MaRS Centre cleared after potentially dangerous substance was discovered in the Toronto Medical Discoveries Tower. UHN officials will revisit the incident and decide whether internal proceedures need to be changed.

Gamemakers state "video games can be healthy food for the brain."Baycrest and MaRS launched a company, Cogniciti, that aims to develop brain fitness products based on scientific principles introduced by the Rotman team.

U.S.-based market research firm states in the Vancouver Sun that "the brain fitness industry is projected to jump from $265 million in 2008 to between $1 billion and $5 billion by 2015." Cogniciti aims to develop brain fitness products based on scientific principles introduced by the Rotman team.

Matt Galloway spoke with Tom Rand, MaRS Cleantech Advisor about his book, Kick the Fossil Fuel Habit.

Two of MaRS Clients, Shape Collage and Weblish, were two of three that won top spots at the 12th annual IBK Capital-Ivey Business Plan Competition held on March 26 & 27.

A MaRS Client, Blue-Zone Technologies Ltd.'s has developed a "Deltasorb" canister system, which captures unused anesthetic before it is released into the environment.

BNN speaks with John Paul Morgan, founder and chief technology officer, Morgan Solar Inc regarding the future for cheaper, easier-to-build solar energy.

MaRS tenant Axela Inc. pursues South American diagnostic assay market through MOU with Cria Opportunities Inc.

Ontario is supporting new clean energy technology and creating jobs as part of its Open Ontario Plan. Woodland Biofuels, a client of MaRS advisory services, was awarded $4M to build a plant that will efficiently produce cellulosic ethanol from renewable wastes.

Woodland Biofuels, a client of MaRS advisory services, was awarded $4M to build a plant that will efficiently produce cellulosic ethanol from renewable wastes.

Dr. Cal Stiller, who was recently named a recipient of a prestigious Canada Gairdner Award, fielded questions from readers in an online discussion.

Light From A Stone, a MaRS Client, has just launched a new product. Light From A Stone combines powerful LED lights, fibre-optic cable and concrete to create a new dimension in lighting.

The booming brain-fitness industry hopes to help with computer puzzles designed to sharpen your mental power. Baycrest and MaRS launched a company, Cogniciti, that aims to develop brain fitness products based on scientific principles introduced by the Rotman team.

Baycrest and MaRS launched a company, Cogniciti, that aims to develop brain fitness products based on scientific principles introduced by the Rotman team. Researchers are busy developing mental fitness products to sharpen cognition in the elderly.

Julia Moulden, reporter for The Huffington Post attended and interviewed Tom Rand, MaRS Cleantech Advisor at Rand's book launch event. Rand has written a book about clean technologies that he feels can change to 100% renewables called "Kick The Fossil Fuel Habit: 10 Clean Technologies to Save Our World."

TeamSave.com offers products and services at deep discounts for a limited time -- potential buyers are encouraged to spread the word about the sale via social networks in order to get enough buyers to make the transaction go through. TeamSave is a MaRS Client and is housed at Ryerson University's Digital Media Zone.

Carly Weeks, a Globe and Mail reporter interviews Dr. Calvin Stiller. "Dr. Stiller was named a recipient of a prestigious Canada Gairdner Award and always had a dire need to fix the imbalance of research and commercial development in the country's life sciences. He says he has always had an entrepreneurial spirit, which inspired him to work with colleagues to create centres such as the Toronto-based MaRS Discovery District."

Alfred Hambsch, founder of Global Electric Electronic Processing, says the e-waste recycling business is a trend that is about to explode into an industry. According to Tom Rand, MaRS Discovery District Clean Tech Practice Lead says, "Regulators in Canada and the United States are now heeding the calls of environmentalists and mandating the proper recycling of scrap electronics, paving the way for innovative clean tech outfits."

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.

"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."