Language Scientific is a US-based translation and localization agency founded in 1998 and formerly known as RIC International. It specializes in technical, engineering, and medical translation for clients in the pharmaceutical, biomedical, aerospace, and manufacturing industries. The company operates the Advanced Scientific Knowledge Network (ASKnetwork), a group of more than 6,000 multilingual engineers, physicians, and scientists in over 75 countries.
Language Scientific is a US-based translation and localization agency founded in 1998 and formerly known as RIC International. Its headquarters is at 101 Station Landing, Suite 500, Medford, Massachusetts, and its tagline is "If you don't understand it, you can't translate it." The company employs between 100 and 249 people, with both its minimum budget and average hourly rate available only upon inquiry.
The agency focuses on translation and localization of technical, engineering, and medical texts across European, Asian, Middle Eastern, African, and American languages. Its stated approach combines specialization, industry-leading quality management standards, and a customer-focused workflow, which it says has attracted technology, engineering, bio-medical, and pharmaceutical firms worldwide.
Language Scientific operates the Advanced Scientific Knowledge Network (ASKnetwork), a network of more than 6,000 multilingual engineers, physicians, and scientists working in over 75 countries across five continents. Through this network and its globalization expertise, it serves businesses in aerospace and defense, chemical, clinical research, energy, healthcare, industrial manufacturing, medical device, pharmaceutical, and technology industries.
The agency offers translation services and transcription services, including audio transcription, business transcription, depositions, medical transcription, and video transcription. Its client base spans the manufacturing, legal, and energy industries.
Language Scientific holds a Google rating of 3.0 based on three reviews. The single review published on the profile is from a translator who received a declined translation test and described the company's internal review process as subjective and not compliant with industry standards.
Services
- Translation Services
- Transcription Services
- Audio Transcription
- Business Transcription
- Depositions
- Medicine
- Video Transcriptions
Industries Served
Team Size
Pros
- Specializes in translation and localization of technical, engineering, and medical texts across all major language groups.
- Operates the ASKnetwork, with more than 6,000 multilingual engineers, physicians, and scientists in over 75 countries.
Cons
- Low Google rating of 3.0, with a reviewer criticizing the translation test evaluation process as subjective and not industry-standard.
Client Review Analysis
Google rating is 3.0 out of 5 based on 3 reviews; the single published review is critical of the translator test evaluation process.