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Nevex is led by a group of serial entrepreneurs now on their fourth start-up, having focused on areas such as network attached translation and technology and usability in the past. The past start-ups have all been 100 per cent channel-focused, said Nevex product manager Andrew Flint. With Nevex, Flint said they've set out to tackle application performance and I/O caching.

"Startup Canada will be showcasing Toronto's top entrepreneurial talent this week as part of a two-week celebration of entrepreneurship in Ontario, the third stop in Startup Canada's six-month National Tour." "Ontario has built a fantastic network and ecosystem of entrepreneurs and innovation, in which MaRS Discovery District is an enthusiastic participant."

"MaRS was extremely important in helping us nurture our network base. Further, we have had access to awesome mentors and professional advisors that have been invaluable to the progress of Hypejar."

At Net Change Week, June 7 to 11 at MaRS, activists pushed the idea of using the mobile network effect in service of on-the-ground protests rather than for campaigns that exist purely on the web.

Create networks, develop resources, cultivate innovation and promote thinkers

Canada's Technology Triangle Inc (CTT) is a not-for-profit, public-private regional economic development partnership that markets the competitive advantages of the Waterloo Region to the world, and works to attract new businesses, investment and talent to the Region. As an information provider and business network facilitator, CTT is typically the first point of contact for enterprises outside the Waterloo Region interested in start-up, expansion, or relocation to the Waterloo Region. CTT's activity complements its partner municipalities, who focus on local business retention and expansion, and investment-related site location, business cost, servicing, and development approval considerations. CTT's municipal partners are the cities of Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo, and the townships of North Dumfries, Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich.

Tanberg is currently being integrated with Nortel MCS 5100 infrastructure at the MaRS centre. Tanberg wil demonstrate video their product at Interop.

Tanberg is currently being integrated with Nortel MCS 5100 infrastructure at the MaRS Centre. Tanberg wil demonstrate video their product at Interop. May 4, 2006

Facebook for entrepreneurs. Connect with other innovators to network, share ideas and collaborate. Solicit real-time feedback and benefit from previous discussions. Events - Discover and post relevant events in your local area. Answer : "What are you working on?"

The first first annual MobileMonday Toronto Marketing Awards will be held September 8, 2009 at the MaRS Centre. MobileMonday is a partner of MaRS. MobileMonday Toronto Marketing Awards recognizes Toronto area marketing professionals for their effort in helping grow the use of mobile as a marketing channel.

The first first annual MobileMonday Toronto Marketing Awards will be held September 8, 2009 at the MaRS Centre. MobileMonday is a partner of MaRS. MobileMonday Toronto Marketing Awards recognizes Toronto area marketing professionals for their effort in helping grow the use of mobile as a marketing channel. Sept 5, 2009

Announcement of Dr. Benjamin Neel and Dr. John Wallace as the 2009 recipients of the Premier's Summit Award for Medical Research.

Elbert van Donersgoed blogs about the Cultural Mapping and Cultural Planning: Making the Connection event will happen on March 2 & 3, 2010. This event will include presentations on Creative City Network of Canada's cultural planning and mapping toolkits, panel discussions from those in the field and a facilitated discussion on what's next will give you the knowledge and connections to move the cultural planning agenda forward in your community.

MobileMonday is a global, open community that brings together decision makers, developers, researchers, and venture capital through monthly events, international events and chapter social networks. Since 2006, MobileMonday Toronto has worked very hard to build a successful chapter and community by leveraging the global brand and its recent partnership with MaRS to further enhance mobile thought leadership locally and across Canada. The Brand Leadership Award was presented to Jari Tammisto in the annual World Brand Congress in Mumbai, India. The award is the most important personal recognition granted in the congress, the congress organizers state. Dec 7, 2009

Better Ballots aims to fix a broken voting system that results in low turnout, under-representation and apathy. The coalition launched at Tuesday's Toronto City Summit Alliance's Emerging Leaders Network conference at MaRS. Dec 16, 2009

150 participants of the Emerging Leaders Network, an offshoot of the Toronto City Summit Alliance, gathered at the MaRS Centre for a long-scheduled session, many talked about how Pecaut's dream of collective leadership in the city could be the best possible tribute to the civic leader who touched so many with his projects and initiatives. Dec 16, 2009

Leaders gather to propose civic initiatives. A 150 participants of the Emerging Leaders Network, an offshoot of the Toronto City Summit Alliance, gathered at the MaRS Centre for a long-scheduled session, many talked about how David Pecaut's dream of collective leadership in the city could be the best possible tribute to the civic leader who touched so many with his projects and initiatives.

Leaders gather to propose civic initiatives. A 150 participants of the Emerging Leaders Network, an offshoot of the Toronto City Summit Alliance, gathered at the MaRS Centre for a long-scheduled session, many talked about how David Pecaut's dream of collective leadership in the city could be the best possible tribute to the civic leader who touched so many with his projects and initiatives. Dec. 16, 2009

TeamSave.com offers products and services at deep discounts for a limited time -- potential buyers are encouraged to spread the word about the sale via social networks in order to get enough buyers to make the transaction go through. TeamSave is a MaRS Client and is housed at Ryerson University's Digital Media Zone.

Minister Glen Murray (Ministry of Research and Innovation) launched MaRS as a member of the Ontario Network of Excellence last month. In his speech, he highlighted our client, 1DegreeBio. 1DegreeBio helps those in the biological sciences share their data, including being th first online independent resource listing all academic and commercially available antibodies. Score 1 for open science!

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.

Tom Adams, Independent Energy and Environmental Advisor, and Tom Rand, author of Kick the Fossil Fuel Habit and Senior Advisor at the MaRS Discovery District discussed the benefits and drawbacks of geothermal power on Business News Network on July 6th, 2011.