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Brain-obsessed boomers map out new ways to navigate toward a brighter future. Cogniciti is a Toronto-based businessand was created in partnership between two non-profit organizations, Baycrest and MaRS Discovery District. This year, Cognicity will begin test marketing Memory@Work, a brain game grounded in 20 years of cognitive research and aimed at helping boomers stay in the workforce longer.

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

Cogniciti, is a new for-profit company that will create and market products designed to help adults extend their memories and cognitive abilities. The Toronto-based business is a partnership between two non-profit organizations, Baycrest and the MaRS Discovery District, an organization that helps science, technology and social entrepreneurs build their companies. Memory@Work is Cogniciti's first product.

As part of the lead-up to the Young Social Entrepreneurs of Canada (YSEC) conference, held in partnership with the social innovation practice at MaRS, speakers were invited to write about mentorship for the Globe and Mail. The result? Mentorship: the good, the bad, the "just-different".

"On March 27 and 28, a group of experts and 100 young people convened at Toronto's Metro Hall for a two-day conference hosted by Young Social Entrepreneurs of Canada (YSEC), in partnership with social innovation advisory service MaRS.The goal of the re:Vision conference was to leave participants with ""practical know-how, new lenses for project design, and a wealth of earned knowledge that can be applied to their initiatives."" Cheryl May, advisor and practice lead of social innovation at MaRS, describes her views on Vision."

"On March 27 and 28, a group of experts and 100 young people convened at Toronto's Metro Hall for a two-day conference hosted by Young Social Entrepreneurs of Canada (YSEC), in partnership with social innovation advisory service MaRS.The goal of the re:Vision conference was to leave participants with "practical know-how, new lenses for project design, and a wealth of earned knowledge that can be applied to their initiatives." Cheryl May, advisor and practice lead of social innovation at MaRS, describes her views on Vision."

The Honourable Peter Van Loan, Minister of International Trade, met with senior Swedish government officials and key business leaders to enhance business opportunities between the two countries and promote Canada-EU comprehensive economic and trade agreement negotiations. Minister Van Loan states, "Science and technology cooperation continues to be an important part of our commercial relationship, and we look forward to intensifying our bilateral partnership in this area, including at Canadian institutions such as the MaRS Centre at the University of Toronto, and the University of Calgary."

ACE is a national charitable organization that is teaching and igniting young Canadians to create brighter futures for themselves and their communities. Working in partnership with business and higher education, ACE delivers experience-based programming that allows university and college students to move beyond the traditional path of post-secondary education. These students are challenged to address economic, social and environmental issues in their own entrepreneurial ventures and in their communities. ACE currently delivers two programs on over 50 university and college campuses across Canada with the involvement of over 1,700 student leaders and student entrepreneurs.

Four researchers honoured with Premier's Innovation Awards Discovery Awards to Ozin and Trebilcock; Summit Awards to Rossant and Wrana. The honours were announced May 18 at a dinner that concluded the two-day Discovery Conference, hosted by the Ontario Centres of Excellence in partnerships with MaRS.

McGarry and Harkness from Corss Media NYC will stage the inaugural Cross Media Toronto event on July 21 in partnership with Toronto's MaRS Center and Norman Jewison's Canadian Film Center.

The DiverseCity Fellows announced their six collaborative city building projects that focuses on a range of social and economic issues in Toronto. SiG@MaRS is involved in the Social Innovation Partnership.

Created by the International Business Center at Michigan State University, globalEDGE is a knowledge web-portal that connects professionals worldwide to global business activities. The site offers: * Global Resources - more than 5,000 online resources * Country Insights - a wealth of information on all countries * Industry Profiles - in-depth analysis of selected industries * News & Views - latest issues in international business * Academy - extensive research and teaching resources * Diagnostic Tools - decision-support tools for managers * globalEDGE Network - connect with 33,399 registered users globalEdge offers a wide range of information and knowledge. Partnership opportunities are also available for international growth of businesses.

"The Centre for Social Innovation is a place-based hub of ideas, people, services and strategies. In partnership with Urbanspace Property Group, they provide 18,000 square feet of shared workspace in downtown Toronto. The Centre for Social Innovation is home to a community of nonprofits, charities, social enterprises, artists, green businesses, and individual innovators. Working together, they lower costs, create synergies, and spark new ideas for advancing their shared interests. The Centre for Social Innovation explores new ideas in collaboration, social entrepreneurship and systems change. These interests guide their work. Their website only offers a subscription to their email newsletter, Social Innovator's Update. Join to receive information on news and events in this space."

CML HealthCare Inc is planning to automate it's current infrastructure to deliver greater volume and medical laboratory tests. CML is also working to commercialize early-stage technologies in medical diagnostics in partnership with an Ontario government agency known as MaRS Innovation.

So word that Euan Robertson is joining MaRS in the newly created role of president and chief operating officer is welcome news, says Derek Newton, executive director of U of T's Innovations & Partnerships Office.

"MaRS Innovation (MI), The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and NovoTek Therapeutics Inc. (NovoTek, Beijing/China) have announced a strategic partnership to co-develop a therapeutic cream aimed at reducing scar formation post surgery."

On October 5th, MobileMonday Toronto will host a Global Mobile Leadership Summit with a panel of veteran business leaders who will share their knowledge, thoughts and experiences on opportunities and challenges for Canada to become more of a global leader in mobile and communications. The event will be held at the MaRS Centre. Sept 28, 2009

Addictive Mobility and its Brisk iPhone campaign was the winner of the 2009 MobileMonday Toronto Marketing Award. The award event was held on Sept 8, 2009 at the MaRS Centre. Sept 10, 2009

The Ivey Centre for Health Innovation and Leadership was launched in 2009. The goal of this initiative is to bring students together together with experts from the science and business sectors, with the ultimate goal of better identifying and commercializing health technologies.Dr. Kellie Leitch, a Hospital for Sick Children orthopedic surgeon, is the first executive director of the centre, which is based at Western. Sept 10, 2009

The Founder Syndrome - Part I Why it's still a big messy issue and why attitudes have to change... It has been debated for years yet remains a small-talk favorite around the water coolers of the venture capital industry. It is "The Founder Syndrome" and it goes something like this… founders innovate, incubate and invigorate. The Founder Syndrome - Part II Avoiding the Deadly Trap Part II looks more closely at the early life-stages of entrepreneurial organizations and the painful transitions associated with the founder syndrome. It argues that by understanding the nature of these transitions, and learning to anticipate, prepare and adapt to them, founders can exert far greater control over their fates while also benefiting the firms they so cherish.