Global Language Solutions, a Welocalize Company, Achieves Inc. 5000 Ranking as a Fastest-Growing Private Company for Fourth Time

Translation Provider Specializing in Language Services for Life Sciences, Healthcare, and Medical Industries Has Impressive Three-Year Sales Growth of 88%


FREDERICK, MD and IRVINE, CA--(Marketwired - Aug 30, 2016) -  Welocalize, global leader in innovative translation and localization solutions, announced today that Inc. Magazine has placed Global Language Solutions, a Welocalize company, No.3565 on its 2016 Inc. 5000 list, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies.

Global Language Solutions (GLS) had a three-year sales growth rate of 88%, earning it the 3,565th ranked spot overall and the 297th spot in the Business Products & Services category.

The 2016 Inc. 5000 list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy, America's independent entrepreneurs. GLS joins GoPro, Microsoft, and Zappos, among other prominent brands featured on this year's list. On average, the companies on the list grew an impressive five-fold over the three-year period.

"Global Language Solutions demonstrates the visionary market leadership that differentiates Welocalize brands today, and is further evidenced by their remarkable fast-growth and top position as the specialized life sciences translation and localization provider of choice," said Erin Wynn, chief customer officer at Welocalize. "We celebrate in their outstanding achievement. We are very excited to have Global Language Solutions as part of our growing organization, which provides services across the entire continuum of our client's product and services journey."

Founded in 1994, Global Language Solutions provides dedicated translation and localization services for all aspects of global clinical trials, patient recruitment and retention, medical device and pharmaceutical documentation, linguistic validation, healthcare and medical provider materials, as well as expert compliance, marketing and interpretation capabilities.

"Earning a spot on the coveted Inc. 5000 list for the fourth time is something our entire team is very proud of achieving," said Olga Smirnova, CEO of Global Language Solutions. "I recognize this is a huge milestone and it is only possible because of our employees' commitment to our company and our clients."

Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000.

Welocalize, Inc., founded in 1997, offers innovative language services to help global brands reach audiences around the world in more than 175 languages. We provide translation and localization services, talent management, language tools, automation and technology, quality and program management. Our range of managed language services include machine translation, digital marketing, validation and testing, interpretation, staffing and enterprise translation management technologies. We specialize in consumer, technology, manufacturing, learning, oil and gas, travel and hospitality, marketing and advertising, finance, legal and life sciences industry language solutions. With more than 1,000 employees worldwide, Welocalize maintains offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Romania, Poland, Hungary, Japan and China. www.welocalize.com

Global Language Solutions, a Welocalize company, provides specialized language solutions for the regulated, healthcare and life science industries. Solutions include industry expert translation services for regulatory and compliance content, document translation, linguistic validation, interpreting, website and marketing localization, eLearning and multimedia services. Global Language Solutions is an industry leader with proven translation and localization proficiency required for global clinical trials, pharmaceuticals, biotech companies, medical devices, healthcare brands, medical providers, and government agencies. GLS is ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 17100 certified. Established in 1994, Global Language Solutions is headquartered in Irvine, California. As a Welocalize company, Global Language Solutions has 21 global offices and provides language solutions in 175 languages. www.globallanguages.com

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