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Jim Perlot, CFO, Arctic Group, who has developed a DNA test, Macular Risk, that identifies people who are at risk of developing this eye disease is interviewed by BNN. Oct 23, 2009

Genome Alberta's Mike Spear was at the MaRS Centre symposium on synthetic biology. Oct 28, 2009

ACTION Ontario, a non-profit organization comprised of doctors, other health-care professionals, researchers and patients, is bringing people together to create awareness about the cost of chronic pain and to develop possible solutions to help address this debilitating problem on Nov 3 from 1-4pm at the MaRS Centre.

Synthetic Biology is a new approach to engineering biology, with an emphasis on technologies to write DNA. Mike Spear shares his views after attending the event on Engineering the Future: Synthetic Biology. Oct 27, 2009

Mention of the symposium on Neuropathic Pain - Towards an Ontario Strategy at the MaRS Centre from 1 to 4 pm on November 3, 2009. Nov 2, 2009

Michael J. Fox addresses the media and introduces his Parkinson's disease foundation at the MaRS Centre in Toronto Ont. on September 24, 2009.Michael J. Fox, who used the fame he gained as an actor to take a starring role in the fight against Parkinson's disease, has been named the most influential Canadian expatriate. Nov 8, 2009

Segasist Technology has developed special software for doctors to help read medical images. Jaqueline Csonka-Peeren, president and CEO, Segasist Technology tells BNN more. Nov 6, 2009

Are you working to solve a health-related issue? Apply to join Rock Health, a group of dedicated individuals working to catalyze innovation in the interactive health space, and become one of the first start-ups to access the community of experts and seed-accelerator program.

MaRS clients are featured in the Globe and Mail on the occasion of the announcement of MaRS' addition to the Ontario Network of Excellence (ONE). Clients included in the gallery of technology : Quantum Dental's Canarie System, a non-invasive dental technology; Xagenic, with an advanced STD detection; Sustainable Energy Technologies with their solar technology.

"Matt Galloway spoke with Dana Greenberg a diabetic and Dr. Bernard Zinman, the Director of Diabetes Centre at Mt. Sinai Hospital at the MaRS Centre. "

Exhibit celebrates insulin, Toronto's gift to the world It has been 90 years since a group of Toronto researchers discovered insulin. The breakthrough, made in the sweltering summer days of 1921, has saved the lives of millions of people around the world. A new exhibit to commemorate the discovery opened Wednesday in the MaRS Centre.