AI-powered speech annotation and transcription enhancer tool for pediatric use
Official title: Developing an AI-Powered Speech Annotation and Transcription Enhancer Tool
Funded at Auspex Medix, LLC · NIH-11407819 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A pediatric-focused AI tool helps speech-language pathologists automatically analyze kids’ speech to save time and improve accuracy.
Quick facts
| Grant type | Sbir 1 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Auspex Medix, LLC NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Williamsville, United States) |
| Project start | July 1, 2026 |
| Project end | June 30, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $305,923 |
| NIH project number | 1R43DC023170-01A1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11407819 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Children aged 0-11 years who require speech-language assessments and, in some cases, where automated analysis could aid clinical decision-making.
✕Less likely to help
If a child’s speech follows patterns not well represented in the training data, initial performance may be limited.
What this research studies
This project aims to develop SATE, an AI-powered platform that automatically annotates and analyzes child speech across multiple levels, including word and phoneme transcription, pause patterns, and grammar cues. The tool is designed to work with diverse accents and dialects and to integrate interactive reports for clinicians. By reducing manual annotation time from minutes per minute of speech, SATE could shorten wait times for interventions and ease clinician workloads. The work builds on existing datasets and public corpora to ensure robustness in real-world clinical settings.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the tool could speed up speech-language assessments and support timely, personalized therapy for children.
How similar studies have gone: Previous tools offer partial automation, but this project aims for comprehensive, multi-layer analysis with real-time editing features.
Where this research is happening
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Auspex Medix, LLC
Williamsville, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Bo, Wei — Auspex Medix, LLC
- Study coordinator: Bo, Wei
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.