February 2010
Heuberger interviewed in Client Side News
ForeignExchange president Andres Heuberger was recently interviewed for an article about translation industry specialization. Client Side News, a translation industry magazine asked Heuberger about specializing in medical translations and how that has helped his company grow, on average, 40% per year. Read the entire article here: Heuberger interview
May 2009
ForeignExchange representative to speak on Japanese regulatory affairs
ForeignExchange's Jason Heaton will be speaking at a Twin Cities regulatory conference on the topic of the Japanese Pharmaceutical Affairs Law (PAL). The Regulatory Affairs Professional Society (RAPS) Twin Cities chapter is sponsoring a morning of networking and expert presentation entitled, "Review and Resolve Challenges of Japan's PAL" on Thursday, May 21st. The event will be held at Medtronic's world headquarters in Minneapolis. Experts in the field of Japan regulatory affairs will be speaking on the unique challenges of getting products approved in Japan and staying compliant, as well as negotiating the cultural nuances of working with Japanese counterparts. Jason's presentation is entitled, "Lost in Translation: effective translation process for Japanese submissions." Find out more here: http://www.raps.org/personifyebusiness/MemberCenter/Chapters/RAPSTwinCitiesChapter/tabid/1087/Default.aspx
September 2008
Heuberger interviewed about translation and the economy
ForeignExchange president Andres Heuberger was recently interviewed for an article about businesses that are defying the current economic downturn. In an interview appearing in the Dallas News, Heuberger explains ForeignExchange's continued growth despite an economy that sees other businesses struggling. He says the key is his company's niche focus on medical translations and its client base in the pharmaceutical and medical device fields. These clients, he says, are less sensitive to price increases from the poor dollar-to-Euro exchange rate and are aggressively pursuing opportunities in global markets, where translation is necessary. Read the entire article here: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/classifieds/news/jobcenter/careeradvice/stories/DN-culpcol_14emp.ART.State.Edition1.26b2344.html
July 2008
European Standards
Using EN 15038:2006 as an assessment tool for translation providers
Jason Heaton of ForeignExchange wrote an article for the July/August issue of Multilingual magazine that gives an overview of EN 15038:2006 and how it can be used to assess translation providers.
July 2008
Clinical Trial Translations
Maximizing the benefits of Translation Memory
Jason Heaton and Bob Muzerall of ForeignExchange co-authored an article for The Monitor magazine that discusses Translation Memory technology and how it is applied to clinical trial translations.
May 2005
Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry
EU Tissue-Product Rules Near Completion
ForeignExchange produced a series of three audio conferences on changes to European tissue-product regulations, featuring Quintiles Senior Consultant Phil Brown. His expert advice garnered attention from Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry magazine. January 2004
Devices & Diagnostics Letter
Multilingual sites are good for business
This interview with ForeignExchange's Andres Heuberger argues that "the globalization of business is here to stay…and increasingly, companies in the device industry can't afford to ignore international markets."
July 2003
Medical Product Outsourcing
Translating the IVD Directive
Andres Heuberger, president of ForeignExchange, discusses on-the-ground language challenges facing IVD manufacturers in his article "Translating The IVD Directive" in this month's Medical Product Outsourcing magazine.
July 2003
IVD Technology
Labeling and language requirements under the IVD Directive Andres Heuberger, ForeignExchange's president, delivers compelling insight on IVDD translations in his article "Labeling and language requirements under the IVD Directive" in this month's IVD Technology magazine.
February 2003
Clinica
Late CE marking portends IVD compliance bottleneck
Some 38% of IVD manufacturers who responded to a fourth-quarter 2002 survey on their readiness for the full implementation of the IVD Directive on December 7, 2003 have revealed that none of their products are CE marked. The Internet survey, carried out by US company ForeignExchange Translations, also showed that a further 20% of respondents had CE marked less than 50% of their products.
December 2002
FDANews
Translation and the IVD Directive audio conference
Andres Heuberger, president of ForeignExchange, hosts Translation and the IVD Directive. This audio conference will cover what roadblocks and challenges are front line managers running into and how are they getting the job done? Deadline for compliance is less than 14 months away - key considerations and best practices.
November 2002
IVD Technology
Survey shows companies still behind on IVD Directive compliance A website run by ForeignExchange Translations has been investigating the current state of IVD companies' efforts toward becoming compliant with the IVD Directive. The results of a recent survey indicate that while many IVD manufacturers have taken some action toward becoming compliant with the IVD Directive, a substantial majority of these companies still have a long way to go.
October 2002
MultiLingual Computing & Technology
The end of translation as we know it? ForeignExchange's Andres Heuberger discusses the globalization of language in general and the emergence of English as the world's lingua franca.
September 2002
IVD Technology
Translation and the IVD Directive
Andres Heuberger of ForeignExchange and Bill Morton of MDCI co-wrote this article to discuss the findings from the quarterly IVD Directive Translation Survey at IVD-Translation.com.
April 2002
MultiLingual Computing & Technology
Localization training at the University of Quebec at Hull
ForeignExchange's Nancy Locke takes an in-depth look at the unique, Masters-level localization curriculum offered by this Canadian university.
March 2002
MX
Globalization 101
For medtech manufacturers, the challenges of selling in multiple markets are complex—but essential. This article, written by ForeignExchange's president, provides a detailed look at the challenges ahead.
February 2002
Mass High Tech
European regulations have been magnifique for ForeignExchange Translations
In its February 11th issue, Mass High Tech covers the looming December 2003 CE-mark deadline for IVD manufacturers and ForeignExchange's specialized language services to these companies.
September 2001
The Daily Camera, Boulder, CO
Speaking the language of growth
The September 11th issue of The Daily Camera reports on ForeignExchange Translations' expanded operations hub which will employ 50 staff.
June/July 2001
MultiLingual Computing & Technology
Challenges of localizing Macromedia Flash movies
Few resources are available to automate the process for these multilingual projects. When preparing a Flash localization project, there are four main areas that are often troublesome and require special attention. This article by ForeignExchange Translations provides useful how-to advice that reduces the delays and expense inherent in many Flash localization projects (request article).
May/June 2001
European Medical Device Manufacturer
The multilingual web
Building and managing a global website is a complex task: juggling the needs of the marketing, IT, regulatory and sales departments and communicating with in-country offices is difficult enough. When you add vendors, software tools and the regulatory requirements of each country to the mix, the process can be overwhelming. Nevertheless, companies with global ambitions have little choice but to adapt their websites to local users. The key to successfully managing this process resides in knowing the obstacles to avoid and the tools that are available to help you achieve your objectives.
April/May 2001
Multilingual Computing & Technology
Calculating return on investment in tools
Translation database technology is here to stay. But at what price? When calculating the ROI for a translation database tool, one size does not fit all. This ForeignExchange article shows how large-scale users can benefit from careful measurement to determine overall impact of language technology (request article).
April 2001
Software Business
ForeignExchange opens Boston office
Software Business covers the opening of ForeignExchange's newest location and expanded management team.
January 2001
Generation 21
"This year MEMOIRS OF THE INFORMATION AGE will focus on the core business side of this medium. Guest Columnist Andres Heuberger, CEO of ForeignExchange Translations, is the first of the invited experts to lead the way. Mr. Heuberger looks at how your extra- and intranets can be focused."