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Cathy Bogaart

Outsourcing the boss - Business - Macleans, April 26, 2011 - 0 views

  • “might just get investors over another risk hurdle that might prevent them from making that investment,” says MaRS’s Treurnicht.
  • “The feeder system of great technology platforms is very strong,” says Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of the Toronto-based MaRS Discovery District, one of Canada’s largest start-up incubators.
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    Maclean's magazine features Canadian cleantech start-up and MaRS client, Morgan Solar in their story about a lack of Canadian CEOs. MaRS CEO, Ilse Treurnicht talks about the gap.
Assunta Krehl

SiG at Waterloo presents Innovators in Action speaker series - University of Waterloo -... - 0 views

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    Dr. Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of MaRS Discovery District, is one of the five Canadian leaders in the field of social innovation who will share their insights on how to deal with the root causes of social challenges at the University of Waterloo. Dr. Treurnicht will be speaking on June 16 about the growing importance of multi-sectoral collaboration which promotes the mutual exchange of ideas, values, talent and capital across sectors.
Melissa Hughes

Ilse Treurnicht On The Purpose of MaRS Discovery District - TVO - September 29, 2012 - 0 views

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    Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of MaRS Discovery District, explains the purpose of MaRS, which is to foster and promote Canadian innovations by providing an environment where science, technology and social entrepreneurs work side by side.
Miguel Amante

Social Entrepreneurship - Metro Morning - October 21, 2010 - 1 views

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    Matt Galloway spoke with Ilse Treurnicht, she is the CEO of MaRS Discovery District. The non-profit corporation is part of an independent Task Force on Social Finance.
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    Matt Galloway spoke with Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of MaRS, which is part of an independent Task Force on Social Finance.
Melissa Hughes

No One-Size-Fits-All For Supporting Entrepreneurs - thestar.com - October 2, 2012 - 0 views

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    Startup Canada spent a day at MaRS Discovery District, touring the facility and meeting with the entrepreneurs and leadership behind one of Ontario's leading drivers of innovation and small business, and interviewed MaRS CEO Ilse Treurnicht.
Assunta Krehl

The Hon. Brad Duguid will present the ORION Leadership Awards recognizing High School, ... - 0 views

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    The ORION Leadership Awards will be presented on April 16th, 2012. The award recognizes innovation leadership in Ontario's e‐Infrastructure, Higher Education, and the K‐12 sectors. In addition ORION will be announcing the THINK conference. Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of MaRS Discovery District will be speaking at the THINK conference.
Assunta Krehl

Minister of Economic Development and Innovation Presents ORION Leadership Awards - Cana... - 0 views

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    Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of MaRS Discovery District was one of the speakers at the THINK Conference. "The Honourable Brad Duguid, Ontario's Minister of Economic Development and Innovation, presented the ORION Leadership awards on April 16th to high school student Marshall Zhang, John Helliker of Sheridan College and University of Toronto professor Dr. Shana Kelley." 
Assunta Krehl

What makes an effective innovation ecosystem? - Wire Service Canada - April 4, 2012 - 0 views

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    Why Should I Care event took place on April 16th. Dr. Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of MaRS Discovery District discussed how the development of Phase 2 will help to build tomorrow's knowledge-based economy.
Assunta Krehl

Innovation: Losing the Edge - The National - March 13, 2012 - 0 views

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    Dr Ilse Treurnicht, CEO, MaRS Discovery District discusses Canadian innovation with Amanda Lang and a panel of experts on CBC's The National.
Assunta Krehl

WSIC Forum Challenges Mental Health Stigma - Wire Service Canada - March 21, 2012 - 0 views

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    WSIC's Mental Health Forum is reviewing how we deal with mental illness and about the state of Canada's mental health care. WSIC's April event will focus on Innovation and Technology. Dr. Ilse Treurnicht, CEO, MaRS Discovery District will be speaking at the event.
Assunta Krehl

THINK Conference to Challenge Education and Research Sectors to Seek Creative Solutions... - 0 views

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    The inaugural THINK Conference will take place on April 16th at the Art Gallery of Ontario. The conference will challenge leaders in Ontario's e-Infrastructure, Higher Education, and the K-12 sectors to focus on interconnectedness and collaboration.This conference will include na Idea-generating sessions will be led by key Ontario thought leaders which includes Dr Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of MaRS Discovery District.
Assunta Krehl

Ernst & Young honours Ontario finalists for Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 - Canada News... - 1 views

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    Dr. Ilse Treurnicht, CEO, MaRS Discovery District is on the judging panel for for the Entrepreneur of the Year. The finalists in this year's Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year has been announced. The Ontario winners will be announced October 10, 2012.
Assunta Krehl

Pecaut Centre Announces Andrew Steele as new CEO - Canada Newswire - August 13, 2012 - 0 views

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    The Pecaut Centre for Social Impact announces Andrew Steele as CEO. Dr. Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of MaRS Discovery District is a board member of the Pecaut Centre for Social Impact.
Assunta Krehl

Impact investing growing but more effort needed: report - The Globe and Mail - 0 views

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    Tara Perkins, Globe and Mail reporter states "The Canadian Task Force on Social Finance says there is evidence that impact investing is growing as an asset class in this country.... more effort is require to make progress though." Ilse Treurnicht, the CEO of MaRS Discovery District is a member of the Task Force.
Assunta Krehl

Collective POS' Michael Back Honoured As Finalist In Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The ... - 0 views

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    "Ernst & Young has selected Michael Back, president and CEO, Collective Point of Sale Solutions Ltd., as an Ontario finalist in its prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2012 Awards." Dr. Ilse Treurnicht, CEO, MaRS Discovery District is on the judging panel for the Entrepreneur of the Year.
Assunta Krehl

How to mobilize private funds for the public good - The Star - June 21, 2012 - 0 views

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    Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of Toronto's MaRS Discovery District is a chair's the Social Finance Taskforce. Stanley Hartt, Sam Duboc and Nancy Neamtam are also members.
Cathy Bogaart

Metro Morning - CBC Radio, November 30, 2010 - 0 views

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    Matt Galloway spoke with Ilse Treurnicht. She is Chair of the Canadian Task Force on Social Finance which just released the report, Mobilizing Private Capital for Public Good.
Assunta Krehl

Toronto's $25 million commercialization "engine" celebrates the appointment of its Boar... - 0 views

  • MaRS Innovation is honoured to announce its permanent Board of Directors, who brings together a remarkable and broad set of experiences and networks to support the development of this dynamic partnership of Toronto research institutions.  Designed to enhance the commercial output of Toronto’s world-leading research cluster, MaRS Innovation is positioned to make a significant contribution to Canada’s innovation economy and the quality of life for Canadians and others around the world.
  • upported by the Government of Canada through the Centres of Excellence in Research and Commercialization (CECR) program, and its member institutions, MaRS Innovation is focused on converting important discoveries into a new generation of products, services and high value jobs. The newly appointed Board of Directors, which includes academic and business leaders from across Canada and the United States, has the targeted expertise to guide MaRS Innovation to deliver on this critical mission.   MaRS Innovation represents a unique collaborative model, which aggregates the exceptional discovery pipeline of 14 leading Toronto academic institutions to build a diversified portfolio of assets, and harness the economic and job creation potential of the best opportunities for Toronto, Ontario and Canada.
  • “MaRS Innovation is privileged to announce a Board of Directors of this caliber and breadth of skill,” said Mary Jo Haddad, Chair of the MaRS Innovation Board and President and CEO of The Hospital for Sick Children. “The collective experience and guidance of these individuals will be critical to developing a collaborative, integrated and agile approach to this transformational organization that will move Canada into its next phase of economic development.”
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  • W. Geoffrey Beattie – Deputy Chairman & President, Woodbridge Company Limited, Thomson Reuters Corporation, Toronto Christopher C. Capelli – Vice President, Technology Based Ventures, Office of Technology Commercialization, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX Ron Close – Information technology entrepreneur, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, MaRS, and Executive Entrepreneur-in-Residence, The Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON Nicholas Darby – Formerly Director of Physical Sciences, Corporate Venture Capital, Dow Chemical Company, President, Darby & Associates Consulting LLC, Midland, MI  Mary Jo Haddad – President & CEO, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto Jacqueline H.R. Le Saux – Former General Counsel, North America and Corporate Secretary, Patheon, Inc., Toronto David A. Leslie - Chair, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and Former Chairman & CEO, Ernst & Young, Toronto Michael H. May – President & CEO, Rimon Therapeutics, Toronto Chandra J. Panchal – Founder, President & CEO, Axcelon Biopolymers Corp., Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC Ilse Treurnicht – CEO, MaRS Discovery District, Toronto Donald A. Wright – President & CEO, The Winnington Capital Group Inc., Toronto
  • MaRS Innovation serves as a business accelerator platform with a single point of entry for industry partners and investors.  It will increase the scale, scope and viability of IP offerings, and the quantity and quality of deal flow from partner institutions.  MaRS Innovation will also facilitate strategic research collaborations with industry partners, strengthen the innovation capacity of Canadian industry through adoption of new technologies from its member institutions, and launch a new generation of robust, high-growth Canadian companies that will become global market leaders.   The quality of the combined discovery pipeline will catalyze and attract sources of risk capital for translational research, market validation, company formation and growth.  “MaRS Innovation represents a unique and timely platform to contribute in a meaningful way to Canada’s knowledge economy, leveraging Toronto’s remarkable research excellence.  The vision and serious commitment of its members to work together to transform our commercialization results, and the support of the Federal Government, made this possible.  The announcement of this outstanding group of leaders to the Board of Directors for MaRS Innovation is an exciting step forward,” said Ilse Treurnicht, MaRS CEO and interim Managing Director of MaRS Innovation.
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    MaRS Innovation announced its permanent Board of Directors. MaRS Innovation is focused on converting important discoveries into a new generation of products, services and high value jobs.
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    MaRS Innovation announced its permanent Board of Directors. MaRS Innovation is focused on converting important discoveries into a new generation of products, services and high value jobs. Feb 6, 2009
Assunta Krehl

Miller's criticism of budget gets short shrift - The Globe and Mail - March 6, 2010 - 0 views

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    The Federal Budget has been released on March 4th. Flaherty points to all, Ottawa has already done for city, while economist says era of fiscal restraint makes for 'very few winners.' Ilse Treurnicht, CEO, MaRS Discovery District said "the federal government's renewed cash promises for science and technology innovation allows research-heavy Toronto to "punch above its weight" when it comes to taking advantage of those funds, including money for the genome project."
Cathy Bogaart

Time for Canada to own the entrepreneurial podium - The Globe and Mail, Mar 16, 2011 - 0 views

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    MaRS CEO, Ilse Treurnicht, and Board Member, John Manley, are both interviewed for the Action Canada report. This report recommends a national strategy for "owning the podium" in entrepreneurship.
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