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DLVR Therapeutics Inc. Raises Additional Capital Adding MaRS Innovation to Investor Bas... - 0 views

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Ontario Institute for Cancer Research OICR UHN University Health Network MaRS Innovation investing tenants

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Assunta Krehl on 29 Oct 11

DLVR Therapeutics Inc. ("DLVR") - a privately-held biotechnology company announced it completed its seed round investment. University Health Network (UHN) and the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) are investors in the company.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">DLVR Therapeutics Inc. ("DLVR") - a privately-held biotechnology company announced it completed its seed round investment. University Health Network (UHN) and the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) are investors in the company.</div>

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He's 26, with $60-million in revenue, but could still use advice - The Globe and Mail -... - 0 views

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Becoming CSR-certified - Strategy Online - April 30, 2013 - 0 views

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MaRS Centre for Impact Investing

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Social capital: Time-worn models of financing ventures are failing both investors and s... - 1 views

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MaRS social finance entrepreneurship Centre for Impact Investing innovation

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MaRS Adam Spence Centre for Impact Investing Tim Draimin SiG social finance socialentrepreneurship innovation

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REfficient announces it is the first company in Hamilton to gain B Corp Certification -... - 0 views

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MaRS B Corp Centre for Impact Investing

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MaRS launches Jolt accelerator for Web, mobile startups - 0 views

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advisors Sue McGill MaRS JOLT accelerator entrepreneurship mentor workspace funding

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Over 70 companies, entrepreneurs and financiers have signed on to provide advice, services and/or investment to the program, including Polar Mobile, Google, Zynga, CFC Media Lab, The Working Group, Media Profile, PostMedia Network Inc., Global Accelerator Network, and the Jet Cooper Web design agency in Toronto.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Over 70 companies, entrepreneurs and financiers have signed on to provide advice, services and/or investment to the program, including Polar Mobile, Google, Zynga, CFC Media Lab, The Working Group, Media Profile, PostMedia Network Inc., Global Accelerator Network, and the Jet Cooper Web design agency in Toronto. </div>

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Canada gets new early-stage clean tech fund - The Globe and Mail - March 26, 2012 - 0 views

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

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">MaRS Discovery District announced it has launched a $30-million clean tech fund in collaboration with the private sector.</div>

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Early-Stage Cleantech Venture Fund Launches in Toronto with $30 Million - Smart Energy ... - 0 views

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MaRS Cleantech fund GreenMantra Smart Energy Instruments Clients investments

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Assunta Krehl on 28 Mar 12

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

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">MaRS Discovery District announced it has launched a $30-million clean tech fund in collaboration with the private sector.</div>

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RBC to create impact fund - The Globe and Mail - January 24, 2012 - 0 views

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RBC Royal Bank of Canada Ilse Treunicht Board Members Gordon Nixon social finance Centre for Impact Investing

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RBC announced a $20 million commitment to a new social and environmental initiative aimed at facilitating solutions to social and environmental problems. Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of MaRS and chair of the Canadian Task Force on Social Finance. "This announcement is an important watershed moment for impact finance in Canada. RBC's commitment is both innovative and forward-thinking."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">RBC announced a $20 million commitment to a new social and environmental initiative aimed at facilitating solutions to social and environmental problems. Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of MaRS and chair of the Canadian Task Force on Social Finance. "This announcement is an important watershed moment for impact finance in Canada. RBC's commitment is both innovative and forward-thinking." </div>

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Canadian 'B Corps' Put Their Money Where Their Branding Is On Social Causes - The Huffi... - 1 views

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social entreneurship advisor Allyson Hewitt B Corp impact investing SiG Social Innovation Generation

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Assunta Krehl on 10 Feb 12

Rachel Mendleson states "A growing number of Canadian companies are now becoming certified as "B Corps," a new designation that seeks to distinguish firms that are committed to improving more than their bottom line." Allyson Hewitt, director of social entrepreneurship, MaRS Discovery District states that "MaRS is at the forefront of the Canadian B Corp movement."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Rachel Mendleson states "A growing number of Canadian companies are now becoming certified as "B Corps," a new designation that seeks to distinguish firms that are committed to improving more than their bottom line." Allyson Hewitt, director of social entrepreneurship, MaRS Discovery District states that "MaRS is at the forefront of the Canadian B Corp movement."</div>

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List of Canadians invested with the Order of Canada - CTV News - May 25, 2012 - 1 views

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Board Members Lawrence Bloomber Awards The Order of Canada

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Assunta Krehl on 02 Jun 12

Lawrence S. Bloomberg, C.M., O. Ont. is a MaRS board member who was one of the recipients to receive the honour of The Order of Canada.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Lawrence S. Bloomberg, C.M., O. Ont. is a MaRS board member who was one of the recipients to receive the honour of The Order of Canada. </div>

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Capitalize on the Sustainability Gap - PROFITguide.com - September 23, 2013 - 0 views

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MaRs launches Social Venture Connection, SVX - Toronto Star - September 19, 2013 - 0 views

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Making money while doing good - BNN - March 18, 2014 - 0 views

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MaRS impact investing SVX

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OGI Invests in Personalized Medicine for Age-related Macular Degeneration - November 1,... - 0 views

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clients clients & tenants arcticdx life sciences health care diagnostics

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Cathy Bogaart on 02 Nov 10

The Ontario Genomics Institute has given funding to MaRS life sciences client, ArcticDX. They'll use the money for studies in preparation for a Food and Drug Administration approval for their product. The funding comes through its Pre-Commercialization Business Development Fund (PBDF)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Ontario Genomics Institute has given funding to MaRS life sciences client, ArcticDX. They'll use the money for studies in preparation for a Food and Drug Administration approval for their product. The funding comes through its Pre-Commercialization Business Development Fund (PBDF)</div>

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Intel buys Canadian start-up CognoVision - The Globe and Mail, Nov 15, 2010 - 0 views

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Toronto and Canadian success story: MaRS plays an important role as Intel buys Canadian start-up CognoVision. CognoVision helps advertisers measure the effectiveness of in-store marketing.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Toronto and Canadian success story: MaRS plays an important role as Intel buys Canadian start-up CognoVision. CognoVision helps advertisers measure the effectiveness of in-store marketing.</div>

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The Great Reset - The Atlantic (February 11, 2009) - 0 views

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mars creativity Innovation business

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What economic crises do is reset the conditions for technological innovation and consumption and demand.
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If you look at past crises—like the one in the late 19th century and the one that came with the Great Depression—they tended to last about 20 years from beginning to end. But most importantly, these are periods of great technological innovation, and they’re periods in which our economic geography gets completely and massively shifted.
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we really have to invest in the creativity of each and every individual
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Cathy Bogaart on 25 Feb 09

Richard Florida, urban theorist and lead of the Martin Prosperity Institute housed at MaRS, wrote an article for The Atlantic and this his interview follow-up (web exclusive). He says that it's always been the economic upheavals that have caused the most innovation. Stop artificially supporting dead industries and let the innovative ones organically replace them.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Richard Florida, urban theorist and lead of the Martin Prosperity Institute housed at MaRS, wrote an article for The Atlantic and this his interview follow-up (web exclusive). He says that it's always been the economic upheavals that have caused the most innovation. Stop artificially supporting dead industries and let the innovative ones organically replace them.</div>

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Mission to MaRS? - U of T Magazine - 0 views

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U of T’s proposed investment in a medical research-business complex will take the school into another orbit. The first of its kind in Canada, the MaRS (Medical and Related Sciences) Discovery District will include facilities for start-up companies created to develop and market research discoveries. U of T will kick in $5 million for the not-for-profit corporation to be located on College Street, east of University Avenue.
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Assunta Krehl on 27 Aug 09

The University of Toronto provides $5M to support the MaRS Discovery District project.

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Assunta Krehl on 27 Aug 09

The University of Toronto provides $5M to support the MaRS Discovery District project. Spring 2001

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The University of Toronto provides $5M to support the MaRS Discovery District project. Spring 2001</div>

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