The Cuban Government’s Fights Against Cancer Boosts Cuban Biotech
Cuban Biotech Over the last two decades, the Cuban government has invested more than $1 billion in the country's R&D sector. As a result, more than 90 new Cuban biotech products are currently being investigated in more than 60 clinical trials. This has not only helped Cuba to make great ...
LC Joins in Healing after Boston Marathon Bombing
Healing from Boston Marathon Bombing The Boston Marathon bombing and the events following it have profoundly touched all of us who live in and around the city of Boston. Our staff is still recovering from the shock along with the rest of the city. As a language service company we are ...
LC Invites You to US-Russia Chamber of Commerce of New England May Event
Prospects for Collaboration with Russia: View from the City of Yaroslavl Leo Galperin, President of Language Connections and board member of the US-Russia Chamber of Commerce of New England (USRCCNE), is pleased to invite you an upcoming event: a breakfast with the Mayor of Yaroslavl, Evgeniy Urlashov, and his administration ...
LC Provides Russian Interpreters for Moscow State University
Russian Interpreters for Moscow State University Moscow State University, the oldest and largest university in Russia, is participating in an Executive Business Education program in conjunction with Northeastern University's D'Amore McKim School of Business this month. The goal is to bring executive MBA students from Russia and provide them with ...
Translating Obama’s Health Care for Community Outreach
President Obama's health care reform plan has brought with it much controversy. Despite significant efforts, ensuring that the linguistically diverse populations residing in many states have been informed about changes which affect them has turned out to be quite a daunting task. Comprehending the reforms is challenging even for native English speakers ...
Barriers of Communication in Africa: Language & Science
There is a wealth of scientific knowledge in Africa accumulated over many generations. If this information, gained through years of first-hand experience, were to be incorporated into modern science it would be of significant value. Areas ranging from agriculture to medicine would benefit greatly. Because of this, barriers of communication pose a huge ...
EU Supports the Development of Orphan Drugs
Shortly after the International Day for Rare Diseases on February 28, and in keeping with this year's theme 'Rare Disorders without Borders,' the European Commission put out a plan to promote the development of 200 new treatments or orphan drugs for rare diseases by the year 2020 - allocating $187 ...
Lost in Translation
There is no end to the written translation mistakes that people encounter every day in their native language. And sometimes it is not just the non-native speakers that make them. Although for the most part one can decipher the intended meaning, linguists and native speakers often find humor in the mistakes ...
LC Works with The Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance
The Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) was established to meet urgent and transitional needs of individuals and families living in Massachusetts through a combination of federal- and state-funded benefits. The Department of Transitional Assistance has recently been involved in conducting several community outreach programs in an effort to bring ...
LC at 2013 BIO International Convention
The BIO International Convention brings together top companies in biotech from around the world. The 2013 BIO International Convention in Chicago, from April 22nd to 25th, will give companies the opportunity to meet, exhibit and present to an extensive number of top leaders in the industry ...