nd development of new ideas. It provides not only
office and lab space but also free mentoring assistance
to new businesses in science, technology and social
innovation.
While there are probably no chickens hatching at
MaRS, it wouldn't be at all surprising to find a company
working on, say, a vaccine for bird flu. Approximately
20 incubator companies are currently housed at MaRS,
including Clera Inc. - which is developing treatments
for schizophrenia and depression; AXS Biomedical
Animations Studio - a company that creates 3D medical
animation for biomedical research and other
applications; and Kanata Chemical Technologies
(KCT), which has had great success developing
catalysts for the chemical industry (catalysts speed up
chemical reactions without being changed or consumed
in those reactions
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