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Assunta Krehl

Toronto's $25 million commercialization "engine" celebrates the appointment of its Boar... - 0 views

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MaRS Innovation Ilse Treurnicht John Evans Ron Close The Hospital for Sick Children MaRS

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  • MaRS Innovation is honoured to announce its permanent Board of Directors, who brings together a remarkable and broad set of experiences and networks to support the development of this dynamic partnership of Toronto research institutions.  Designed to enhance the commercial output of Toronto’s world-leading research cluster, MaRS Innovation is positioned to make a significant contribution to Canada’s innovation economy and the quality of life for Canadians and others around the world.
  • upported by the Government of Canada through the Centres of Excellence in Research and Commercialization (CECR) program, and its member institutions, MaRS Innovation is focused on converting important discoveries into a new generation of products, services and high value jobs. The newly appointed Board of Directors, which includes academic and business leaders from across Canada and the United States, has the targeted expertise to guide MaRS Innovation to deliver on this critical mission.   MaRS Innovation represents a unique collaborative model, which aggregates the exceptional discovery pipeline of 14 leading Toronto academic institutions to build a diversified portfolio of assets, and harness the economic and job creation potential of the best opportunities for Toronto, Ontario and Canada.
  • “MaRS Innovation is privileged to announce a Board of Directors of this caliber and breadth of skill,” said Mary Jo Haddad, Chair of the MaRS Innovation Board and President and CEO of The Hospital for Sick Children. “The collective experience and guidance of these individuals will be critical to developing a collaborative, integrated and agile approach to this transformational organization that will move Canada into its next phase of economic development.”
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  • W. Geoffrey Beattie – Deputy Chairman & President, Woodbridge Company Limited, Thomson Reuters Corporation, Toronto Christopher C. Capelli – Vice President, Technology Based Ventures, Office of Technology Commercialization, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX Ron Close – Information technology entrepreneur, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, MaRS, and Executive Entrepreneur-in-Residence, The Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON Nicholas Darby – Formerly Director of Physical Sciences, Corporate Venture Capital, Dow Chemical Company, President, Darby & Associates Consulting LLC, Midland, MI  Mary Jo Haddad – President & CEO, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto Jacqueline H.R. Le Saux – Former General Counsel, North America and Corporate Secretary, Patheon, Inc., Toronto David A. Leslie - Chair, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and Former Chairman & CEO, Ernst & Young, Toronto Michael H. May – President & CEO, Rimon Therapeutics, Toronto Chandra J. Panchal – Founder, President & CEO, Axcelon Biopolymers Corp., Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC Ilse Treurnicht – CEO, MaRS Discovery District, Toronto Donald A. Wright – President & CEO, The Winnington Capital Group Inc., Toronto
  • MaRS Innovation serves as a business accelerator platform with a single point of entry for industry partners and investors.  It will increase the scale, scope and viability of IP offerings, and the quantity and quality of deal flow from partner institutions.  MaRS Innovation will also facilitate strategic research collaborations with industry partners, strengthen the innovation capacity of Canadian industry through adoption of new technologies from its member institutions, and launch a new generation of robust, high-growth Canadian companies that will become global market leaders.   The quality of the combined discovery pipeline will catalyze and attract sources of risk capital for translational research, market validation, company formation and growth.  “MaRS Innovation represents a unique and timely platform to contribute in a meaningful way to Canada’s knowledge economy, leveraging Toronto’s remarkable research excellence.  The vision and serious commitment of its members to work together to transform our commercialization results, and the support of the Federal Government, made this possible.  The announcement of this outstanding group of leaders to the Board of Directors for MaRS Innovation is an exciting step forward,” said Ilse Treurnicht, MaRS CEO and interim Managing Director of MaRS Innovation.
  • Assunta Krehl on 14 Aug 09
     
    MaRS Innovation announced its permanent Board of Directors. MaRS Innovation is focused on converting important discoveries into a new generation of products, services and high value jobs.
  • Assunta Krehl on 14 Aug 09
     
    MaRS Innovation announced its permanent Board of Directors. MaRS Innovation is focused on converting important discoveries into a new generation of products, services and high value jobs. Feb 6, 2009
Assunta Krehl

Ontario, Canada Investing in Science to Strengthen Economy | Reuters - 0 views

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commercialization genomics Ontario Genomics Institute john evans

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  • Ontario is launching a new fund to attract and retain world-leading genomics researchers in the province. The CAD$100-million (£56.1-million) Global Leadership Round in Genomics and Life Sciences will support globally-significant, collaborative research projects that are headquartered in Ontario, Canada. This fund will create high-skilled jobs in research and technology, and brings Ontario`s commitment to funding science since 2003 to a historic high of $1.4 billion (£785 million).
  • Assunta Krehl on 10 Aug 09
     
    Ontario announced a new fund to attract and retain world-leading genomics researchers in the province.The $100-million Global Leadership Round in Genomics and Life Sciences will support globally-significant, collaborative research projects that are headquartered in Ontario. Dr. Evans is quoted stating that "the government must recognize that Ontario must invest in strong life science clusters."
Assunta Krehl

Lab Canada - * Printer friendly version * Email story to a friend * Send ... - 0 views

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University of Toronto Innovative Organizations Ontario Cancer Institute MaRS Innovation University Health Network Life Sciences neuroscience

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  • Assunta Krehl on 23 Dec 09
     
    To improve early detection and treatment of cancer, a pair of Toronto scientists, Dr David Jaffray, a senior scientist in the division of biophysics and bioimaging at the Ontario Cancer Institute and Dr Christine Allen, an associate professor in the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto has developed a technology that combines contrast agents with targeted, long-lasting nano-particles for use in multiple medical imaging platforms. MaRS Innovation (MI) and the University Health Network (UHN) have now entered into an agreement to collaboratively commercialize this promising technology. Dec 23, 2009
Assunta Krehl

SiG at Waterloo presents Innovators in Action speaker series - University of Waterloo -... - 0 views

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Social Innovation Board Members Ilse Treurnicht Collaboration SiG

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  • Assunta Krehl on 06 May 10
     
    Dr. Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of MaRS Discovery District, is one of the five Canadian leaders in the field of social innovation who will share their insights on how to deal with the root causes of social challenges at the University of Waterloo. Dr. Treurnicht will be speaking on June 16 about the growing importance of multi-sectoral collaboration which promotes the mutual exchange of ideas, values, talent and capital across sectors.
Miri Katz

How The Private Sector Can Drive Social Innovation - CIO Central - CIO Network - Forbes - 0 views

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  • How The Private Sector Can Drive Social Innovation
  • Out of the 100 largest economies in the world, about half are multinational corporations. Given their impact on global communities, it is becoming increasingly essential that these large corporations execute responsibility to society, rather than rely on governments and non-profits to address difficult social issues alone.
  • oday, the world’s largest companies are in a unique position to play a much greater role in driving social change than ever before.
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  • Aside from pure monetary donations, however, is a new model that is transforming corporate philanthropy.
  • Increasingly, corporations are turning to a shared value model, in which companies work in alignment with society rather than against it, producing mutual benefits to both the community and the corporation
  • It evolves the traditional model of financial and material goods donations, to one in which corporations leverage a range of corporate assets including employee skills, business acumen and partner networks, to drive social change.
  • Here’s the shift: Instead of viewing it as our responsibility to drive business and social value, view it also a valuable opportunity to rethink existing practices.
  • The business case for social innovation
  • there are a variety of benefits for an organization, from brand building, to staff retention, and even improved client stickiness. Shareholders and the investment community are also increasingly considering corporate responsibility when making investment decisions.
  • collaborations can drive innovation through necessity. Non-profits work in extreme environments, faced with limited infrastructure, connectivity and staff. Operating in these situations exposes corporate staff to new sets of customer challenges, which can often deliver innovations in product design or services into the business.
  • by working with a non-profit organization, a corporation can demonstrate its expertise to a new audience, expanding its business network.
  • Increasingly, investors weigh environmental, social and governance  data when making investment decisions. While such data has been a benchmark for European-based companies for some time, we are now seeing a more global adoption and interest in this, which should be another forcing function for more corporations to act as good corporate citizens.
  • Applying social innovation in practic
  • A good starting point is to assess the company’s available skills, expertise, partnerships against the touch-points the company currently has within a given community. From there, establish specific goals to achieve and a strategic plan to meet those goals.
  • Companies that have an expertise in technology, for example, can collaborate with non-profits or social entrepreneurs to provide the infrastructure backbone that turn their ideas into reality. With the social enterprise mPedigree Network, HP leveraged its technology expertise in cloud-based services to design and build an anti-drug counterfeiting service in Africa. Counterfeit medicine is a significant problem in developing countries, causing more than 700,000 deaths each year. The new service helps save lives by enabling patients to validate the integrity of their medicine by sending a free text message.
  • Gabi Zedlmayer is Vice President of Hewlett-Packard’s Office of Global Social Innovation.
  • Miri Katz on 29 Jun 11
     
    Out of the 100 largest economies in the world, about half are multinational corporations. Given their impact on global communities, it is increasingly essential that these large corporations execute responsibility to society, rather than rely on governments and non-profits to address difficult social issues alone
Assunta Krehl

Canada's Only Integrated Social Media News Network - Canadian Government Executive Maga... - 0 views

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SiG Social Innovation Generation SiG@MaRS innovation

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  • Assunta Krehl on 13 Apr 12
     
    Ontario Public Service is interested in looking at the state of innovation in public sector organizations.Some of the leaders who have in public sector innovation are: Social Innovation Generation (SiG), a collaborative partnership between The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation, the University of Waterloo, the MaRS Discovery District, and the PLAN Institute.
Assunta Krehl

MaRS Event Series - Best Practices for Small Business - Business Insider - May 4, 2012 - 0 views

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  • Assunta Krehl on 07 May 12
     
    MaRS Discovery District upport innovation by fostering collaboration between the worlds of science, business, and government. MaRS has a series of events on entrepreneurship. MaRS Best Practices event - Partnerships - A Necessary Evil will be held on May 8th at the MaRS Centre. Participants will learn about the pros and cons of entering a new business partnership along with what to look for in a partner. 
Assunta Krehl

MaRS Launches Canada's First Early Stage Cleantech Venture Fund - Techvibes.com - March... - 0 views

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MaRS Fund cleatech Advisor Murray CCaig Tom Rand Ilse Treurnicht clients GreenMantra Smart Energy Instruments

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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.
Assunta Krehl

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.
Assunta Krehl

School for social entrepreneurs opens in Regent Park - The Star - June 26, 2012 - 0 views

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Social Entrepreneurship entrepreneurship

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  • Assunta Krehl on 29 Jun 12
     
    The School for Social Entrepreneurship has opened it's doors in Regent Park. This school is the the first in North America and is in "collaboration of Toronto's MaRS Discovery District, Regent Park's Centre for Community Learning and Development, micro-loan provider ACCESS Community Capital and Housing Services Corp., which is leading the initiative."
Assunta Krehl

Andrea Hamilton - Co-founder of Hatch Toronto - The Morning Show - November 29, 2011 - 0 views

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HATCH Collaboration Andrea Hamilton

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  • Assunta Krehl on 03 Dec 11
     
    Andrea Hamilton, Senior Associate of Advisory Services at MaRS Discovery District and Co-Founder of HATCH discusses about her platform to get people collaborating together to solve problems for any size shape or purpose.
Assunta Krehl

Baycrest builds cloud portal with SharePoint online - IT in Canada - January 6, 2012 - 0 views

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Baycrest MaRS collobration health care aging

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  • Assunta Krehl on 17 Jan 12
     
    Baycrest is a provides healthcare for elderly patients and is the research centre for the development of innovation on aging and brain health. Mary Allen, report from IT in Canada states "Baycrest places a good deal of emphasis on collaboration - with the University of Toronto to meet research goals, with the MaRS Discovery District for commercialization of products to maintain healthy cognitive functioning."
Karen Schulman Dupuis

Collaborating with a far-flung team - The Globe and Mail - 0 views

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  • Karen Schulman Dupuis on 06 Feb 12
     
    With Alexey Saltykov of InsurEye, a MaRS client.
Assunta Krehl

U.S. and Canadian Scientists Form a Global Alliance for Nano-Bio-Electronics in Order t... - 0 views

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Parimal Nathwani MaRS Innovation Lifescience Therapeutics

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  • Assunta Krehl on 28 Feb 12
     
    The Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT) announced today that the organization will hold its 9th Annual World Congress on Brain, Spinal Cord Mapping, and Image Guided Therapy from June 2-4, 2012 in Toronto, Canada. Parimal Nathwani, Vice President of MaRS Innovation, says"Forums like this represent an excellent opportunity for reviewing technologies and supporting collaboration across different institutions for more effective translation and commercialization opportunity."
Karen Schulman Dupuis

The Rise of the Sharing Economy - 1 views

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Uniiverse clients sharing socialentrepreneurship social

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  • Karen Schulman Dupuis on 09 Feb 12
     
    MaRS client Uniiverse, the world's marketplace for collaborative living, is highlighted in this article from Mashable.com on The Rise of the Sharing Economy
Assunta Krehl

Miller Thomson joins MaRS community - Digital Journal - June 3, 2010 - 1 views

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  • Assunta Krehl on 03 Jun 10
     
    Miller Thomson LLP has announced a multi-faceted partnership with MaRS Discovery District. The partnership gives Miller Thomson an ongoing, collaborative presence at MaRS, providing counsel in business-critical areas such as business planning, finance, intellectual property management, and go-to-market strategies.
Cathy Bogaart

10 Inspiring TED Talks for Start-ups - 0 views

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  • Cathy Bogaart on 27 Jul 10
     
    Get inspired: leadership, copyright, motivation, collaboration and passion. It's all here for entrepreneurs of innovative companies.
Cathy Bogaart

PushLife is music to RIM's ears - 0 views

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  • Cathy Bogaart on 13 Sep 10
     
    The Financial Post reports that PushLife is helping RIM level the playing field between it and the iPhone. They're now collaborating with a former RIM employee -- now an entrepreneur and MaRS client, Raymond Reddy of PushLife. The application allows customers to sync their existing music libraries on their PCs or Macs with new tunes purchased from mobile music venues without having to install a software program that replaces their existing media players such as iTunes.
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