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In this episode, I sit down with Helen Williams, a language industry expert with extensive experience in linguistic validation, life sciences translations and patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures.

💡 About Helen Williams: 

✅ Modern Languages graduate from Bristol University & St Anne’s College, Oxford 

✅ Former head of language services at a Global CRO 

✅ Specialist in linguistic validation for patient-facing smartphone & web applications 

✅ Founder of The Word Desk—her own language services company 

✅ Passionate about terminology in life sciences, translation quality, and T&I industry innovation

🔎 Key Topics We Cover: 

✔️ Helen’s transition from modern languages to life sciences 

✔️ What is linguistic validation? Why it matters in clinical research 

✔️ The intersection of translation and healthcare—optimizing patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures 

✔️ Navigating industry terminology—understanding eCOA, CRO, and PRO 

✔️ Launching a language company—what drove Helen to start The Word Desk

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