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Assunta Krehl

"Good Intentions and Bad Investments: EHealth and the Reality of Market Forc... - 0 views

  • Consumer empowerment, patient-physician relationship, and sociotechnical issues1:30-3:00pm MaRS CR2, Medicine 2.0 Congress, Toronto (Sept17, 2009)
  • "Good Intentions and Bad Investments: EHealth and the Reality of Market Forces"
  • "Good Intentions and Bad Investments: EHealth and the Reality of Market Forces"Presenters: Trevor D Van Mierio (Evolution Health- formerly V-CC Systems; Toronto/San Francisco, Canada), Rachel Fournir (Evolution Health, Toronto/ San Francisco, Canada), Breanne John (Evolution Health, Toronto, Canada)This presentation took more of a generic approach and discussed the state of eHealth in general without focusing on a specific product.
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    The Medicine 2.0 Congress took place Sept 17-18. This conference in general talked about the state of eHealth in general. The presentation was held at MaRS and the topic was on consumer empowerment, patient-physician relationship and sociotechnical issues.
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    The Medicine 2.0 Congress took place Sept 17-18. This conference in general talked about the state of eHealth in general. The presentation was held at MaRS and the topic was on consumer empowerment, patient-physician relationship and sociotechnical issues. Sept 17, 2009
Assunta Krehl

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

  • 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.
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    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.
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    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

Open Business: Top 150 Blogs for Entrepreneurs - 0 views

  • 100 http://blog.marsdd.com
  • Here is the list of the top 150 blogs that I find relevant for entrepreneurs in general, with a bias for high tech and social entrepreneurship and a special interest on the funding side.
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    Top 150 blogs for entrepreneurs - Note MaRS made the list!
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    MaRS Blogs ranked 100 in the Top 150 Blogs for Entrepreneurs. The top 150 blogs contain relevant information for entrepreneurs in general, with a bias for high tech and social entrepreneurship and a special interest on the funding side.
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    MaRS Blogs ranked 100 in the Top 150 Blogs for Entrepreneurs. The top 150 blogs contain relevant information for entrepreneurs in general, with a bias for high tech and social entrepreneurship and a special interest on the funding side.
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    MaRS Blogs ranked 100 in the Top 150 Blogs for Entrepreneurs. The top 150 blogs contain relevant information for entrepreneurs in general, with a bias for high tech and social entrepreneurship and a special interest on the funding side.
George Botos

Crackdown looms on generic drug prices - thestar.com - 0 views

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    Crackdown looms on generic drug prices
Assunta Krehl

Finance made easy - Financial Post - September 26, 2011 - 0 views

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    Finizi Corp, a MaRS Client, provides a free online platform where financial institutions are able to bid for the business of customers in live and fully-transparent auctions. Finizi is conveniently located in Ryerson University's Digital Media Zone. Since Finizi's launch they have generated over 100 registered users, generating $7 million of pending and completed sales within three days.
Cathy Bogaart

Social Enterprise Gains Importance In Tough Times - The Leader World - 0 views

  • with self-belief and a preparedness to adapt to the new economic situation, social enterprise will thrive
  • Social enterprise, in many ways, is about generating value: for both society and business. What could be more important when facing difficult times?
  • leverage their natural resources for the betterment of both society and their bottom line
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  • New graduates are known as ‘Generation Yers’. Born between 1979 and 1998, they want to be successful business people, but they also want to do good with their skills. They want luxurious products, but won’t buy from unethical companies. For businesses to recruit and retain the best, they have to offer more than the corporate package. Community engagement is fast becoming a key competitive differentiator between professional services firms. In a recent survey of UK graduates by PricewaterhouseCoopers, 70% said that they will actively seek out employers whose corporate responsibility behaviour reflects their own. An Aspen Institute study shows business school students citing ‘business's responsibility to society’ as a top concern when choosing a job.
  • social entrepreneurship will be rattled by this economic situation, but we will make changes to our approach where necessary and come out stronger and more central to both business and community.
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    This article talks about how the recession's economic tightening is actually good for social enterprises as it forces the industry to be more innovative in order to survive. The author talks about asking for partnerships that are even more valuable than charitable donations. He also talks about why it's important for all companies to incorporate ethical business practices in order to stay viable in a generation of people who care deeply about where products come from. Times are better than ever for social entrepreneurs.
Cathy Bogaart

Public Inc - 0 views

  • PUBLIC is a for-profit, social-purpose business focused exclusively on advancing the public good. We are an innovation company, generating positive social impact through the creation of scalable programs, products and campaigns that: raise money for charitable purposes increase civic and community engagement advance social causes and issues create new social norms We bring an integrated, impact- driven approach to mobilizing and advancing the public good by aligning brand awareness, policy influence and fundraising. For us, “advancing the public good” is about motivating people (and organizations) to behave in ways that benefit society while recognizing and appealing to their self-interest.
  • generating positive social impact through the creation of scalable programs, products and campaigns
  • advancing the public good” is about motivating people (and organizations) to behave in ways that benefit society while recognizing and appealing to their self-interest.
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    An interesting Toronto-based social-purpose business. PUBLIC is a for-profit, social-purpose business focused exclusively on advancing the public good. We are an innovation company, generating positive social impact through the creation of scalable programs, products and campaigns that: * raise money for charitable purposes * increase civic and community engagement * advance social causes and issues * create new social norms We bring an integrated, impact- driven approach to mobilizing and advancing the public good by aligning brand awareness, policy influence and fundraising. For us, "advancing the public good" is about motivating people (and organizations) to behave in ways that benefit society while recognizing and appealing to their self-interest.
Assunta Krehl

News - Uof G students showcase work at food innovation forum - GuelphMercury.com - 0 views

  • The University of Guelph's leadership in the development of food products that enhance health was showcased at the Agri-Food Innovation Forum in downtown Toronto yesterday.The forum's focus is on agriculture, food and human health, and is examining ways to generate business enterprises in the nutraceutical and functional food field.
  • John Kelly, executive director of the MaRS Landing and chair of the Agri-Food Innovation Forum, said there is a growing global market for nutraceutical products and good product ideas are coming from young minds.
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    Agri-Food Innovation Forum focused on agriculture, food and human health and is examining ways to generate business enterprises in the nutraceutical and functional food field. MaRS Landing is quoted indicating that there is a global market for nutraceutical products and good product ideas.
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    Agri-Food Innovation Forum focused on agriculture, food and human health and is examining ways to generate business enterprises in the nutraceutical and functional food field. MaRS Landing is quoted indicating that there is a global market for nutraceutical products and good product ideas. Feb 12, 2009
Melissa Hughes

Wave partners With Box, MailChimp, General Assembly and more to launch one-stop shoppin... - 0 views

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    "A new convergence of startups and Internet companies has come together to provide other early-stage companies with the tools required to get up and running quickly, and most importantly, cheaply. It's sort of like a Humble Indie Bundle, except instead of gaming, GetStartupTools.com offers software from Wave, Box, MailChimp, Zendesk, Uberflip and General Assembly that most brand new internet companies would need or at least appreciate."
Assunta Krehl

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

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    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

Three Canadian entrepreneurs prove merits of taking business from boardroom to communit... - 0 views

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    "Johann Olav Koss (Right To Play International), Michael Fergusson (Ayogo Games Inc.) and Sandrine Faust (Allô prof) are this year's recipients of Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur Of The Year Special Citation award for social entrepreneurship." Allyson Hewitt, Director of Social Entrepreneurship, Social Innovation Generation at MaRS is on the Entrepreneur of the Year's judging panel.
Assunta Krehl

Travel-bug research urged - The Star - 0 views

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    As stated in the Toronto Staf, according to Kain, Director at the centre for Travel and Tropical Medicine at Toronto General Hospital, "Toronto officials should study travelers and the illnesses the bring back to understand and cope with widespread outbreaks of diseases."
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    As stated in the Toronto Star, according to Kain, Director at the centre for Travel and Tropical Medicine at Toronto General Hospital, "Toronto officials should study travelers and the illnesses the bring back to understand and cope with widespread outbreaks of diseases." Nov 11, 2005
Assunta Krehl

CNW Telbec | MARS DISCOVERY DISTRICT | Media Advisory - What do you get when you cross ... - 0 views

  • All Science Challenge - a science quiz competition for Grade 6, 7 and 8 students from over 15 schools in the greater Toronto area. Designed by students for students, it's a fun-filled day of competition and camaraderie that's part of a nationwide program to excite and inspire the next generation of scientists.
  • Tuesday May 19th, 2009.
  • Toronto ON.
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  • MaRS Discovery District (auditorium) at 101 College Street,
  • The Let's Talk Science All Science Challenge in Toronto
  • The All Science Challenge was developed in 2004 by Let's Talk Science outreach volunteers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., and is currently being held at 7 universities across Canada this month. The competition tests students in the subject areas of biology, biochemistry, chemistry, earth and environmental science, engineering, mathematics, psychology and physics. The top teams of students will go head-to-head to win the final elimination round, which will also feature guest judges from Pfizer Canada and the British Consulate.
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    Mention of the Let's Talk Science All Science Challenge is taking place at the MaRS Centre, May 19. All Science Challenge - a science quiz competition for Grade 6, 7 and 8 students from over 15 schools in the greater Toronto area. Designed by students for students, it's a fun-filled day of competition and camaraderie that's part of a nationwide program to excite and inspire the next generation of scientists.
Assunta Krehl

CauseWired Canadian « CauseWired Communications - 0 views

  • Net Change
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  • resented by the Social Innovation Generation team at MaRS (SiG@MaRS), Net Change Week will tap into the potential that exists when new methods of communicating, organizing and mobilizing are brought to bear on chronic social issues. ”
  • resented by the Social Innovation Generation team at MaRS (SiG@MaRS), Net Change Week will tap into the potential that exists when new methods of communicating, organizing and mobilizing are brought to bear on chronic social issues. ”
  • next month in Toronto, “a week-long event designed to explore how social technology can bolster social change
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    Recommended resources for social ventures in Canada. Mention of Net Change Week at MaRS Centre.
Assunta Krehl

Social change event aimed at young people - UW Daily Bulletin - 0 views

  • “Social technology: This workshop will focus on emerging online media strategies, products and services in order to advance social purpose work. The use of online media strategies is absolutely critical as we can no longer use old methodologies to look at new ways for solving problems.” Leaders: Joseph Dee and Lisa Torjman of Toronto’s MaRS Discovery District, and Ryerson University sociologist Sam Ladner.
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    Studio Earth will be held in downtown Kitchener and is sponsored by SiG@Waterloo - the university's "Social Innovation Generation" agency. Lisa Torjman and Joseph Dee from MaRS Discovery District along with Sam Ladner from Ryerson will lead the Social Technology workshop.
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    Studio Earth will be held in downtown Kitchener and is sponsored by SiG@Waterloo - the university's "Social Innovation Generation" agency. Lisa Torjman and Joseph Dee from MaRS Discovery District along with Sam Ladner from Ryerson will lead the Social Technology workshop. Jan 9, 2009
Assunta Krehl

The man who gives the gift of breath - Healthzone - February 21, 2010 - 0 views

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    Dr. Shaf Keshavjee of Toronto General Hospital has pioneered use of a mechanical lung and a system that keeps harvested lungs from deteriorating. Dr.Keshavjee has a lab at the MaRS Centre.
Melissa Hughes

Canadian Startup Partners with Business School to Tackle Next-Gen Online Education Mark... - 0 views

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    A new partnership between ClevrU and NewMindsets, facilitated by MaRS Innovation and York University's commercialization office, will establish second-generation online learning standards for millions of students worldwide.
Assunta Krehl

THINK Conference to Challenge Education and Research Sectors to Seek Creative Solutions... - 0 views

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    The inaugural THINK Conference will take place on April 16th at the Art Gallery of Ontario. The conference will challenge leaders in Ontario's e-Infrastructure, Higher Education, and the K-12 sectors to focus on interconnectedness and collaboration.This conference will include na Idea-generating sessions will be led by key Ontario thought leaders which includes Dr Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of MaRS Discovery District.
Karen Schulman Dupuis

Media Advisory: Governor General to Invest 44 Recipients Into the Order of Canada - Mar... - 1 views

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    Lawrence S. Bloomberg, C.M., O. Ont. MaRS board member to receive the honour of The Order of Canada.
Assunta Krehl

MEDEC appoints Peter Robertson as Chair of the MEDEC Board of Directors - Digital Journ... - 0 views

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    "Peter Robertson as Chair of the MEDEC Board of Directors. Peter Robertson is Vice President and General Manager of GE Healthcare Canada. Peter is also a member of the management board for MaRS' Excellence in Clinical Innovation and Technology Evaluation (""EXCITE"") program."
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