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Ontario is the home of stem cell research. Canada is ranks as one of the top 6 countries worldwide for its ongoing leadership in stem cell research. According to the Regenerative Medicine reported release in January 2008 by Veronika Litinski and Lincoln Kim, Ontario consistently ranks in the top 5 regions in North America for Stem Cell Research.

Ontario is the home of stem cell research. Canada is ranks as one of the top 6 countries worldwide for its ongoing leadership in stem cell research. According to the Regenerative Medicine reported release in January 2008 by Veronika Litinski and Lincoln Kim, Ontario consistently ranks in the top 5 regions in North America for Stem Cell Research. Jul 11, 2008

Top 150 blogs for entrepreneurs - Note MaRS made the list!

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.

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.

Sept 2009 - Global VC Blog Directory - originally published in May 2009. These are the blogs of venture capitalists and VC firms from around the world - ranked by their number of Google Reader subscribers.

Sangoma® Technologies Corporation a leading supplier of hardware and software enabling server-based voice and data communication applications, announced today that the company has ranked 40th among the Deloitte Technology Fast 50TM. MaRS is a program sponsor for the Deloitte Technology Fast 50TM. Oct 5, 2009

Calgary ranks as the number one spot in terms of quality of life according to the new poll commissioned for CityAge Media's The Innovation City Summit. The summit will take place at the MaRS Centre, on July 18 & 19.

"The Continental Automated Buildings Association this week announced the recipients of its inaugural Building Intelligence Quotient (BiQ) Awards. The annual awards recognize property owners and operators whose buildings achieve the highest rank using CABA's building technology assessment tool. MaRS Discovery District was one of the 2012 Gold recipients"

According to Richard Blackwell, reporter of the Globe and Mail, "Canada ranks among the top 10 countries worldwide when it comes to spawning clean technology companies." MaRS is one of the educational institutions for cleantech.

Through his private venture fund, new book and position at MaRS, Tom has been busy making a meaningful impact on individuals and leading MaRS - Canada's clean tech cluster - to 4th in worldwide rankings. Using his social and financial capital, Tom Rand is a Clean Leader.

An exhibition on display recently at the MARS Centre hinted simply at what's possible today, and also how green architecture ranks among the most exciting now being produced. The show, Ecology. Design. Synergy., documented work done by Behnisch and Transsolar, a leading firm of German climate engineers

Two leading Canadian medical researchers - Benjamin Neel, and John Wallace - discuss what it takes to rise through the ranks and ultimately arrive at the lofty pinnacle where true scientific advancements are made. Both received the $5 million 2009 Premier's Summit Awards. John Dirks, President of the Gairdner Foundation, moderates the discussion, recorded at the MaRS innovation centre in Toronto. Sept 10, 2009

Canada ranks #1 in global access to capital index from Milken Institute, apparently thanks to our stable equity market and sound economic policy framework. That means entrepreneurs here have more support than elsewhere in the world. And we're STILL complaining about lack of start-up money? Think about how hard it must be to be everyone else.

Shawn Lesser of Sustainable World Capital scoured the world looking for leading cleantech economic development regions. MaRS Discovery District ranked 4th in a list of ten World Cleantech Clusters. MaRS is the largest cleantech deal-flow engine in Canada. Cluster success stories include: Morgan Solar, NIMTec, Hybrid Energy Technologies, and SkyMeter.

MaRS and the Ontario Clean Water Initiative both made the cut on a list that ranks the world's "Top 10 cleantech cluster organizations for 2010".

MaRS is a program sponsor for the Deloitte Technology Fast 50TM. Oct 5, 2009

"The United States spends more on health care-related research and development than any other country. In 2003, it was estimated that the Federal government alone spent over $26 billion. Pharmaceutical companies, device manufacturers and other private companies invested over $10 billion more. At its best, the American health care system is capable of delivering care unsurpassed anywhere else in the world. Yet, a 1999 Institute of Medicine study estimated that as many as 98,000 Americans die each year from hospital related medical errors. A recent study by the Rand Corporation (a non-profit think tank) concluded that less than 50 percent of encounters with doctors and hospitals resulted in optimal, evidence-based treatment. Studies show that as many as 42 million Americans - almost 15 percent of the population - lack health care insurance. Surveys reveal that patients do not feel they have adequate information about their conditions, and that their experience with health care ranks below that of most other sectors, in fact below that of the post office. In the aggregate, the country is spending nearly $2 trillion on health care, and yet the nation's health care system does not meet acceptable thresholds for safety, quality, access or cost. In 2005, VHA Health Foundation's board of directors sought to better understand the reasons behind this paradox. The foundation commissioned Larry Keeley and his associates at Doblin Inc. to apply the rigorous analytical methods that are used in their evaluation of other American industries and companies. The project set out to discover when, where and how innovation was taking place in health care. It also sought to identify organizations that were developing model innovation processes, and to explore where opportunities for successful innovation might lay."

Canada is now a mid-level player in the global innovation race, passed by rising powers China and South Korea in some categories and falling further behind long-time rivals such as the United States, Germany, Norway and Sweden.

Canada's top women entrepreneurs

Benecaid is a health benefits administrator. Jonathan Graff has been announced as a Co-President in which he will share senior executive responsibilities with Marla Schwartz, who has been Benecaid's President since 2005. Graff sits on the Market Advisory Panel for Web Businesses at the MaRS Centre.

Benecaid is a health benefits administrator. Jonathan Graff has been announced as a Co-President in which he will share senior executive responsibilities with Marla Schwartz, who has been Benecaid's President since 2005. Graff sits on the Market Advisory Panel for Web Businesses at the MaRS Centre. Sept 8, 2009