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U.S.-based market research firm states in the Vancouver Sun that "the brain fitness industry is projected to jump from $265 million in 2008 to between $1 billion and $5 billion by 2015." Cogniciti aims to develop brain fitness products based on scientific principles introduced by the Rotman team.

Gamemakers state "video games can be healthy food for the brain."Baycrest and MaRS launched a company, Cogniciti, that aims to develop brain fitness products based on scientific principles introduced by the Rotman team.

Digital brain fitness products are being designed to sharpen memory. "Baycrest and MaRS launched a company, Cogniciti, that aims to develop brain fitness products based on scientific principles introduced by the Rotman team.

MaRS Discovery District is the newest addition to the Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN). The collaboration will enhance levels of technology commercialization and help develop successful companies in the digital media sector.

Profound Medical Inc, a MaRS client hopes to improve quality of life for men with prostate cancer by developing a faster, more precise treatment aimed at reducing side effects. Profound Medical won the $200,000 Premier's Catalyst Award for a start-up company with the best innovation. Avenir Medical Inc, a MaRS Client was named Ontario's Next Top Entrepreneur at the conference of the Ontario Centres of Excellence.

Toronto Life talks about the hotbed of mobile apps in Toronto. Prominently featured is MaRS client, Polar Mobile. They develop apps for more than 150 companies, including Sports Illustrated, Time, CNN, CBS and the Food Network. Their apps have been downloaded six million times and counting.

MaRS Discovery District Phase II construction is now underway and scheduled for completion in September 2013. Public Health Ontario and Ontario Institute for Cancer Research will be the anchor tenants in the Phase II development.

Peter Moreira states "Canada badly needs to develop its VC industry." Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association is a MaRS Discovery District tenant as is working to increase venture capitalist across Canada.

As stated in Canadian Manufacturing, "Researchers from the University of Toronto (U of T), the King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) and Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) have created the most efficient solar cell ever made based on collodial-quatum-dots...a technology licensing agreement has been signed by U of T and KAUST, brokered by MaRS Innovations (MI), which will will enable the global commercialization of this new technology." 

As stated by Alastair Harris-Cartwright "Dr. Andrei Yudin, Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, has developed a new and effective process that makes linear peptides circular, which allows these molecules, called macrocycles, to enter cells more effectively and increase their stability compared to linear peptides." The Ontario Genomics Institute (OGI) a MaRS Tenant has invested in this project. The project is also supported by MaRS Innovation that is assisting to convert this "great science into commercial opportunities."

As stated in Aurp Canada's blog "The Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) has partnered with the Government of Canada, through its Canadian Trade Commissioner Service office in San Francisco-Silicon Valley, to announce a prestigious development opportunity for Canadian companies working in Information and Communication Technology and Digital Media." The CIX Top 20 will take place on December 1st, 2011 at the MaRS Centre.

Mike Williams, Toronto's general manager of economic development mentioned that although the MaRS Phase 2 project was one of the projects that was stalled in 2008-2009, because of the recession, it has now been restarted.

Canadian Policy Research Networks is a non-profit, charitable policy think tank based in Ottawa. Their products are freely available on their site. From two CPRN 2004 roundtable discussions come: * The report that stressed the importance of a relationship between a business and social development (Fostering Social Innovation) and * The report that defined "social innovation" and established priorities of action for years to come ( The Future of Social Innovation)

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

Brodie Fenlon, Globe and Mail reporter, reports that the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development says " transit service in the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area has not kept pace with population growth, with 71 per cent of commuters still dependent on the automobile - one of the highest rates of car use among cities in the organization's 30 member countries."Among the OECD findings include that governments should invest in more initiatives like Toronto's MaRS Discovery District. Nov 9, 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

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

"Traffic congestion in the Toronto region costs Canada $3.3-billion a year in lost productivity the Globe and Mail reports. An Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development report found included that governments should invest more in initiatives like Toronto'd MaRS Discovery District. Nov 10, 2009

A pair of Toronto scientists has developed a unique 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. Nov 20, 2009

A pair of Toronto scientists has developed a unique 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. Nov 19, 2009