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George Botos

Loblaws to put solar panels on some local stores - Retail - Local - Ottawa Business Jou... - 0 views

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    Loblaw Companies Ltd. plans to install rooftop solar panels on its Innes Road store in Orleans as part of a pilot project that could see the grocery chain outfitting up to 136 of its Ontario locations with the renewable energy technology.
Assunta Krehl

Toronto firm brings direct mail marketing online with unique privacy service - IT Busin... - 0 views

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    Bering Media is offering digital direct mail marketing with a unique privacy-protection service.The company has attracted both investors and clients in its first 18 months of operation. Bering Media has received business development assistance from MaRS Discovery District.
Cathy Bogaart

What it means to be a mentor - The Globe and Mail - March 30, 2010 - 1 views

  • in partnership with social innovation advisory service MaRS, "to equip a diverse core of leaders with the skills, resources and community essential for creating projects with lasting impact."
  • Cheryl May, advisor and practice lead of social innovation at MaRS, describes re:Vision as "a tremendous force because it brings youth into the realm of social entrepreneurship, and when I see the enormous movement of people who are embracing social entrepreneurship, I am buoyed by the knowledge that the future is in good hands.”
  • Why is mentoring important, and how did you first get involved in it?
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    As part of the lead-up to the Young Social Entrepreneurs of Canada (YSEC) conference, held in partnership with the social innovation practice at MaRS, speakers were invited to write about mentorship for the Globe and Mail. The result? Mentorship: the good, the bad, the "just-different".
Assunta Krehl

Opinion: Would you pay a trillion bucks to save the Earth? - Canadian Business Magazine... - 0 views

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    Tom Rand, Cleantech Lead at MaRS, and author of Kick the Fossil Fuel Habit: 10 Clean Technologies to Save Our World says "it will take a massive investment to kick our fossil fuel addiction. Clean energy can be the basis of sustained economic prosperity over the next few decades. But only if we decide to do it."
Assunta Krehl

Local Leaders Join Forces In Toronto Hydro's New Energy Conservation Campaign - iiStock... - 0 views

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    On August 25, Toronto Hyrdo launched its' easy to Conserve campaign. Tom Rand, MaRS Cleantech Advisor states "energy conservation is as much about de-carboning the economy as it is about saving money."
Assunta Krehl

Sprouter's demise a blow to startup community - The Globe and Mail - July 26, 2011 - 0 views

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    MaRS Discovery District  announced that its Phase II construction and it is expected to be completed by 2013.
Sarah Hickman

MaRS Discovery District - Recommended Resources - Global Market Reports - Private Equit... - 0 views

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    An in-depth review of the private equity market in Canada. This fifth installment in the series, produced in conjunction with McKinsey & Company, provides a fact-based perspective of the key trends shaping the Canadian private equity market Volume 1: produced by Goodman and Carr LLP, provides an in-depth review of key market facts. It describes the main characteristics of Canada's private equity market, the preferences of its participants, and the market activity over the past year.
Assunta Krehl

A little venture capital goes a long way - The Globe and Mail - 0 views

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    Omar El Akkad, Globe and Mail Technology Report states "the aftershocks of the global recession have greatly reduced the amount of money big funds are willing to give venture capital firms, and how much money those firms are willing, in turn, to give startups. But with the rise of mobile platforms and Web 2.0, the cost of starting up a tech company today are often much lower than just a few years ago, and venture capital firms are increasingly handing out cash with the expectation that it doesn't take as much money as it used to, to launch the next technology powerhouse." Oct 26, 2009
Assunta Krehl

Honey, have you paid the driving bill this month?' - The Globe and Mail - 0 views

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    Skymeter Corp., an upstart technology firm that has developed smart meter devices that use global positioning system technology to pinpoint the exact location of vehicles.the Skymeter technology is available only in Winnipeg, where the municipality's parking authority is testing it. The new system is expected to be implemented citywide by the fall of 2010, making it the first jurisdiction in the world to use the park-and-walk-away Skymeter. Nov 18, 2009
Assunta Krehl

Plug the meter? Forget about it - Winnipeg Free Press - 1 views

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    "The Winnipeg Parking Authority is testing a prototype version of a GPS gadget called a Skymeter, which pings orbiting satellites to determine where it is and how long it's been there." Nov 25, 2009
Assunta Krehl

New company enters growing brain fitness market - Canada Newswire - 0 views

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    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
Assunta Krehl

Cure may be right under our noses - Star Business Club - May 27, 2012 - 1 views

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    CHALLENGE: It's got potential and is ready to be built, but is the science sound? And can a fringe medical treatment have mass appeal?
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    Lew Lim founder of Mediclights is a MaRS client and is bringing intranasal light therapy to Canada. Peter Adams, a MaRS Life Science and Healthcare IT advisor is working with Lim to commercializing this innovation. They would like to see Toronto as the new hub for interanasal laser research.
Assunta Krehl

What can Canada learn from Sweden's business culture? - IT Business - February 7, 2012 - 0 views

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    A Swedish delegation comes to the MaRS Centre to share it's country challenges when it comes to fostering economic development and innovation.
Assunta Krehl

Healthcare Efficiency and Technology - Business News Network - Headline - February 1, ... - 0 views

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    "How can new technologies make Canada's healthcare system more efficient? BNN asks Joseph Cafazzo, Lead, Centre for Global eHealth Innovation and Peter Adams, Senior Health IT Advisor, MaRS Discovery District."
Assunta Krehl

FDA clears Segasist Prostate Auto-Contouring Software - PR Newswire - October 20, 2011 - 0 views

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    Segasist Technologies, a MaRS Discovery District Client, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Prostate Auto-Contouring software 'Segasist P-AC'.
Miguel Amante

IT company grows with Ontario aid - Simcoe.com - August 18, 2010 - 0 views

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    Barrie-based IT company gShift Labs qualifies for Investment Accelerator Funding.
Assunta Krehl

Addictive Campaign Captures Mobile Award - eSource Canada Business News Network - 0 views

  • Addictive Mobility and its Brisk iPhone campaign as the winner of the 2009 MobileMonday Toronto Marketing Award.
  • Mobile Media World 09 is one of the key anchor events of MOBILEINNOVATIONWEEK in Toronto September 12-16, 2009.
  • The September 8th award event was held at the MaRS Discovery District in downtown Toronto. Since announcing the partnership with MaRS in February 2009, MobileMonday Toronto has experienced explosive growth with monthly attendance exceeding 250+ attendees and has received general appreciation for the chapter's approach in supporting all stakeholders within the mobile industry which includes telecom providers, agencies, advertisers, device manufacturers, startups, venture capital and developers in addition to many industry verticals such as search, m-commerce, advertising, and media.
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    Addictive Mobility and its Brisk iPhone campaign was the winner of the 2009 MobileMonday Toronto Marketing Award. The award event was held on Sept 8, 2009 at the MaRS Centre. Sept 10, 2009
Assunta Krehl

Time to build the Toronto of Tomorrow - The Star - 0 views

shared by Assunta Krehl on 27 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Other successes of the past year include the creation of the MaRS Discovery District, a new centre on University Ave. that focuses on commercializing biomedical research, and the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corp., he said
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    According the Toronto Star, Dale Richmond states that he "believes it is a perfect time to lobby Ottawa and Queen's Park for Toronto's needs. Successes of the past include the MaRS project that focuses on commercializing biomedical research."
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    According the Toronto Star, Dale Richmond states that he believe it is a perfect time to lobby Ottawa and Queen's Park for Toronto's needs. Successes of the past include the MaRS project that focuses on commercializing biomedical research. Jan 23, 2003
Assunta Krehl

Global Giant Seeks Ontario Biotech Deal - National Post - 0 views

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    Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc is establishing its first Canadian sales office in Mississauga ON, but they have also confirmed that they are considering to become a MaRS tenant. Merck Frosst Canada announced that they will become a tenant in the MaRS Centre.
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    Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc is establishing its first Canadian sales office in Mississauga ON, but they have also confirmed that they are considering to become a MaRS tenant. Merck Frosst Canada announced that they will become a tenant in the MaRS Centre. July 10, 2005
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