About Us
Relevance in every culture. clarity in every language. insight in every outcome.
SANTIUM = Complex translation + data collection
CNS is our core specialty
Santium delivers expert translation and linguistic validation of COAs for CNS clinical trials, combining precision, cultural insight, and compliance to support successful global study outcomes.
Outside of CNS
Neuroscience is the toughest translation field—think near-untranslatable IQ tasks. We master it daily, making us exceptionally equipped to handle any other industry with confidence and precision.
Highly qualified linguists
Our translators are linguists, experienced in an array of technical translations. We train translators on the content and application of every document, including its terminology.
Cultural validity is our goal
We ensure cultural relevance and confirm face validity, to adapt existing and translated assessment to resonate with and to be understood by local patients.
Why Us?
Experts in scientific and medical translation, psychometric data collection and cultural adaptation
Santium is a specialized language services provider with deep expertise in CNS clinical research. While our roots are in neuroscience, we also support a broad range of science-driven industries.
Our core capabilities include scientific and medical translation, including linguistic validation, psychometric data collection, and the localization of materials used in global research.
We partner with pharmaceutical companies, software developers, engineering and architectural firms, academic institutions, research agencies, and scientific publishers to deliver accurate, compliant, and culturally relevant translations.
As industries continue to expand and diversify into global markets, the need for culturally relevant high-quality linguistic support is essential.
At Santium, we are uniquely positioned at the crossroads of science, language, and regulation. We provide culturally-relevant, clear localizations for a range of materials including clinical trial documents and instruments, software and websites, technical protocols and manuals, drawings, presentations, e-learning modules, brand marketing content, and general business documents. Our services empower clients to uphold data integrity, enter new markets, and achieve impactful results on a global scale.
Trusted Medical and scientific translations since 2009
We don't skip critical steps. we do it the right way.
At Santium, quality is built into every step of our process. We follow a rigorous, ISO17100-aligned methodology designed to meet the highest regulatory and scientific standards in medical and technical translation.
Scope
Each project begins with a detailed review of the source material and study context. We define the linguistic, cultural, and regulatory requirements based on the target population and intended use.
Validation
We conduct interactive interviews and mock administrations with the target population to ensure translations are culturally appropriate, clearly understood, and accurately reflect the intent in real-world settings.
Translators
We assign native-speaking translators with subject-matter expertise, vetted for therapeutic relevance and trained in content, terminology, and clinical context to ensure accuracy, cultural relevance and clinical usability.
Quality Assurance
All deliverables undergo multi-level QA review, including independent linguists and final review by a project lead. Changes in each step are documented for full traceability and included in final project report.
Translatability
We perform detailed translatability analyses to identify potential linguistic or cultural issues, ensuring concepts can be accurately and meaningfully translated across all target languages and cultural settings.
Author Collaboration
We collaborate closely with instrument authors to address adaptation challenges, clarify intent, and ensure translations remain true to the original while resonating with diverse cultural and linguistic audiences.
Translation
We perform dual forward translations, reconciliation, and back translation to resolve conceptual differences—ensuring semantic equivalence with the source while adapting for clarity and usability in the target culture.
Client Collaboration
We maintain close communication throughout the project, offering guidance, documentation, and regulatory support to help clients make decisions and navigate submission requirements confidently.
Vision
To be the trusted language partner for innovators at the forefront of science and medicine, strengthening the global research community one learning at a time.
We envision a World where every patient voice is heard, every outcome is interpretable, and every project deepens our knowledge—no matter the language, culture, or subject matter.
Mission
To support our clients in breaking down language barriers with expert translation solutions that not only ensure accuracy and regulatory compliance, but also enhance the interpretability of outcomes.
With each project, we seek to uncover insights, expand shared knowledge, and contribute meaningfully to the advancement of medical and technical translation processes and quality.
What drives us
Better translations. Better data. better outcomes.
Since its inception in 2009, Santium has established itself as a reliable partner in medical and scientific translations. Serving 14 therapeutic areas and 6 technical industries, we offer precise, culturally and linguistically relevant translations with regulatory reliability, in over 140 languages worldwide.
precise. Clear. Trustworthy. Always learning.
Our Values
Precision
We hold ourselves to the highest standards of linguistic and scientific accuracy—because in research, every detail counts.
Integrity
We act with honesty, transparency, and respect. Trust is earned through consistency, confidentiality, and accountability.
Clarity
We make complex scientific concepts clearly relevant—across languages, cultures, and contexts—so that critical insights aren’t lost in translation.
Curiosity
We treat every project as a chance to learn. Driven by curiosity, we grow our expertise and share findings to strengthen the scientific community.
Human Rights
We support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights.
We make sure that we are not complicit in human rights abuses.
Labour
We uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining
We uphold the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour.
We uphold effective abolition of child labour.
We uphold the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
Environment
We support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges.
We undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility.
We encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.
Anti-Corruption
We work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.
Global principles. Local action.
Proud participant in the U.N. Global Compact
With vendors located all over the World, Santium is fully committed to making the U.N. Global Compact and its principles part of our strategy, culture and day-to-day operations.
Our Core Team
Vocably team is made up of experienced Project and Account Managers.
Lawrence Petrie
Founder & CEO
A keen yachtsman and editor of a cruising guide, Lawrence is constantly reminded of the effects of pollution in.
Ruth Aquilani
Senior Manager
The appreciation and love that she has for wildlife and animals makes her especially concerned about environment
Lucas Aquilani
Senior Translation
SANTIUM | Instrumenting empirically meaningful outcomes.
