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MaRS announced the creation of JOLT, a new technology accelerator dedicated to building high-growth web and mobile companies that promise to transform the way consumers and enterprises connect, work and play. 

MaRS Discovery District announced it has launched a $30-million clean tech fund in collaboration with the private sector.

The Bank of Canada announced and circulated  the new $100 bill - Canada's first polymer bank note November 14, 2011 at the MaRS Centre. The event was held at the MaRS Centre, because it is Toronto's innovation hub.

MaRS Discovery District, one of Canada's largest tech incubators' is looking to hire a President and COO.

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.

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).

MaRS celebrates its first anniversary. Judy Steed, Toronto Star Reporter, caputures some of the people, ideas and developments in commercializing leading edge research at the MaRS Centre.

MaRS celebrates its first anniversary. Judy Steed, Toronto Star Reporter, caputures some of the people, ideas and developments in commercializing leading edge research at the MaRS Centre. Sept 26, 2006

Judy Steed, Reporter, The Star, reports about MaRS's first anniversary and talks about the MaRS story where extraordinary developments are commercialized into lead edge research.

Judy Steed, Reporter, The Star, reports about MaRS's first anniversary and talks about the MaRS story where extraordinary developments are commercialized into lead edge research. Feb 8, 2008

Rebecca Debens, Scrip Reporter, visits Ontario to find out more about Ontario's growing life science industry and the Canadian government schemes encouraging and supporting businesses. The article features MaRS and describes how MaRS has become the "hub of Canada's life sciences cluster."

Rebecca Debens, Scrip Reporter, visits Ontario to find out more about Ontario's growing life science industry and the Canadian government schemes in encouraging and supporting businesses. The article features MaRS and describes how MaRS has become the "hub of Canada's life sciences cluster." Jun 3, 2009

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."

MARS DISOVERY DISTRICT has appointed businessman and philanthropist Richard Ivey to its board of directors.

MaRS Discovery District has appointed businessman and philanthropist Richard Ivey to its board of directors. Feb 20, 2009

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

MaRS Discovery District, brings individuals and companies with innovative ideas together with a roster of high-level advisers and mentors who provide guidance as well as contacts.MaRS is crucial for the viability of Canadian companies competing against larger foreign rivals. Oct 16, 2009

"Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Premier Dalton McGuinty to join global policy, science, technology experts in advancing challenges, opportunities of an aging population. Oct 15, 2009

Creative Places and Spaces: Collaborative City Conference, day two was held at the MaRS building. Participants heard about the difference between invention and innovation. A strategy for implementation needs to be the next steps. Oct 30, 2009

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

Baycrest, one of the world's leading cognitive science institutes announced today it has created a new company with MaRS, Canada's premiere innovation centre, to develop and market brain fitness products to help adults extend their memory and cognitive abilities longer in the lifespan. Baycrest will put its substantial cognitive science reputation behind a new for-profit company - Cogniciti - that will produce a suite of products, games and training protocols grounded in 20 years of aging brain research at Baycrest. Dec 2, 2009

MaRS Discovery District has appointed businessman and philanthropist Richard Ivey to its board of directors. Feb 19, 2009