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Cathy Bogaart

Government of Canada Announces $450 Million in New Funding for BDC to Assist Canadian B... - 0 views

  • The funding will include $100 million to establish the Operating Line of Credit Guarantee and $350 million over three years to help drive venture capital investment in promising Canadian technology businesses.
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    New government funding announced today includes $100 million to establish the Operating Line of Credit Guarantee and $350 million over three years to help drive venture capital investment in promising Canadian technology businesses.
Assunta Krehl

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

  • 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).
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    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

Canada gets new early-stage clean tech fund - The Globe and Mail - March 26, 2012 - 0 views

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    MaRS Discovery District announced it has launched a $30-million clean tech fund in collaboration with the private sector.
Karen Schulman Dupuis

Wave Accounting gets funding to easily keep your company's books in check | VentureBeat - 0 views

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    Small business startup Wave Accounting has raised $12 million in its second round of funding, the company announced today.
Cathy Bogaart

Fundica.com - Find Funding in Canada - 0 views

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    A database of public and private funding information for Canadian businesses - for free.
Assunta Krehl

Queen's soft tissue replacement technology gets a funding boost - Physorg - February 16... - 0 views

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    "Lauren Flynn, Queen's University chemical engineer pioneered the process for transforming discarded human fat into a soft-tissue substitute for use in reconstructive surgery... Further development of the technology is possible through $192,500 in funding from MaRS Innovation Medical Sciences Competitive Proof of Principle. The program is part of the Ontario Centres of Excellence Institutional Proof of Principle program." 
Miguel Amante

Three Toronto innovators receive $1.5 million seed money -- will create 65 jobs - Yonge... - 2 views

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    Three of Toronto's innovative technology companies will each receive $500,000 in funding from the province's Investment Accelerator fund, designed to support the launch of innovative companies in sectors considered important to the future of the province's economy. It is administered by MaRS Discovery District.
Assunta Krehl

Stem Cell Network teaming with MaRS to accelerate commercialization efforts - Research ... - 0 views

  • The Stem Cell Network (SCN) has entered into a collaborative agreement with the MaRS Discovery District to transfer control of its nascent spin-off commercialization arm, Aggregate Therapeutics Inc (ATI). The agreement will see MaRS take immediate management responsibility for ATI, seek funding to operationalize the company and accelerate efforts to commercialize stem cell and regenerative medical research
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    The Stem Cell Network (SCN) has entered into a collaborative agreement with the MaRS Discovery District to transfer control of its nascent spin-off commercialization arm, Aggregate Therapeutics Inc (ATI). The agreement will see MaRS take immediate management responsibility for ATI, seek funding to operationalize the company and accelerate efforts to commercialize stem cell and regenerative medical research
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    Research Money states "The Stem Cell Network (SCN) has entered into a collaborative agreement with the MaRS Discovery District to transfer control of its nascent spin-off commercialization arm, Aggregate Therapeutics Inc (ATI). The agreement will see MaRS take immediate management responsibility for ATI, seek funding to operationalize the company and accelerate efforts to commercialize stem cell and regenerative medical research." April 24, 2007
Assunta Krehl

Bootstrapping VC (The Deal Magazine) - 0 views

  • "The size of what Quebec did caught our attention," says CVCA president Gregory Smith from the association's tiny office in Toronto's MaRS Centre, a renovated 1913 hospital now a facility to house tech startups.
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    Bernier is now founder and managing partner of the Teralys Capital Fund, the C$825 million ($730 million) fund-of-funds announced in April by the Quebec government and several partners.
Cathy Bogaart

He Gets Isolated Areas On The Air - from The Leader World - 0 views

  • RadioActive, a social organisation providing technical equipment and support to groups both with and without funding around the world
  • RadioActive provides training, equipment, and technical services to communities around the world. The group also partners with NGO-funded radio start-ups. One arm of the organisation provides funding and support, while the other aims to provide support to groups with established funds with training, installation and equipment.
  • RadioActive (has a goal of) making people’s lives better, making a difference, making people feel less isolated. Music is a secondary (focus)…these stations are not about promoting music but more about what radio can do as a tool.
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    This article profiles DJ Max Graef of London, England. This social innovator helps communities worldwide with next to zero resources start up a community radio station.
Assunta Krehl

Innovation Hub in stagnation - Ottawa Business Journal - 0 views

  • Almost two years after Ottawa's 'Innovation Hub' was first proposed, documents show the province has serious concerns as to whether the Hub can garner enough private-sector support or will create enough jobs to qualify for funding.
  • The Hub is modelled after similar centres around the world, including the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto. But the concept has local critics, including Ottawa serial entrepreneur John Ogilvie, who said governments looking to promote innovation should focus on setting up commercialization facilities at universities.
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    Almost two years after Ottawa's 'Innovation Hub' was first proposed, documents show the province has serious concerns as to whether the Hub can garner enough private-sector support or will create enough jobs to qualify for funding.
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    Almost two years after Ottawa's 'Innovation Hub' was first proposed, documents show the province has serious concerns as to whether the Hub can garner enough private-sector support or will create enough jobs to qualify for funding. Feb 9, 2009
Cathy Bogaart

Ontario Venture Capital Fund ("OVCF") - 0 views

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    The OVCF invests primarily in Ontario-based and Ontario-focused venture capital and growth equity funds that support innovative, high growth companies.
Cathy Bogaart

NIMTech Awarded Round-17 Funding - Sustainable Development Technology Canada, Mar 1, 2011 - 0 views

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    MaRS cleantech client, NIMTech, is granted SDTC funding for their current project with GreenField Ethanol. This project looks at plant optimization to increase ethanol yields using their SonicGauge™ non-invasive measurement sensors in collaboration with ProSensus' multivariate statistical platform for batch manufacturing control.
Assunta Krehl

See Ontario cleantech startups and university projects at Green Living Show's inaugural... - 1 views

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    The Green Living Show will be held in Toronto from April 13-15, 2012. MaRS Cleantech Fund is one of the panel of experts who help to select the exhibitors.
Assunta Krehl

You really can achieve great things when industry, academia work together - Francis Mor... - 0 views

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    Jason Flicks shares his insights of his successful adventures with his companies levering IP and provides entrepreneurs ideas for alternative funding options for their ventures. i.e. MaRS Centre helping entrepreneur and associate professor at the University of Toronto with his project of radical uses of Bluetooth.
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