Understanding Clinical Research: A Practical Introduction for Language Professionals

Member Webinar


Thursday, October 8, 2026
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM (PDT)
Virtual event
Category: Webinars

Do you work on clinical trial or clinical study content without a life sciences background? This webinar gives you the foundational knowledge to handle that material with more confidence and accuracy.

Tailored to translators, reviewers, project managers, and localization specialists who do not necessarily have a life sciences background, the webinar provides an accessible introduction to key terminology, processes, and stakeholders in the clinical research landscape.

Participants will explore the differences between clinical studies and clinical trials, observational and interventional research, common study designs, the phases of drug development, major ethical and regulatory frameworks, and the roles of the various stakeholders involved.

We’ll talk about

  • Differences between clinical studies and clinical trials
  • Common study designs
  • Phases of drug development
  • Major ethical and regulatory frameworks
  • Roles of the various stakeholders involved

What you’ll walk away with

By the end of the webinar, participants will have a solid foundational understanding of clinical research concepts to approach clinical research-related material with greater confidence and accuracy.

Who this session is for

  • Translators
  • Reviewers
  • Project managers
  • Localization specialists

A certificate of attendance is available on request for those who join the live session.

Registration Options

Credits Price
MEMBER TICKET
FREE
NONMEMBER TICKET
$35.00


Manuela
 Goñi
 is an English into Spanish technical-scientific and sworn translator graduated from Instituto Superior Santo Domingo de Guzmán and Universidad Católica Argentina, respectively. She also holds a text editor certificate by Fundación Litterae. In 2022, she completed the Specialization in Audiovisual Texts and Accessibility at the Instituto Superior en Lenguas Vivas Sofía E. Broquen de Spangenberg. In September 2024, she became a clinical trial monitor after completing a course given by Fundación de Estudios Farmacológicos y de Medicamentos. She has collaborated with colleagues and worked as a freelance translator for companies and agencies specializing in medical and pharmaceutical translation for more than 10 years. Nowadays, she works as an internal medical translator at IQVIA for the English into Spanish (LATAM) combination.

Mara Fancello

Mara Fancello is an Italian medical translator at IQVIA Language Solutions. After years spent studying and working across Italy and abroad, she has been now working as a full-time medical & life-science translator for over a decade. She is a medical terminology enthusiast, and has a keen eye for consistency and quality checks. A few years ago, she settled back in her beloved island, where she very much enjoys the sea all-year round, and from where she travels as much as she can in her free time.

For More Information:

Isabella Massardo

Isabella Massardo

Content Strategist, Globalization and Localization Association