Member since Jun '12

Working languages:
English to French

Bertrand Leduc
Medical translator and proofreader

United Kingdom
Local time: 22:13 BST (GMT+1)

Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) Native in French
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My experience as a certified translator and proofreader is extensive in the localisation of pharmaceutical documents, but also of material pertaining to cardiology, oncology, medical devices, genetics and health care. Furthermore, in the last six years, I have had the opportunity to work on large volumes of documents, ranging from marketing brochures to IFUs, for a global leader in implant, restorative and regenerative dentistry.

I am a dual national (French and British), native French speaker with native-like proficiency in English acquired by studying, living and working in the United Kingdom since 2000. My writing skills in both English and French combined with my rigorous, accurate and systematic proofing workflow, as well as the software I use, allow me to produce a quality end product that is both faithful to the source document and perfectly adapted to the target audience; a translation that does not look like a translation.

Before choosing to become a freelance translator, I worked as a biology teacher in the UK, mainly teaching A Level Biology (16 to 18-year-old students) in one of the best sixth form colleges in the country, where I prepared the more academically gifted students to pass the BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT) used by top British universities like Oxford and Cambridge. Even if I value experience more than qualifications, I must mention that I have passed the Certified Translation Professional (CTP) examination from the Global Translation Institute, the Science and the General Units from the IoLET Diploma in Translation, and that I hold a BSc in General Biology from Montpellier University in France and a Post Graduate Certificate in Education from King's College London.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bertrand-leduc-19679369/?originalSubdomain=uk

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Experience
Translation (over 2.5 million words) Proofreading (over 2 million words) LSO (Linguistic Sign-off)/post DTP check (100+ hours)


Dentistry (dental equipment, restorations, impressions, implants and biomaterials, infection control, finishing and polishing, clear aligners…)

Clinical-trial-related documents (informed consent forms, protocols, amendments, etc.)

SPCs (Summary of Product Characteristics), PILs (Patient Information Leaflets) and labels following QRD templates for EMA (European Medicines Agency) and ANSM (Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des produits de santé). 

Medical instrument descriptions/IFUs (cardiac devices, electrosurgical devices, orthopaedic devices, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy and skin grafting, automated analyser, medical beds, trolleys, cots, microtome, laboratory equipment, software, consumables, reagents...)

Biotechnology (forms, assays, HPLC, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)...)

Clinical guidelines 



Other examples of translated and edited documents: literature for World Cancer Day; European First Aid Guidelinestraining material on cardiology; iPad app for training health professionals about a new drug for COPD management; training manuals about a new drug for ADHD management; information about a range of lung diseases and their risk factors for an international organisation; drug patents; catalogue for a private hospital; EU Declaration on palliative care; medical questionnaires; veterinary pathology (articles); medical records (cardiology); treatment programme for HIV/TB patients; genetic counsellor’s reports; anatomical Pathology Products (Catalog); Nuclear Medicine Imaging Systems (guides); Autoimmunity (diagnosis of coeliac disease, thyroid diseases); Vial Identification System (from sample entry to final report); Foetal & Maternal Monitor (User Manual)


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