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Assunta Krehl

Ontario needs to do more for wireless and digital sectors: MEIC report | Tech Media Rep... - 0 views

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    As stated in Tech Media Reports "According to a new report from the Mobile Experience Innovation Centre (MEIC), Ontario has the potential to be a world leader in wireless and mobile."
Assunta Krehl

Decision Maker Series: Economic focus needs to shift from "new media" to "digital": Sar... - 0 views

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    According to Tech Media Reports, "Sara Diamond, president of the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) says we should get on with the job of making this industry a veritable economic powerhouse. The future lies in "digital" pursuits." Mention of Net Change Week.
Assunta Krehl

NOW Magazine // Daily // NOW picks: Politics - 0 views

  • Net Change Week, June 8 to 12, aims to connect online professionals and social change makers.
  • MaRS, 101 College
  • netchangeweek.ca.
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    Mention of Net Change Week and it being held at the MaRS Centre, June 8 to 12.
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Life Science Cluters magazine - 0 views

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    Claron Technologies develops and provides imaging processing solutions for the medical imaging industry. Claron Technologies outlines how MaRS Discovery District has helped them to reach their success.
Assunta Krehl

mediacastermagazine.com - Authentication Login - 8/7/2009 - 0 views

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    Discussions from a town hall meeting, designed to give citizens a chance to shape Canada's broadband will be recorded and presented to the Canadian Radio-television and telecommunications Commission (CRTC) as part of Toronto's Net Change Week activities. Brief mention of Net Change Week.
Assunta Krehl

Toronto Life: Restaurants Guide: Mercatto - 0 views

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    Mercatto a MaRS Tenant and is listed in the Toronto Restaurant Guide.
Assunta Krehl

labcanada.com - Laboratory Product News - 8/7/2009 - 0 views

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    Ontario's provincial government celebrated top scientific achievements at the 2009 Premier's Innovation Awards. Mention of MaRS being the awards are co-sponsor.
Assunta Krehl

The Long Game | Xconomy - 0 views

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    Tim Rowe's blog takes a look at exploring what its future might look like by building "a showcase for future living. Mention of MaRS having the best biotech space.
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    Tim Rowe's blog takes a look at exploring what its future might look like by building "a showcase for future living. Mention of MaRS having the best biotech space.
Assunta Krehl

CNW Group | ONTARIO TRILLIUM FOUNDATION | Ottawa Organizations Receive More Than $1 Mil... - 0 views

  • In addition to the Ottawa organizations mentioned above, the three other latest Future Fund grant recipients are Toronto's MaRS Discovery District, the Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre and Moose Cree First Nation's Youth Opportunity Centre.
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    "The three Ontario Trillium Foundation grants totalling $1,114,900, were announced today by the Hon. Jim Watson, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Mention of MaRS being one of the additions to three Ottawa organizations mentioned above."
Assunta Krehl

BioRegion Newsmakers | BioRegion News | Bioregionnews | GenomeWeb - 0 views

  • Toronto's MaRS Innovation Names Raphael (Rafi) Hofstein President and CEO
  • Raphael (Rafi) Hofstein has been appointed the president and CEO of MaRS Innovation, a Toronto commercialization center for three universities, 10 academic teaching hospitals, and the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research.
  • He succeeds Ilse Treurnicht, who served as interim managing director of MaRS Innovation, and is CEO of MaRS Discovery District.
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    Raphael (Rafi) Hofstein has been appointed the president and CEO of MaRS Innovation.
Assunta Krehl

Net Change Week (Social Entrepreneurship - Change.org) - 0 views

  • Net Change is a week-long event, June 8-12, 2009, designed to explore how social technology can bolster social change. Presented by the Social Innovation Generation team at MaRS (SiG@MaRS), Net Change Week will tap into the potential that exists when new methods of communicating, organizing and mobilizing are brought to bear on chronic social issues.
  • Eli Malinski sounds off on Net Change: "Social technology is revolutionizing social change.
  • Net Change is the banner under which all sorts of partners are hosting events, discussions and workshops that align with the core mission of exploring the intersection of social change and new media.
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  • * Social Tech Training, or My Charity Connects * Innovation Parkour * Social Mastermind // Social Media for Social Change * The Skills Exchange * Defining and Measuring Social Success And in the evenings, Net Change brings unique community collaborations like: * Mobile Monday takes a social change perspective * Toronto's Internet Town Hall at the Gladstone Hotel * Cocktails and Inspiration: a discussion on profound innovation and social change with Eric Young in conversation with Bill White. * Wired Wednesday gets a dose of Web of Change * Refresh Events encourages collaborative partnerships
  • Net Change's ticketed and free events are taking place at the MaRS Centre. For more information on events and how to be involved, check out http://www.netchangeweek.ca.
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    Lisa Torjman's blog on Net Change Week happening June 8-12, 2009 which is designed to explore how social technology can bolster social change.
Assunta Krehl

Mensante named one of Top 10 Healthcare Companies to Watch | Markets | CNW GROUP | Cana... - 0 views

  • Market research leader IDC Canada has featured MaRS client Mensante as one of its "Ten Canadian Health Companies to Watch" in 2009.
  • Leading international psychiatrists, family physicians, psychologists, work place mental health experts and mental health economists developed an innovative web-based mental healthcare system called FeelingBetterNow(R).
  • Dr. Ozersky, Mensante's CEO, was selected by the Canadian Association of Health Informatics as recipient of the 2008 Community Physician Leader and Innovator of the Year Award.
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  • About Mensante Corporation Mensante Corporation (www.feelingbetternow.com) is a privately owned Canadian corporation, founded in 2003. The Toronto-based company developed FeelingBetterNow(R) with the assistance of leading Canadian and American psychiatrists, psychologists, family physicians, a mental health economist, and work place mental health-care experts. FeelingBetterNow(R) is a valuable benefit for many, including insurance companies, employers, government agencies, professional associations, family physicians, patients and their families.
  • About MaRS MaRS (www.marsdd.com) is a non-profit innovation centre connecting science, technology and social entrepreneurs with business skills, networks and capital to stimulate innovation and accelerate the creation and growth of successful Canadian enterprises.
  • Mensante named one of Top 10 Healthcare Companies to Watch
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    As stated in MaRS Press release "IDC Canada has featured MaRS client Mensante as one of its "Ten Canadian Health Companies to Watch" in 2009. Leading international psychiatrists, family physicians, psychologists, work place mental health experts and mental health economists developed an innovative web-based mental healthcare system called FeelingBetterNow(R).The College of Family Physicians of Canada has reviewed and approved FeelingBetterNow(R) as a practice management tool available to assist family physicians in patient care. The Ontario Medical Association approved the program for its members' personal use."
Assunta Krehl

SCANSite.ca: MaRS places Israeli biotech veteran at helm - 0 views

  • MaRS places Israeli biotech veteran at helm
  • TORONTO – MaRS Innovation names Dr. Raphael Hofstein (pictured) as president and CEO. Dr. Hofstein comes to MaRS Innovation by way of Israel, where he was president and CEO of tech transfer company Hadasit Ltd.
  • “We are delighted to welcome Dr. Hofstein,” says Mary Jo Haddad, chair of MaRS Innovation, which is a subset of the Queen’s Park-sponsored innovation hub MaRS Discovery District.
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  • “MaRS Innovation is a unique global initiative … to strengthen commercialization output,” says Dr. Hofstein.
  • Leading MaRS Innovation is a wonderful opportunity to do something remarkable.” Dr. Hofstein
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    Toronto's MaRS Innovation Names Raphael (Rafi) Hofstein President and CEO.
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Lisa Torjman - THE MARK - 0 views

  • Currently, she is helping establish the social entrepreneurship program at MaRS, which includes the creation of SiG@MaRS. The program provides social innovators and entrepreneurs access to resources to help them realize a business with a combined economic profit with social purpose. Her most recent project is "Net Change" – a week-long event exploring social technology and social change.
  • Associate, development for social entrepreneurship and innovation programs, at MaRS (SiG@MaRS).
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    Lisa Torjman, Associate, Development for Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs at MaRS. Mention of Torjman's role at MaRS and what the SiG @ MaRS program is about. Mention of Torjman's most recent project "Net Change" - a week-long event exploring social technology and social change.
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
  • Net Change video message from Don Tapscott:
  • Net Change story
  • “The Skills Exchange”:
  • profound innovation and social change
  • Bill White, a member of MaRS’ Board of Directors at our evening “Fireside Chat”
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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

Taste T.O. - Food & Drink In Toronto » T.O. Tidbits - Sunday June 14th - 0 views

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    Article list the latest local food and restaurant news in Toronto. Mercatto is mentioned as having its' opening in the MaRS Centre.
Assunta Krehl

Pursuit Of Employment: Toronto Innovation Forum June 16, 2009 Program "Opportunity, Cre... - 0 views

  • • Best Practices in Venture Creation (Room 1)Veronika Litinski, Practice Lead, Healthcare and Life Sciences, MaRSAn overview of what makes your business valuable to investors and how to develop a viable business strategy.
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    Outlines Event schedule for Toronto Innovation Forum June 16, 2009 Program "Opportunity, Creativity and Partnership"
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    Outlines Event schedule for Toronto Innovation Forum June 16, 2009 Program "Opportunity, Creativity and Partnership." Veronika Litinski, Practice Lead, Healthcare and Life Sciences, MaRS will talk about Best Practices in Venture Creation.
Assunta Krehl

Social masterminds challenging social media for social change | danielpatricio.com - 0 views

  • Netchange Week taking place at the innovation hub of Toronto – the MaRS Discovery District.
  • Net Change is Canada’s first week long, city wide event designed to dissolve the divide between digital professionals and social change-makers. With a full five day schedule of sessions helping learn more about leveraging technology to aid awareness of their causes and as a catalyst for social change.
  • ssues faced by the charity we noticed they shared similar problems that many for-profits and small businesses faced. They had limited marketing resources, need to reach out the people that need their services and increase awareness of the good work they were doing.
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  • The challenge we faced was how do we increase awareness
  • We looked at how with a simple web cam or flip camera we could share the strongest messages that people needed to hear.
  • most important social media tools can be email and a blog.
  • tools are important for four reasons. They leverage existing investments of time and resources They allow orgs to add multimedia to existing communication channels eg. newsletters They enable easier sharing than existing tools They are sustainable
  • Social media strategy needs to be adopted by the whole organisation not just by someone who is technically savvy.
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    Daniel Patricio's take on Net Change Week at MaRS. Net Change week is a city wide event designed to reduce the divide between digital professionals and social change-makers.
Assunta Krehl

Startup bets on zebra fish in bid to speed drug testing - 0 views

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    InDanio, a drug-discovery company based in Toronto's MaRS Discovery District, focuses on nuclear receptors, a class of proteins that are related to some of the most \ndevastating and prevalent diseases on the planet, including immune disorders, obesity, diabetes and most cancers.
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    InDanio, a drug-discovery company based in Toronto's MaRS Discovery District, focuses on nuclear receptors, a class of proteins that are related to some of the most devastating and prevalent diseases on the planet, including immune disorders, obesity, diabetes and most cancers. devastating and prevalent diseases on the planet, including immune disorders, obesity, diabetes and most cancers.
Assunta Krehl

CANADA FINANCE-Profiles of CEOs of four largest banks | Reuters - 0 views

  • GORDON NIXON, ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
  • chairman of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives and chairman of MaRS, a not-for-profit organization that connects science, business and capital
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    Biographical sketches of the chief executives of Canada's four largest banks. Description of MaRS Chairman Gordon Nixon, CEO, Royal Bank of Canada.
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