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Assunta Krehl

MaRS' Net Change Week: Social experiment and huge success - 0 views

  • Between June 8-12, 2009, MaRS held our first ever Net Change, a week dedicated to exploring this intersection between social technology and social change.
  • Fourteen different Net Change events, including an art show, experimented with ways of creating and sharing information and knowledge on this question. Bridging the “digital divide” between web professionals and people creating social change, participants were from all different sectors and leadership levels. T
  • Net Change also addressed critical concepts such as how to measure the impact of social technology, and what we really mean by social change, while including storytelling to hit theoretical concepts home.
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  • Web 2.0 training sessions for organizations, non-profits and social purpose ventures Conversations with keynotes and panel discussions hosted by community partners like Mobile Monday @MaRS, Toronto Net Tuesday and Wired Wednesday Immersion sessions that “prepare your mind” for innovative thought
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  • Net Change video message from Don Tapscott:
  • “The Skills Exchange”:
  • profound innovation and social change
  • Bill White, a member of MaRS’ Board of Directors at our evening “Fireside Chat”
  • Net Change Art Show:
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    Net Change, a week dedicated to exploring this intersection between social technology and social change. Lisa Torjman's interview with CP24's "Homepage."
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

Local - A green leader in her own right - TheRecord.com - 0 views

  • Studio Earth. The youth workshop hosted by Social Innovation Generation -- a working group at the University of Waterloo -- is designed for young people interested in environmental issues.
  • Cullis-Suzuki said she's looking forward to speaking about social innovation. Innovators are badly needed to build a sustainable economy, she said.
  • The social technology workshop will be on using the internet for social purposes. It will be led by Joseph Dee of the MaRS Centre, a Toronto centre for scientific research, and Sam Ladner, a York University sociologist.
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  • social and environmental change
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    Cullis-Suzuki talks about social innovation and environmental change and will be talk at Studio Earth. Studio Earth Participants will attend on of three workshops. Mention of Social Technology workshop will be using the internet for social purposes which will be led by Joseph Dee.
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    Cullis-Suzuki talks about social innovation and environmental change and will be talk at Studio Earth. Studio Earth Participants will attend on of three workshops. Joseph Dee will lead the Social Technology workshop - using the internet for social purposes. Jan 9, 2009
Assunta Krehl

Deloitte Technology, Media and Telecom 2009 predictions event - Best Way To Invest - 0 views

  • annual Technology, Media and Telecom predictions event. The attendance at the conference centre known as the MARS Discovery District is amazing.
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    Deloitte Technology, Media and Telecom 2009 predictions event happened at MaRS.
Cathy Bogaart

Nonclinical IVDs: Growing interest in a growing field - 0 views

  • Manufacturers of human IVD technologies have been contributing their skills and knowledge more and more to the nonclinical and agricultural diagnostic markets.
  • To learn more about why IVD manufacturers are making the switch from human diagnostics and testing to agricultural and other nonclinical diagnostics, IVD Technology editor Richard Park spoke with Rocky Ganske, president and CEO of Axela Inc. (Toronto)
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      Axela is a MaRS client.
  • Our technology allows us to work directly in a variety of sample types that are difficult for other technologies to detect pathogens in without some additional sample preparation. So that led to people who were doing BSE (mad cow)–type testing asking if we could do tests for protein directly in matrices like milk or brain homogenate, and people asking for testing in plant extracts and things like that because other technologies don’t have that capacity.
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  • Axela sells to the $20-billion life sciences market with its current platform, focusing first on protein-research applications, and enabling and capturing applications for downstream personalized medicine and human diagnostics.
  • Because it’s an attractive market, you see large diagnostic companies like Bayer Animal Health move some of its testing platforms that it would use for diagnostics into animal health testing
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    MaRS Client, Axela, talks about moving from human protein testing into the agricultural markets -- the challenges and the opportunities.
Sarah Hickman

The New Atlantis - A Journal of Technology & Society - 0 views

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    The New Atlantis attempts to clarify the nation's moral and political understanding of all areas of technology-from stem cells to hydrogen cells to weapons of mass destruction. They hope to make sense of the larger questions surrounding technology and human nature, and the practical questions of governing and regulating science. Challenging policymakers who know too little about science, and pushing scientists who often fail to think seriously or deeply about the ethical and social implications of their work.
Cathy Bogaart

WAINOVA- World Alliance for Innovation - 0 views

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    Their mission: to contribute to the world's economic and social development by promoting innovation, technology transfer and the establishment of technology- and innovation-based companies. Sounds a lot like MaRS...
Assunta Krehl

FIT Program Promises New Technologies for Secure Clean Energy Supply - AltEnergyMag - F... - 0 views

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    "Ontario's lucrative Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) program for renewable energy will mean the development of new and highly efficient energy technologies that will secure the Province's clean energy supply for generations. Tom Rand, head of the clean technology practice at MaRS Discovery District and co-organizer of the renewable energy financing conference held in Toronto last month, said that under the province's feed-in-tariff program, the investments are as safe as a 20-year government bond that pays 8 to 12 per cent per year, and guarantees quick connection to the grid.
Assunta Krehl

How You Can Use Technology to Change the World - The Huffington Post - May 26, 2010 - 0 views

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    Net Change Week will take place from June 7 to 11, 2010. This week long event draws people working in social change and technology. Learn how technology can help drive social change. For more information visit: http://www.netchangeweek.ca/
Assunta Krehl

Klick Ranks Amongst 50 Fastest Growing Technology Companies in Canada - Earth Times - 0 views

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

MTS Allstream and MaRS partner to showcase innovative green technologies at the 2009 Al... - 0 views

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    "MTS Allstream Inc. ("MTS Allstream") has partnered with MaRS Discovery District ("MaRS") - a leading innovation centre that supports Canadian innovation by connecting science, technology and social entrepreneurs with business skills and capital. MaRS will showcase new and dynamic green technologies at the 2009 Allstream Global Forum: An Evening with Vice President Al Gore being held November 24 at the Allstream Centre, Toronto. "MaRS will showcase the following three emerging Canadian companies at this year's "Green Gallery of Innovation": Echologics Engineering Inc.,Skymeter Corp., and Clean Energy Developments. Nov 6, 2009
Assunta Krehl

MaRS gives entrepreneurs JOLT to aid startup - Financial Post - April 24, 2012 - 1 views

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    Technology innovators will have an opportunity to jump start their ideas with a new accelerator program from MaRS Discovery District. Called JOLT, the program is focused on building high-growth Web and mobile companies in the information, communications and entertainment sectors.
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    Technology innovators will have an opportunity to jump start their ideas with a new accelerator program from MaRS Discovery District. Called JOLT, the program is focused on building high-growth Web and mobile companies in the information, communications and entertainment sectors.
Assunta Krehl

Addictive Mobility Set to Participate at Dx3 Canada - Marketwire - January 24, 2012 - 0 views

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    Addictive Mobility showcased its AMO adSocial technology in exhibits hosted by MaRS Discovery District from Jan 25-26th, 2012
Assunta Krehl

Queen's soft tissue replacement technology gets a funding boost - Physorg - February 16... - 0 views

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    "Lauren Flynn, Queen's University chemical engineer pioneered the process for transforming discarded human fat into a soft-tissue substitute for use in reconstructive surgery... Further development of the technology is possible through $192,500 in funding from MaRS Innovation Medical Sciences Competitive Proof of Principle. The program is part of the Ontario Centres of Excellence Institutional Proof of Principle program." 
Karen Schulman Dupuis

Storage system software | 2011 Products of the Year - 0 views

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    The cache optimization technology of Nevex Virtual Technologies CacheWorks 1.0 lets data storage administrators accelerate specific data by application, file type and location. The product installs on physical and virtual servers, and offloads I/O from primary storage to local high-performance media so storage is used for capacity, not overprovisioned for performance.
Miguel Amante

OGI and Invitrogen bring epigenomics to the forefront in Genome 2.0 symposium - Bioscie... - 1 views

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    The Ontario Genomics Institute (OGI) teamed up with Invitrogen Corporation, a California-based global leader in providing life sciences technology, recently to host Genome 2.0: New Frontiers in Epigenomics, a one-day symposium addressing epigenetic regulation of gene expression with a special focus on chromatin biology, DNA methylation, non-coding RNAs and technology development.
Miguel Amante

Toronto Ontario easy and accessible destination for meetings and incentives for U.S. me... - 0 views

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    The MaRS Centre is part of a medical and technology business incubator located near the University of Toronto. The modern spaces include boardrooms, lecture spaces, meeting and event spaces, and it is designed for technology-focused and more intimate corporate meetings.
Miguel Amante

MaRS centre signs commercialization agreement - 0 views

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    MaRS Innovation (MI) has signed a co-funding agreement with the Johnson & Johnson Corporate Office of Science and Technology to capitalize and accelerate the use of Toronto-based life-sciences technologies during the early stages of pharmaceutical and medical device development.
Cathy Bogaart

Waterloo Region Economic Development - Canada's Technology Triangle - Waterloo, Ontario... - 0 views

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    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.
kathryn mars

TechSoup - The Technology Place for Nonprofits - 0 views

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    Information about how technology could benefit you better
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