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ABOUT

AWATERA IS THE LEADING PROVIDER OF LINGUISTIC SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES IN RUSSIA AND THE CIS COUNTRIES.

The company was formed in 2017 by way of a merger between ALS and TRAKTAT, two leading companies on the Russian linguistic market.
According to the research agency Translation Rating, in 2018, AWATERA became the largest translation company in Russia. Despite this considerable achievement, we are not planning on resting on our laurels, and we continue expanding our market presence every year! As of today, the company has offices in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vladivostok, Almaty, Los Angeles, and Dubai.
Our vast production potential, multistage quality assurance, and extensive experience in managing linguistic projects enable us to remain a market leader. Our reputation as a highly professional and reliable provider of translation services is well-earned. Among our corporate clients are well-known Russian and international companies such as Gazprom, M.Video, Raiffeisenbank, Johnson & Johnson, Siemens, Huawei, Leroy Merlin, and Amway, representing various sectors of the economy. We are trusted by leaders in the medical and pharmaceutical markets: Pfizer, Novartis, Celgene, Dr. Reddy’s, Sandoz, Lilly, Alcon, Sanofi, AstraZeneca.

A FEW FACTS
ABOUT US IN NUMBERS

+5 000

CORPORATE
CUSTOMERS WORLDWIDE
ТОП-3

TRANSLATION
COMPANIES IN EASTERN EUROPE
TOP 50

GLOBAL PROVIDERS OF LANGUAGE SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES
300 MILLION

WORDS TRANSLATED ANNUALLY
17 000

PROVEN LINGUISTS WORKING WITH OVER 80 LANGUAGES IN 130 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE
20

OFFICES WORLDWIDE, REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES IN EUROPE, USA, AND UAE

OUR STORY

IN THE MARKET OF LANGUAGE SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES SINCE 2000

A LONG JOURNEY AND RAPID GROWTH

AWATERA not only ranks high in ratings due to translation services but is also a technological leader with its own ERP system, API connectors for multilingual website localization, and automated translation services.
We are constantly improving our capabilities to provide customers with the best linguistic services on the market.

AWATERA INVESTS IN NEW PROJECTS

As of 2023, AWATERA is part of the investment company A.INVEST's portfolio. AWATERA's founders own leading brands in the Russian language services market: ALS, SpeakUs, Traktat.com, Perevedem.ru, and invest in new products in both Russian and international markets.

NEW DUBAI OFFICE

In October 2021, another AWATERA office opened, this time in Dubai. Our new branch is located in the rapidly developing area of Barsha Heights, home to the head offices of several international IT companies.

SPEAKUS

AWATERA collaborates with SPEAKUS, a developer of a cloud-based platform for remote simultaneous interpretation. With the help of said platform, we can easily organize the interpretation of an event anywhere in the world in just a few hours.

AWATERA

The merger of Russia's largest linguistic companies — ABBYY LS and TRAKTAT — under the single brand AWATERA™. The emergence of a player with a turnover exceeding RUB 1 billion.

SAP® BASED TMS

Introduction of our own ERP system based on SAP® technology for translation project management.

TRANSLATION API

Implementation of technology for automating website localization. Launch of an API connector for Bitrix, WordPress, and other CMS.

ABBYY CLOUD

Integration of all ABBYY products and services (including translation services and technologies) on a single cloud platform.

TATARSTAN OFFICE

Opened an expert centre for Eastern languages in Kazan. As part of the Republic of Tatarstan's government program, we have started developing machine translation technology from Russian to Tatar.

SMARTCAT

Launch of a comprehensive cloud-based solution for translation workflow automation. The solution will later be used to create a marketplace for finding translators, and the company itself will become an independent business in 2016.

TRANSLATING COURSERA

Creation of a specialized cloud-based solution for crowdsourced translation. Translation of more than 3 million words by volunteers. Coursera is a popular project in the field of online education, offering free access to courses from the world's best universities.

LINGVO.PRO

Creation of a corporate online solution for terminology management based on the specific translation processes of Russian companies.

INTERPRET.ME

Launch of a free service for selecting oral interpreters, essentially a freelance marketplace.

KAZAKHSTAN OFFICE

Entered the Kazakhstan market and opened a Branch Office in Almaty.

US OFFICE

Entered the U.S. market and acquired 100% of the shares of the American company Connective Language Solutions.

SKOLKOVO RESIDENT

Obtained the status of a resident of the Skolkovo Innovation Center and began developing translation management technologies.

RUPHONE

Launch of the Interpreter by Phone service, offering instant connection to an interpreter.

BELGOROD OFFICE

Opened a production center in Belgorod.

ABBYY LS

The emergence of the company ABBYY LS through ABBYY's entry into the shareholders of Perevedem.ru.

PEREVEDEM.RU

Creation of a service for instant online translation of texts of any size. In 2013, the service became cloud-based.

TRAKTAT

Establishment of a language company providing translations in all language pairs and topics.

OUR ADVANTAGES

Years of Experience

Our specialists have specialized medical education and extensive experience working with medical and pharmaceutical texts

Multi-Level Verification

Our company is a leader in pharmaceutical translation in Russia

Personalized Approach

Our personalized approach and flexibility allow us to work with the largest companies in the pharmaceutical industry