Matt Roush

About Matt Roush

Matt Roush is a freelance writer, editor, and photographer, and co-host of MITech TV with MITechNews founder and publisher Mike Brennan. He is a longtime Michigan journalist and marketing professional, having spent more than 30 years in journalism for media outlets including WWJ Newsradio 950, Crain’s Detroit Business, the Kalamazoo Gazette, and the Traverse City Record-Eagle, and over a decade in nonprofit media relations and marketing for The Engineering Society of Detroit and Lawrence Technological University.

Kentucky Client Win For Detroit Software Developer

DETROIT – The Detroit-based accounting software developer Gravity Software announced that its client, a Kentucky-based dental practice called The Smile, had moved from Excel spreadsheets to Gravity’s financial system in less than 60 days. Gravity’s cloud-based software is built on the Microsoft 365 platform. “Gravity Software is made for small to medium-sized businesses who need more

By |2019-03-02T13:51:18-05:00March 2nd, 2019|ESD, IoT, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

New Multiplayer Client For Online Strategy Game Developer Stardock

PLYMOUTH — Stardock Corp., the Plymouth-based game developer, and Mohawk Games announced the release of a free multiplayer client for their critically acclaimed real-time strategy game, Offworld Trading Company. A new DLC (downloadable content) called Market Corrections that focuses on why humans fled the Earth was also released. A game play screen from Offworld Trading

By |2019-03-02T13:51:18-05:00March 2nd, 2019|ESD, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Hygieia Gets FDA Clearance For Insulin Guidance App

LIVONIA — Officials at Hygieia, the Livonia-based digital insulin guidance software developer, announced that the company has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a phone app that will enhance the company’s d-Nav Insulin Guidance Service. The app is cleared for use as an aid in optimizing insulin management among people with

By |2019-02-22T10:13:53-05:00February 22nd, 2019|ESD, Life Sciences|

Semifinalists Named For Global Automotive And Mobility Innovation Challenge

DETROIT — The Global Automotive & Mobility Innovation Challenge has selected 23 start-ups to move on to the semifinals of its 11th annual competition, sponsored by SAE International and MI Innovation Alliance. The 2019 GAMIC Semi-finalists, hailing from seven states and five countries, have a broad array of promising new technologies to advance the vehicles

By |2019-02-22T10:07:13-05:00February 22nd, 2019|Auto Tech|

Troy Company To Supply Extraction Tech To Europe’s Largest Hemp Factory

TROY — Officials of Precision Extraction Solutions, a provider of cannabis and hemp extraction technology, announced the company had been named the exclusive equipment supplier of Canapar S.r.L. for the development and outfitting of its flagship extraction plant in Sicily. On the heels of a $20 million round of funding that included a lead investment

By |2019-02-15T16:02:06-05:00February 15th, 2019|Uncategorized|

LTU Gets $75,000 State Grant For Cleantech Manufacturers, Hardware Startups

SOUTHFIELD – The Michigan Energy Office has awarded a one-year, $75,000 Michigan Cleantech Product Launch Program (MI CPLP) grant to Lawrence Technological University (LTU) and the Centrepolis Accelerator to launch a “Cleantech ScaleUp for Success” pilot program. ScaleUp for Success is an immersive 12-month program – in this case, to support Michigan-based “cleantech” hardware entrepreneurs.

By |2019-02-15T16:02:06-05:00February 15th, 2019|ESD|

Teaching Self-Driving Cars To Predict Pedestrian Movement

ANN ARBOR – By zeroing in on humans’ gait, body symmetry and foot placement, University of Michigan researchers are teaching self-driving cars to recognize and predict pedestrian movements with greater precision than current technologies. Data collected by vehicles through cameras, LiDAR (laser-based radar) and GPS allow the researchers to capture video snippets of humans in

By |2019-02-12T18:23:35-05:00February 12th, 2019|Auto Tech, Autonomous Vehicles|

Hella Offering $10K Scholarships For College STEM Students – Deadline March 1

PLYMOUTH – Hella Corporate Center USA Inc., the North American headquarters of the German auto supplier Hella KGaA Hueck & Co., is now accepting applications for the Hella Scholars program. The deadline to apply is March 1. Launched in 2017, Hella Scholars receive $10,000 renewable scholarships, paid work experience, and, ultimately, career placements at Hella.

By |2019-02-13T11:54:08-05:00February 12th, 2019|ESD, Featured, STEM|

UM Launches Carbon Neutrality Commission

ANN ARBOR – Officials at the University of Michigan announced the selection of the President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality, a team that will recommend how the university will reach the goal of becoming a carbon neutral institution, as well as develop transferable strategies that can be used by other institutions and larger communities to achieve

By |2019-02-07T19:51:28-05:00February 7th, 2019|Clean Update, ESD|