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Bering Media is offering digital direct mail marketing with a unique privacy-protection service.The company has attracted both investors and clients in its first 18 months of operation. Bering Media has received business development assistance from MaRS Discovery District.

Science journalism is in decline. Science reporting is being left to general assignment reporters, who may lack the expertise to present science in an informative and engaging fashion. The Science Media Centre of Canada is a proposed remedy and will host their launch event at the MaRS Centre on April 20th with Jay Ingram, co-host of Discovery Channel's Daily Planet.

Vincent Cheung of Shape Collage, a MaRS client, has been named the 2010 student entrepreneur Ontario champion and regional champion for Ontario and Quebec by the national charitable organization Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship (ACE). Read this online discussion with him on the Globe and Mail about being a student entrepreneur.

Ryerson's Digital Media Zone (DMZ) is looking to find the inner Silicon Valley innovator within Ryerson's student body by creating a space where entrepreneurs can collaborate and receive support. Sue McGill, an advisor at MaRS, has toured the DMZ and shares her views.

Toronto start-up and MaRS client, WeblishPal interview on BNN's The Pitch. WeblishPal is an online platform that connects English teachers and students across the world.

gShift Labs, a MaRS client, closed $1.1 million funding round. gSift Labs was named startup of the year in 2010 by the Canadian Innovation Exchanged. gShift Labs is a MaRS Client.

GrowthWorks Capital Ltd announced on Sept 15th, 2011 that they will be the lead investor for gShift Labs. gShift Labs is a MaRS Client.