About TangoMed

TangoMed brings together over 35 years of combined expertise in patient voice research and life sciences linguistic services—creating the first truly end-to-end clinical communication partner for global trials.

35+
Years combined
expertise
9K+
Research
projects
7K+
Linguistic projects
per year
250+
Languages
covered
190+
Countries &
territories
Patient Voice Research
Linguistic Validation
Regulatory Submissions
End-to-End Ownership
Multilingual Translation
How We Were Built

Two companies. Two decades each. One shared conviction.

TangoMed didn't emerge from a corporate decision. It came from a shared frustration—watching clinical trials struggle not because of bad science, but because of broken communication. GRC and Sharpline Life Sciences had each been solving different parts of the same problem for years. TangoMed is what happens when they solve it together, end to end.

Patient Voice & Research · Leeds, United Kingdom

Gibson Research Consultancy

Founded in 2008 by Mark Gibson—a polyglot with 25 years of experience in qualitative health research—GRC has spent over two decades with one unwavering focus: putting the patient at the center of clinical research. From their base in Leeds, UK, they have conducted more than 9,000 projects across 190 countries and territories, covering 250 languages—including rare languages, creoles, indigenous languages, and minority dialects that most providers simply cannot reach.

GRC's core expertise is understanding how patients actually receive, process, and respond to clinical communication. Their network of 17,000+ expert collaborators worldwide conducts more than 20,000 patient interviews per year—generating the human insight that transforms a protocol document into something a patient can genuinely understand, trust, and act on.

Cognitive Debriefing Content Validity Patient Interviews Usability Testing Document Design 190 Countries 250 Languages
Life Sciences Linguistic Services · Córdoba, Argentina · Miami, US

Sharpline Life Sciences

Sharpline Life Sciences specializes in translation, localization, and linguistic validation for clinical trials, regulatory submissions, and patient-facing materials. With over 5,000 projects delivered in the past year alone—translating more than 30 million words across 100+ specialized linguists—they bring the operational depth and life sciences expertise that global trials demand.

Their work spans 12 major therapeutic areas, from oncology and gene therapy to neurology, cardiology, and infectious diseases. Beyond translation, Sharpline provides strategic consulting—terminology management, SOP creation, workflow design—and talent outsourcing to help organizations build internal linguistic capabilities. Clients work directly with specialized linguists and project managers: no intermediaries, no loss of context.

Translation & Linguistic Validation Regulatory Submissions ICF & Patient Materials Consulting & SOPs Talent Outsourcing 12 Therapeutic Areas 5,000+ Projects/Year
GRC Gibson Research Consultancy
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Sharpline Life Sciences Sharpline Life Sciences

Together, we cover what neither could do alone.

Gibson Research Consultancy brings the patient voice and research depth. Sharpline Life Sciences brings the linguistic operations and regulatory precision. TangoMed is what emerges when these two capabilities are fully integrated—unified under one accountable team, from protocol to close-out.

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— The TangoMed Founding Principle

The patient at the heart of research.
Language is what makes it work.

Our Role

We own the full journey.
So you can focus on the science.

From the moment a protocol takes shape to the final close-out document, TangoMed is there—not as a vendor you manage, but as a partner who manages the process for you.

01
Protocol & Study Design
Day Zero

We embed language and communication strategy at the design stage—before a single document is written. This is where most providers aren't yet in the room. We are. Early integration prevents the cascading issues that cost studies millions later.

02
Document Creation & Testing
Pre-Site

Every patient-facing material is built on health literacy principles, tested for real-world clarity, and validated across all study languages before it reaches a single site. ICFs, diaries, recruitment materials—designed to be understood, not just signed.

03
Translation & Linguistic Validation
Different languages

Our multilingual workflows cover translation, back-translation, reconciliation, cognitive debriefing, and regulatory review—across all languages, managed simultaneously. 250+ languages. 30M+ words per year. Zero loss of context.

04
Execution & Site Support
Live Study

During the study, we provide continuous linguistic and communication support across sites, time zones, and language pairs. Direct access to specialized linguists and project managers—no intermediaries, no loss of context.

05
Study Close & Knowledge Archive
Close-Out

At close-out, we don't just finalize documents. We archive the linguistic and communication knowledge generated throughout the study—so your next trial starts with a real advantage, not from zero.

Where We Are

5 offices.
One global reach.

United Kingdom
Guatemala
Spain
GRC — Gibson Research Consultancy
United Kingdom · Guatemala · Spain
Patient Voice Research

Home of Gibson Research Consultancy, our offices anchor our patient research capabilities and connect us to regulatory and research networks across Europe, North America and beyond.

Argentina
United States
Sharpline Life Sciences
Argentina · United States
Life Sciences Linguistic Services

Home of Sharpline Life Sciences, our offices drive our linguistic operations connecting us to Latin American markets and global clinical research networks.

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Ready to make language part of your trial's foundation?

We work with CROs, SMOs and sponsors in the small and mid-market segment worldwide. Whether you're planning your next study or looking to improve one already in motion—let's talk.