Neil blogs about Doors Open Toronto. MaRS Discovery District participated in Doors Open Toronto.

President Emeritus John Evans (1972-1978) and President Emeritus George Connell (1984-1990) tried out the new benches, just steps away from two oak trees planted 10 years ago in their honour at the University of Toronto. Dr. Evans is the Chair Emeritus of the MaRS Discovery District.

The Premier's Innovation Awards was hosted by the Ontario Centre of Excellence (OCE) in partnership with MaRS Discovery District. Ten people and businesses were selected as the 2010 winners of Ontario's Premier's Innovation Awards.

Ontario is known for its groundbreaking science and it now starting to recognition for biotech. MaRS Discovery District is a nonprofit corporation founded in 2000 to help commercialize Ontario's research.

The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) is applying the newest concepts in life sciences-stem cell therapies, personalized medicine-to one of the oldest diseases.

The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) is a new center of excellence. It is moving Ontario to the forefront of discovery and innovation in cancer research

The Stem Cell Network, a national organization founded by the Canadian government in 2001 that today is more than 100 investigators strong and has received over $60 million in government funding. The Stem Cell Network is helping to create a vibrant and interactive community.

Dr Ilse Treurnicht, chief executive of the MaRS innovation centre in Toronto, denies Canada lacks entrepreneurial spirit. "Our entrepreneurial ecosystem is younger so what we miss are the serial entrepreneurs who have started four or five companies," she says. "We still build our young tech companies with first-time entrepreneurs and inexperienced management teams, so a big part of what we do is to try and give them the right support so they can be successful and go on to become serial entrepreneurs."

Tom Rand, Lead Cleantech Advisor, MaRS Discovery Distric says " his hotel shows that anyone can cut carbon and make money at the same time."

Miller Thomson LLP has announced a multi-faceted partnership with MaRS Discovery District. The partnership gives Miller Thomson an ongoing, collaborative presence at MaRS, providing counsel in business-critical areas such as business planning, finance, intellectual property management, and go-to-market strategies.

InGamer Sports, a MaRS Client, has developed an innovative technology that takes fantasy-league sports players from "being general managers to being head coaches." According to Nic Sulsky, CEO of InGamer, the company launched "in partnership with The Hockey News and the NHLPA May 27 in time for game one of the Stanley Cup Finals -- does so by allowing gamers to interact with the games in real-time, while they are being played, using their computer or mobile device, and to interact with other gamers at the same time through social media apps."

Skymeter Corporation, a MaRS Client, recently won the top prize for innovation at the prestigious Intertraffic Innovation Awards in Amsterdam.

Ten people and businesses have been selected as the 2010 winners of Ontario's Premier's Innovation Awards. For the Summit Awards, the sponsoring institutions for the winners include MaRS Discovery District, The Hospital for Sick Children, and The Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital.

Polar Mobile, Jigsee, MMB Research and Seragon are four MaRS Clients that were listed as part of the top 10 Canadian mobile and wireless companies to watch for.

The Sustainable Cities Challenge took place on May 18th, 2010 at the Royal York Hotel which featured a panel discussion from industry experts as well as a keynote speech by Peter Robinson, CEO of the David Suzuki Foundation. Tom Rand, MaRS Cleantech Practice Lead was amongst the panelists.

Cognition LLP, a MaRS Tenants, is offering free legal consultations to entrepreneurs.

Cross Media NYC will take place July 21, 2010 and is partnering with the Mars Centre and the Canadian Film Centre's (CFC) Media Lab. This event will feature media industry executives discussing perspectives on how transmedia content will be produced, distributed and consumed in a cross media environment, specifically looking at ways to incorporate cross media into business models.

E(3) Canadian Roundtables took place May 26, 2010. The event featured a panel of thought leaders sharing their vision for a sustainable energy future for Canada. Tom Rand, Cleantech Advisor at the MaRS Discovery District spoke at the event.

EndLoop Studios, Five Mobile Inc. and NuLayer Inc. are three Toronto tech companies at hub of iPad app revolution. According to Krista Jones, MaRS Discovery District ICT Practice Lead, says "Toronto is an app hub because we have deep roots in both the creative and design industries, and the technical industries."

Vincent Cheung, founder of Shape Collage and a MaRS client is a recipient of the: Advancing Canadian Entrepreneur (ACE) 2010 National Student Champion, Richard Ivey School of Business Competition and the MaRS Upstart competition.