Tony Atkinson

Majoring in physics (BSc) at the University of Western Australia, Tony Atkinson taught science for ten years before switching to Japanese-English translation in 1988. A freelance translator since 1992, his work is now focused mainly on the areas of medicine and drug development. He also delivers seminars and workshops on pharma translation and English scientific writing to clients in Japan. He is currently a Board member of the Japan Association of Translators (JAT) and a past chair of JATPHARMA, the JAT special-interest group dedicated to pharma translation.

Sessions

Translating Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls

Information To assure the proper identification, quality, purity, and strength of an investigational new drug (IND), the US FDA requires IND applications to include “a section describing the composition, manufacture, and control of the drug substance and the drug product.” The...

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