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The family of Dr. John Evans, a co-founder of the MaRS Discovery District is donating $10 million to create a new experimental lab.

The family of Dr. John Evans, an innovator in both medicine and business, is donating $10-million to the Toronto MaRS Discovery District. The money will be used to create a MaRS Solutions Lab, which will be designed to help tackle a range of problems - from the commercialization of medical discoveries to global health issues - while providing opportunities for young Canadians, who will have the chance to become fellows at MaRS.

The Condo Owners Association will have an event in April that will examine Innovation and Technology. Dr Ilse Treurnict, CEO of MaRS Discovery District will be speaking at the event.

Dr. John Evans, co-founder of MaRS Discovery District doanted $10 million to MaRS last week to launch a Solutions Lab.

Startup Canada is a grassroots, entrepreneur-led initiative to support and inspire entrepreneurship across the country. They are doing a National Tour with Town Hall events, where entrepreneurs and the community can come and work togegther and explore ideas. Startup Canada visited MaRS Discovery District.

"Startup Canada will be showcasing Toronto's top entrepreneurial talent this week as part of a two-week celebration of entrepreneurship in Ontario, the third stop in Startup Canada's six-month National Tour." "Ontario has built a fantastic network and ecosystem of entrepreneurs and innovation, in which MaRS Discovery District is an enthusiastic participant."

Notable Canadians share the best advice or words of wisdom they received from their fathers such as Dr. David Naylor, President of the University of Toronto.

KPMG announced their commitment to strengthening the Canadian impact investing marketplace and driving social innovation as a founding partner of the MaRS Centre for Impact Investing (CII).

RIC Centre, Peel Region hosted it's fourth annual Innovator Idol competition for a $50,000 prize. The four finalists were: Emcara Gas Development, PACTS Cultural Transformations, CHAR Technologies and SMARTeacher. The event was held June 13th, 2012. The panel included William White a Director at MaRS Discovery District. 

President Emeritus John Evans (1972-1978) and President Emeritus George Connell (1984-1990) tried out the new benches, just steps away from two oak trees planted 10 years ago in their honour at the University of Toronto. Dr. Evans is the Chair Emeritus of the MaRS Discovery District.

Dr Ilse Treurnicht, chief executive of the MaRS innovation centre in Toronto, denies Canada lacks entrepreneurial spirit. "Our entrepreneurial ecosystem is younger so what we miss are the serial entrepreneurs who have started four or five companies," she says. "We still build our young tech companies with first-time entrepreneurs and inexperienced management teams, so a big part of what we do is to try and give them the right support so they can be successful and go on to become serial entrepreneurs."

UWindsor alumna and MaRS Innovation chair Mary Jo Haddad (BScN 1984) were among 74 new appointees to the Order of Canada; they will accept their insignia at a formal induction ceremony later.

Tenille Bonoguore, Globe and Mail features the MaRS Centre and meets 12 of its' "best specimens." MaRS is one of the 10 largest biomedical clusters in the continent.

Tenille Bonoguore, Globe and Mail features the MaRS Centre and meets 12 of its' "best specimens." Bonoguore states "MaRS Centre is one of the 10 largest biomedical clusters in the continent." Jan 5, 2008

Biotechnologies au Canada: l'exemple de l'Ontario in Industrie Pharmaceutique, May 22, 2009 mentions that MaRS Discovery District is an Innovation Centre and mentions how it helps entrepreneurs to commercialize their research.

As stated in Burrill Canadian Biotech News, "MaRS Discovery District and Canadian Stem Cell Network have entered into a partnership agreement to pursue long-term public or private financing for the translational development activities currently being undertaken by Aggregate Therapeutics."

As stated in Burrill Canadian Biotech News, "MaRS Discovery District and Canadian Stem Cell Network have entered into a partnership agreement to pursue long-term public or private financing for the translational development activities currently being undertaken by Aggregate Therapeutics."

Net Change, a week dedicated to exploring this intersection between social technology and social change. Lisa Torjman's interview with CP24's "Homepage."

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."

Toronto's Baycrest centre is staking a claim to a piece of the booming brain fitness market with a new company, Cogniciti, and a new generation of brain games aimed at helping baby boomers keep their minds sharp and boost their productivity in the workplace well into old age. Alvaro Fernandez, a researcher on aging, says the new games are designed to keep older brains nimble. Hon. Milloy states "The McGuinty government is proud to support the work that both MaRS and Baycrest are doing to improve quality of life and tackle the challenges of an aging population. Ontario is supporting innovators across the province to ensure this kind of success is the rule, not the exception." Dec 2, 2009

Paul Godfrey, president and CEO of the National Post, War Child Canada founder Dr. Samantha Nutt, and businessman Lawrence Bloomberg topped the list of 29 Canadians named to the Order of Ontario yesterday. Lawrence Bloomberg is also a Founder and Director of MaRS.

Carly Weeks, a Globe and Mail reporter interviews Dr. Calvin Stiller. "Dr. Stiller was named a recipient of a prestigious Canada Gairdner Award and always had a dire need to fix the imbalance of research and commercial development in the country's life sciences. He says he has always had an entrepreneurial spirit, which inspired him to work with colleagues to create centres such as the Toronto-based MaRS Discovery District."

Dr. Cal Stiller, who was recently named a recipient of a prestigious Canada Gairdner Award, fielded questions from readers in an online discussion.