SpeechVive has had two major recent triumphs: raising $1.5 million dollars in a recent funding round, and earning a HCPCS code that will allow patients to bill Medicare for the SpeechVive device!
Read more about these exciting developments here.
New Study in Press
Dr. Jessica Huber and former doctoral student Meghan Darling-White have a new study in press: Impact of Parkinson’s disease on breath pauses and their relationship to speech impairment: A longitudinal study in the American Journal of Speech Language Pathology. Read the Article.
Brianna Kiefer presents at Motor Speech Conference in Santa Barbara, CA
Brianna Kiefer presented a podium talk on one of her preliminary projects at the Biennial Conference on Motor Speech in Santa Barbara, CA on February 21, 2020. The title of her talk was “Efficacy of a home-based treatment paradigm, EMST and SpeechVive, to improve communication in Parkinson disease.” Her presentation was very well received with lots of great questions!
Jessica Huber featured on This is Purdue Podcast
Jessica Huber was a guest on the first episode of the This is Purdue Podcast to the development of the SpeechVive device and what it’s like to be an entrepreneur. Listen to the episode here.
Jessica Huber Featured on Speech Uncensored Podcast
Jessica Huber was recently a guest on the Speech Uncensored Podcast, hosted by Leigh Ann, to discuss the SpeechVive device. Listen to the episode here.
Dr. Huber Elected Fellow of National Academy of Inventors
Dr. Jessica E. Huber, Professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Studies, Co-Director of CEREBBRAL, and Associate Dean of Research in the College of Health and Human Sciences, has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. This nomination is tied to the SpeechVive, a small, wearable device that Dr. Huber invented to treat symptoms in Parkinson disease.
Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors are nominated by their peers for their inventions that have improved the quality of life of people in society, leading to patents and licensing. The NAI Fellows Program represents 1,229 Fellows worldwide.
An announcement of the election can be found in Purdue’s Research Foundation News.