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Assunta Krehl

Only one Ottawa firm participating in McGuinty's trade mission to Israel - The Ottawa C... - 0 views

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    Premier Dalton McGuinty designed the trade mission to Israel in part as a means of understanding Israel's success in nurturing innovation and attracting venture capital. Of 38 companies and organizations taking part in Ontario's six-day life sciences trade mission to Israel, only two are from Ottawa, and only one is a local business. MaRS Innovation, an agency devoted to commercializing research from 14 Toronto academic institutions, has strengthened linkages in Toronto.
Cathy Bogaart

Building New York City's Innovation Economy - Center for an Urban Future - 1 views

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    Looks like Toronto/Ontario/Canada is not the only place having problems... A report released by the Center for an Urban Future, a Manhattan-based think tank, finds that while New York City is home to several of the world's leading scientific research institutions, these universities and research centers have not yet become powerful catalysts for entrepreneurship and local economic development the way similar institutions have in a number of other regions. The study concludes that New York has long failed to harness the full potential of its pre-eminent academic research institutions to build a meaningful innovation economy; an enormous missed opportunity given that the city desperately needs to diversify its economy and cultivate new engines of job growth.
Assunta Krehl

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    MaRS Innovation (MI) and the Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) are pleased to announce that they have entered into an agreement to collaborate on projects of mutual interest with a goal to advance and commercialize early-stage health-related discoveries. Dec 15, 2009
Assunta Krehl

MaRS Innovation appoints President and CEO - Canada Newswire - 0 views

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    MaRS Innovation appoints Rafi Hofstein as President & CEO. June 1, 2009
Assunta Krehl

Last day for discounted early registration for CAJ/CAJEF news innovation conference - C... - 0 views

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    "The Canadian Association of Journalists and the CAJ Education Foundation are kicking off the decade with a groundbreaking conference where news staff and management can learn about emerging techniques, technologies and models to transform journalism for the 21st century. This conference will focus on skills, strategies and tactics that news organizations can start implementing immediately. It will be held on Jan. 30 at the MaRS Centre, a major innovation hub a stone's throw from Queen's Park in Toronto."
Assunta Krehl

Showcase Exhibition Area to Feature Leading Companies at Ontario Innovation Summit: The... - 0 views

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    The Ontario Innovation Summit: The Business of Aging - Dec. 1-2, 2009 - will feature some of the world's top experts on the many issues that the aging of the global population poses for communities, governments, academic and health-care institutions, and businesses. The Summit's audience of technology, health care and business leaders will explore the profound public policy challenges as well as the growing opportunities associated with the aging demographic phenomenon. The Summit's Science & Technology Showcase will give organizations a unique opportunity for exposure to this influential audience. Nov 10, 2009
Melissa Hughes

Canadian organizations partner to target online education market - IT in Canada - Octob... - 0 views

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    Earlier this week a new partnership between ClevrU, NewMindsets Inc., the York University Schulich School of Business, and MaRS Innovation was announced to help "bring a new standard to the online education market space."
Assunta Krehl

Net Change Week (Social Entrepreneurship - Change.org) - 0 views

  • Net Change is a week-long event, June 8-12, 2009, designed to explore how social technology can bolster social change. Presented by the Social Innovation Generation team at MaRS (SiG@MaRS), Net Change Week will tap into the potential that exists when new methods of communicating, organizing and mobilizing are brought to bear on chronic social issues.
  • Eli Malinski sounds off on Net Change: "Social technology is revolutionizing social change.
  • Net Change is the banner under which all sorts of partners are hosting events, discussions and workshops that align with the core mission of exploring the intersection of social change and new media.
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  • * Social Tech Training, or My Charity Connects * Innovation Parkour * Social Mastermind // Social Media for Social Change * The Skills Exchange * Defining and Measuring Social Success And in the evenings, Net Change brings unique community collaborations like: * Mobile Monday takes a social change perspective * Toronto's Internet Town Hall at the Gladstone Hotel * Cocktails and Inspiration: a discussion on profound innovation and social change with Eric Young in conversation with Bill White. * Wired Wednesday gets a dose of Web of Change * Refresh Events encourages collaborative partnerships
  • Net Change's ticketed and free events are taking place at the MaRS Centre. For more information on events and how to be involved, check out http://www.netchangeweek.ca.
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    Lisa Torjman's blog on Net Change Week happening June 8-12, 2009 which is designed to explore how social technology can bolster social change.
Cathy Bogaart

Institute Without Boundaries - 0 views

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    The Institute without Boundaries at George Brown College is a centre of research and learning focused on design innovation and inter-professional collaboration. The Institute comprises of a post-graduate program that teaches design collaboration to professionals from diverse backgrounds; a research division, which conducts applied research on global issues; and a think tank, which offers design consultation to clients.
Assunta Krehl

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    To improve early detection and treatment of cancer, a pair of Toronto scientists, Dr David Jaffray, a senior scientist in the division of biophysics and bioimaging at the Ontario Cancer Institute and Dr Christine Allen, an associate professor in the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto has developed a technology that combines contrast agents with targeted, long-lasting nano-particles for use in multiple medical imaging platforms. MaRS Innovation (MI) and the University Health Network (UHN) have now entered into an agreement to collaboratively commercialize this promising technology. Dec 23, 2009
Assunta Krehl

Publically private - Yonge Street Media - March 17, 2010 - 0 views

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    Karl Martin turned a pure research project into a commercial venture set to change how we interact with the emerging "surveillance society" by improving personal privacy. U of T's Innovations and Partnerships Office and the MaRS Centre came on board to help these researchers patent their work and attain funding opportunities.
Assunta Krehl

U.S. and Canadian Scientists Form a Global Alliance for Nano-Bio-Electronics ... - 0 views

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    The Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT) announced today that the organization will hold its 9th Annual World Congress on Brain, Spinal Cord Mapping, and Image Guided Therapy from June 2-4, 2012 in Toronto, Canada. MaRS Innovation is one of the supporters for the conference.
Assunta Krehl

U.S. and Canadian Scientists Form a Global Alliance for Nano-Bio-Electronics in Order t... - 0 views

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    The Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT) announced today that the organization will hold its 9th Annual World Congress on Brain, Spinal Cord Mapping, and Image Guided Therapy from June 2-4, 2012 in Toronto, Canada. Parimal Nathwani, Vice President of MaRS Innovation, says"Forums like this represent an excellent opportunity for reviewing technologies and supporting collaboration across different institutions for more effective translation and commercialization opportunity."
Miguel Amante

Panel Discusses Gap Between IT and Executives - CIO India News - June 25 - 0 views

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    Panelist Robert Smith, chief technology consultant at MaRS Discovery District, said IT needs to contribute to the innovation paradigm within the organization.
Assunta Krehl

CauseWired Canadian « CauseWired Communications - 0 views

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  • resented by the Social Innovation Generation team at MaRS (SiG@MaRS), Net Change Week will tap into the potential that exists when new methods of communicating, organizing and mobilizing are brought to bear on chronic social issues. ”
  • resented by the Social Innovation Generation team at MaRS (SiG@MaRS), Net Change Week will tap into the potential that exists when new methods of communicating, organizing and mobilizing are brought to bear on chronic social issues. ”
  • next month in Toronto, “a week-long event designed to explore how social technology can bolster social change
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    Recommended resources for social ventures in Canada. Mention of Net Change Week at MaRS Centre.
Sarah Hickman

The Power of Unreasonable People: How Social Entrepreneurs Create Markets That Change t... - 0 views

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    The authors of this book present true and unique (mainstream) business models that have changed the world. In three parts, they present "Building Innovative Enterprises," "Creating the Markets of the Future," and "Leading Sustainable and Scalable Change." Case studies from for-profit and nonprofit social organizations are also discussed, including Whole Foods, One Laptop Per Child, Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8.
Assunta Krehl

One week until CAJ and CAJEF innovate news in Toronto_Canada Newswire_January 22, 2010 - 1 views

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    "The Canadian Association of Journalists and the CAJ Education Foundation are kicking off the decade with a groundbreaking conference where news staff and management can learn about emerging techniques, technologies and models to transform journalism for the 21st century. The conference focuses on skills, strategies and tactics that news organizations can start implementing immediately. It will be held on Jan. 30 at the MaRS Centre, a major innovation hub a stone's throw from Queen's Park in Toronto."
Sarah Hickman

Social Entrepreneurship Consortium, Inc. - 0 views

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    This Toronto based incorporation brings entrepreneurs, public and private companies, investors, non-profit organizations, academia, professionals, and government to promote the social value of innovation. SEC has an Advisory Board, a large global networking of business partners, a news feed, and a personal business model, to be found at http://www.seconsortium.com. Social individuals with business and management skills are welcomed to join the team.
Cathy Bogaart

Stanford Social Innovation Review : Articles : Ten Nonprofit Funding Models (March 16, ... - 0 views

  • nonprofit leaders are much more sophisticated about creating programs than they are about funding their organizations, and philanthropists often struggle to understand the impact (and limitations) of their donations
  • articulate quickly and clearly how they will succeed in the marketplace
  • the different types of funding that fuel nonprofits have never been clearly defined.3 More than a poverty of language, this represents—and results in—a poverty of understanding and clear thinking.
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  • 10 nonprofit models that are commonly used by the largest nonprofits in the United States.
  • Our intent is not to prescribe a single approach for a given nonprofit to pursue. Instead, we hope to help nonprofit leaders articulate more clearly the models that they believe could support the growth of their organizations, and use that insight to examine the potential and constraints associated with those models.
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    10 nonprofit models that are commonly used by the largest nonprofits in the United States. (See "Funding Models" on page 37.) Doesn't prescribe a single approach for a given nonprofit to pursue. Instead, helps nonprofit leaders articulate more clearly the models that they believe could support the growth of their organizations, and use that insight to examine the potential and constraints associated with those models.
Assunta Krehl

CNW Group | ONTARIO TRILLIUM FOUNDATION | Ottawa Organizations Receive More Than $1 Mil... - 0 views

  • In addition to the Ottawa organizations mentioned above, the three other latest Future Fund grant recipients are Toronto's MaRS Discovery District, the Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre and Moose Cree First Nation's Youth Opportunity Centre.
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    "The three Ontario Trillium Foundation grants totalling $1,114,900, were announced today by the Hon. Jim Watson, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Mention of MaRS being one of the additions to three Ottawa organizations mentioned above."
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