SpeechTrans Wins “Most Likely to Succeed” and “People’s Choice” awards at the 2012 NJTC Venture Conference

SpeechTrans, www.speechtrans.com, won “Most Likely to Succeed” and “People’s Choice” awards at the 2012 NJ Technology Council Venture Conference in a field of over 60 competitors. SpeechTrans was the only company to win 2 awards at the event, clearly catching the eye of judges, investors and key decision makers in the regional technology community and other participating entrepreneurial companies.

SpeechTrans smashes language barriers with the most accurate speech to speech translator that works on all versions of smart phones. Their potential markets are vast and include security, international  business, law, travel, etc. They joined the NJ Meadowlands Commission Business Accelerator in February 2011, have received Angel investments and have been featured on Fox, NBC, USA Today, Wired, OC World and others. They won 1^st place at the NJ Venture Pitch Olympics November 2011 with a perfect score. They currently have over 20 languages in their portfolio of translation services, have had over 350,000 downloads and 1 million minutes of translation services. But their most noteworthy accomplishment to date has been the saving of a life through the use of their app by an EMT coming to the aid of a person who spoke no English:

“Your app saved my patient's life. When Maryland Firefighter/ Medic was treating a Spanish-speaking patient suffering from a Diabetic Coma, SpeechTrans came to the rescue. Unable to get an interpreter on dispatch, Alex used SpeechTrans to communicate. He was able to determine the patient’s medical History using SpeechTrans, thereby avoiding the standard treatment which would have resulted in a fatal allergic reaction." -- Alex Hamburger