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Assunta Krehl

Finance forum: how to make green from the Green Energy Act - Yonge St - January 27, 2010 - 1 views

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    MaRS is hosting a forum on Jan. 29 for the finance sector on investment opportunities presented by the Green Energy Act. The forum is intended primarily for financial institutions who will be putting cash into projects under the act and the "sector players who will require that finance."
Assunta Krehl

RBC Announces $20 Million in Commitments to New Social and Environmental Initiative - R... - 0 views

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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."
Assunta Krehl

Ontario's Finance Community Key to Growth of Green Energy Economy - TradingMarkets - Ja... - 0 views

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    International financial experts meet in Toronto to encourage local investment in renewable power at The Green Energy Act Finance Forum on January 29, 2010.
Karen Schulman Dupuis

Locationary finds $2.5-million in financing - The Globe and Mail - 1 views

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    Locationary Inc., which is dedicated to improving the quality of local business data for mobile and web content, has secured $2.5-million from new investors, including the Investment Accelerator Fund and Trellis Capital. Existing investors Extreme Venture Partners, Plazacorp Ventures, Angels and Management were also involved in the financing.
Karen Schulman Dupuis

Xagenic Inc. Closes $10 Million Series A Financing - 0 views

  • This round of financing builds on a $2.2 million seed round raised in 2010, led by MaRS Innovation.
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    This round of financing builds on a $2.2 million seed round raised in 2010, led by MaRS Innovation.
Assunta Krehl

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

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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."
Miguel Amante

Social Entrepreneurship - Metro Morning - October 21, 2010 - 1 views

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    Matt Galloway spoke with Ilse Treurnicht, she is the CEO of MaRS Discovery District. The non-profit corporation is part of an independent Task Force on Social Finance.
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    Matt Galloway spoke with Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of MaRS, which is part of an independent Task Force on Social Finance.
Assunta Krehl

The View from Canada: Impact Investing 2.0 - Your Money, Your Way Blog - NextBillion.ne... - 0 views

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    Carmelina Macarino's shares her views on impact investing; it is an act of investing your money into projects that will have a positive social or environmental impact and getting a return for it. The Centre for Impact Investing held the Social Finance Forum at the MaRS Centre last month.
Assunta Krehl

Impact investing growing but more effort needed: report - The Globe and Mail - 0 views

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    Tara Perkins, Globe and Mail reporter states "The Canadian Task Force on Social Finance says there is evidence that impact investing is growing as an asset class in this country.... more effort is require to make progress though." Ilse Treurnicht, the CEO of MaRS Discovery District is a member of the Task Force.
Cathy Bogaart

Metro Morning - CBC Radio, November 30, 2010 - 0 views

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    Matt Galloway spoke with Ilse Treurnicht. She is Chair of the Canadian Task Force on Social Finance which just released the report, Mobilizing Private Capital for Public Good.
Assunta Krehl

Aggregate Therapeutics to play a key role in commercializing stem cell discoveries - 0 views

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    Biotechnologies au Canada: l'exemple de l'Ontario in Industrie Pharmaceutique, May 22, 2009 mentions that MaRS Discovery District is an Innovation Centre and mentions how it helps entrepreneurs to commercialize their research.
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    Cluster Growth Through Collaboration article in Ciencia Conocimiento Tecnologia, March 20, 2009 mentions about the MaRS story, MaRS' mission and programs and resources offered to entrepreneurs.
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    Cluster Growth Through Collaboration article in Ciencia Conocimiento Tecnologia, March 20, 2009 mentions about the MaRS story, MaRS' mission and programs and resources offered to entrepreneurs.
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    Cluster Growth Through Collaboration article in Ciencia Conocimiento Tecnologia, March 20, 2009 mentions about the MaRS story, MaRS' mission and programs and resources offered to entrepreneurs.
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    From Mars to MaRS - Taking engineering innovation to the world from Globe and Mail Supplement. Article features MaRS and Krista Jones states "MaRS helps emerging start-up and entrepreneurial companies commercialize promising innovations." Jones states that "40% of MaRS Clients are engineering-based companies."
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    Sowing the Seeds, Toronto Board of Trade member magazine, Dec 1, 2007. Skymeter Corp is working on a GPS technology for toll collection, parking management, and pay-as-you-drive insurance. The article talks about how entrepreneurs go about raising capital.
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    As stated in Burrill Canadian Biotech News, "MaRS Discovery Distruict and Canadian Stem Cell Network have entered into a partnership agreement to pursue long-term publc oro private financing for the translational development activities currently being undertaken by Aggregate Therapeutics."
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    As stated in Burrill Canadian Biotech News, "MaRS Discovery District and Canadian Stem Cell Network have entered into a partnership agreement to pursue long-term public or private financing for the translational development activities currently being undertaken by Aggregate Therapeutics."
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    As stated in Burrill Canadian Biotech News, "MaRS Discovery District and Canadian Stem Cell Network have entered into a partnership agreement to pursue long-term public or private financing for the translational development activities currently being undertaken by Aggregate Therapeutics."
Cathy Bogaart

www.newbiologyventures.com - New Biology Ventures - 0 views

  • New Biology Ventures is a life-sciences focused venture capital incubator.   We invest in early stage opportunities through the creation and maturation of start-up companies that focus on the development and commercialization of therapeutic biopharmaceuticals. We change the economics of drug development through our unique combination of expertise in finance and structuring companies along with the capability to efficiently and effectively commercialize drugs.  
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    New Biology Ventures is a life-sciences focused venture capital incubator. They invest in early stage opportunities through the creation and maturation of start-up companies that focus on the development and commercialization of therapeutic biopharmaceuticals. They change the economics of drug development through their unique combination of expertise in finance and structuring companies along with the capability to efficiently and effectively commercialize drugs.
Assunta Krehl

Media Advisory - Green Energy Financial Experts Meet in Toronto - TradingMarkets.com - ... - 0 views

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    The Green Energy Act Finance Forum will be taking place on Jan 29. This forum will bring leading experts from around the world to Toronto to speak to Ontario's financial community about investing in renewable energy under Ontario's new Feed In Tariff program. The forum is presented by the MaRS Discovery District, the Green Energy Act Alliance and D & D Securities.
Cathy Bogaart

Figuring out financing (PDF) - New & Modern Business, May 2011 - 0 views

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    In this issue of New & Modern Business (PDF) MaRS Advisor Kerri Golden talks about the different types of financing entrepreneurs use to fund their business over the life of the company.
Assunta Krehl

MaRS Launches JOLT, Canada's Newest Startup Accelerator Venture Capital, Private Equit... - 1 views

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    Headed by Executive Director, Susan McGill, JOLT will select up to 15 high-potential startups annually, providing them with space, seed financing and mentorship, as well as access to partners and some of the top angel and venture capital investors in the industry.
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    MaRS announced the creation of JOLT, a new technology accelerator dedicated to building high-growth web and mobile companies that promise to transform the way consumers and enterprises connect, work and play. JOLT will select up to 15 high-potential startups annually, providing them with space, seed financing and mentorship, as well as access to partners and some of the top angel and venture capital investors in the industry. The goal of the program is to accelerate market validation and, in turn, help these companies secure the capital and talent necessary to scale efficiently.
Assunta Krehl

Commercializing R&D to be a key focus in federal budget - Global News - March 27, 2012 - 0 views

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    Commercialization is a challenge for Canada's research and development sector. MaRS innovation states "Financing continues to be a major obstacle for Canada's emerging young innovators."
Assunta Krehl

Harper Government Announces New Support for the Gairdner Foundation's Outstanding Achie... - 0 views

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    The Honourable Ted Menzies, Minister of State (Finance) announced on August 24th that there will be new funding for the Canada Gairdner International Awards at the MaRS Centre in Toronto. "This new funding is in recognition of the Gairdner Foundation's outstanding achievements and breakthrough discoveries."
Assunta Krehl

Momentum continues behind MaRS Innovation spin-off, Xagenic Inc., and its breakthrough ... - 0 views

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    Xagenic Inc., a start-up company created by University of TorontoProfessor Dr. Shana Kelley, in partnership with MaRS Innovation (MI),completed a series A financing totaling $10-million.
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