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St. Stephen's House, a downtown social agency is one of Toronto's successful social enterprises. Mention of how St. Stephen's House is working with MaRS in developing a marketing plan. April 15, 2009

St. Stephen's House, a downtown social agency is one of Toronto's successful social enterprises. Mention of how St. Stephen's House is working with MaRS in developing a marketing plan.

Argiculture industry has escaped the bad economy thus far and the many of the nutraceutcals and other innovative food products are doing well. Mention of MaRS Landing and Ontaro Agri-Fod Technologies hosted an Agri-Innovation Forum which highlight developments of the linkages built betweem agriculture and sectors in health.

Argiculture industry has escaped the bad economy thus far and the many of the nutraceutcals and other innovative food products are doing well. Mention of MaRS Landing and Ontaro Agri-Fod Technologies hosted an Agri-Innovation Forum which highlight developments of the linkages built betweem agriculture and sectors in health. Feb 26, 2009

The Martin Prosperity Institute, in partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Culture, and the City of Toronto - Economic Development, Culture & Tourism Division, will be hosting the inaugural Placing Creativity Conference at MaRS June 9-11, 2009. The conference will look at the interconnection between 'Place' and 'Creativity' through a number of different lenses.

Expert Forensic Evidence in Criminal Proceedings: Avoiding Wrongful Convictions, is jointly organized by Osgoode Professional Development (the professional development program of York's Osgoode Hall Law School) and the Centre for Forensic Science & Medicine at the University of Toronto. Mention that the conference will be held at the MaRS Centre.

GEM is a non-profit consortium that compiles international data on entrepreneurial activity. According to its' Vision & Values, its' goal is to develop international standards for social survey based research methodologies in entrepreneurship. GEM Global Reports compare and contrast Canadian entrepreneurial activity with 10 to 42 (2006) other countries in the world. Economic development, characteristics, institutions, sponsorships, and team work are all examined and interpreted scientifically. Ownership, income, opportunity, innovativeness, sectors, and demographics are all put into global perspectives. Check out the reports to see where Canadian entrepreneurs stand!

"The United States spends more on health care-related research and development than any other country. In 2003, it was estimated that the Federal government alone spent over $26 billion. Pharmaceutical companies, device manufacturers and other private companies invested over $10 billion more. At its best, the American health care system is capable of delivering care unsurpassed anywhere else in the world. Yet, a 1999 Institute of Medicine study estimated that as many as 98,000 Americans die each year from hospital related medical errors. A recent study by the Rand Corporation (a non-profit think tank) concluded that less than 50 percent of encounters with doctors and hospitals resulted in optimal, evidence-based treatment. Studies show that as many as 42 million Americans - almost 15 percent of the population - lack health care insurance. Surveys reveal that patients do not feel they have adequate information about their conditions, and that their experience with health care ranks below that of most other sectors, in fact below that of the post office. In the aggregate, the country is spending nearly $2 trillion on health care, and yet the nation's health care system does not meet acceptable thresholds for safety, quality, access or cost. In 2005, VHA Health Foundation's board of directors sought to better understand the reasons behind this paradox. The foundation commissioned Larry Keeley and his associates at Doblin Inc. to apply the rigorous analytical methods that are used in their evaluation of other American industries and companies. The project set out to discover when, where and how innovation was taking place in health care. It also sought to identify organizations that were developing model innovation processes, and to explore where opportunities for successful innovation might lay."

This is the kind of environment that Ontario is trying to build: The EuC2C partnership is an inter-sectoral group of organisations committed to making European businesses more innovative and competitive in the long term. The knowledge, skills and networks of the partnership complement each other, containing as it does a communications focussed SME, the world's most specialised firm in helping develop cluster-based programmes, a Europe-wide network of business innovation centres, a non profit national body for SME development, an independent SME training consultancy specialising in multimedia training and a specialist marketing communication company.

Clean Energy Developments sells and installs geothermal energy systems. The technology not only heats and cools buildings cheaply and efficiently, but it's also environmentally friendly. Nov 20, 2009

RIM has bought Ontario-based startup tinyHippos Inc., creator of Ripple, a cross-platform mobile application development and testing tool. tinyHippos is a MaRS client.

The AT&T Hackathon will take place on June 15th and 16th at the MaRS Discovery District. The event is designed for technical and non-technical attendees to build apps and compete for prizes.

Wavefront, a National Centre of Excellence supporting the growth and commercialization of wireless companies in Canada, is providing MaRS Commons with a mobile handset library consisting of the most popular handsets available. This means that wireless application developers no longer need to buy the multitude of handsets required to test their applications, saving time and money - a fact known to wireless innovators who have already taken advantage of Wavefront's handset library in Vancouver. 

"Governor Pat Quinn is visiting Canada re: economic development and promoting Illinois' trade and business opportunities, as well as tourism and life sciences industries.Governor Quinn also met with key members of the life sciences and bio-energy communities at a meeting hosted by MaRS Innovation and MaRS Discovery District at the MaRS Centre."

How to develop a web presence: the theory and the practical. Part of the session held at MaRS (including MaRS client, gShft) on November 12, 2010.

MaRS Discovery District project received $20M from the Canadian federal government. Ontario has also contributed $20M. MaRS Discovery District will provide facilities for start-up companies to develop and market discoveries.

MaRS Discovery District project received $20M from the Canadian federal government. Ontario has also contributed $20M. MaRS Discovery District will provide facilities for start-up companies to develop and market discoveries. Feb 20, 2003

(Canadian Federation of Independent Business, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters, and RBC Financial Group) "For years, Canada's regulatory environment held back the development of the private venture capital business and this caused deep-rooted structural impediments in the Canadian venture capital marketplace. Some of these impediments exist to this day."

(Canadian Federation of Independent Business, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters, and RBC Financial Group) "For years, Canada's regulatory environment held back the development of the private venture capital business and this caused deep-rooted structural impediments in the Canadian venture capital marketplace. Some of these impediments exist to this day."

The Ontario BioAuto Council Investment Fund is a $5-million fund that targets commercialization and market development of biomaterials destined for Ontario's automotive sector.

The Ontario BioAuto Council Investment Fund is a $5-million fund that targets commercialization and market development of biomaterials destined for Ontario's automotive sector.

BNN talks with Haroon Mirza, Director of Business Development, CognoVision about the technology behind digital billboard viewer measurement.

BNN talks with Haroon Mirza, Director of Business Development, CognoVision about the technology behind digital billboard viewer measurement. Aug 28, 2009

MaRS celebrates its first anniversary. Judy Steed, Toronto Star Reporter, caputures some of the people, ideas and developments in commercializing leading edge research at the MaRS Centre.

MaRS celebrates its first anniversary. Judy Steed, Toronto Star Reporter, caputures some of the people, ideas and developments in commercializing leading edge research at the MaRS Centre. Sept 26, 2006

McGuinty and Schwarzenegger team signed a new $30M joint research venture to develop new stem cell therapies to help conquer cancer. The new Cancer Stem Cell Consortium will be headquartered at the MaRS Centre.

McGuinty and Schwarzenegger team signed a new $30M joint research venture to develop new stem cell therapies to help conquer cancer. The new Cancer Stem Cell Consortium will be headquartered at the MaRS Centre. Jun 1, 2007