation, Editing/proofreading | | Specializes in: | | Medical: Pharmaceuticals | Medical (general) | | Medical: Health Care | Medical: Cardiology | | Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) | Science (general) |
| Also works in: | | Botany | Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng | | Medical: Dentistry | Linguistics | | Nutrition | Zoology | | Genetics |
More Less | | PRO-level points: 789, Questions answered: 291, Questions asked: 238 | | Wire transfer | | Birgitta Gustafsson | | Other - MSc, Lund University, Sweden | | Years of translation experience: 10. Registered at ProZ.com: Jan 2004. Became a member: Feb 2004. | | N/A | | N/A | | SFÖ | | Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, ABBYY FineReader, MS Office 2007, Powerpoint, SDL TRADOS | | http://www.biofocus.se | | English (PDF) | | Birgitta G endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines. | | About me 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:
• Articles for specialist journals
• Press releases
• Texts for medical/pharmaceutical web sites
• Clinical trial documentation
• Product information: SmPCs and PILs (human and veterinary medicinal products)
• EPARs and other EMA documents
• Pharmaceutical and medical information brochures/booklets
• Marketing material
• 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 |
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Keywords: pharmaceuticals, product information, summary of product characteristics, SmPC, packet leaflet, PIL, labelling, regulatory affairs documentation, clinical trials, medical information, EU, EMA, EPAR, MSDS, IFU, medicine, biomedicine, biotechnology, pharmacology, physiology, immunology, biology, biochemistry, biosciences, health
Profile last updated
Nov 16, 2011 |
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