Contents contributed and discussions participated by Cathy Bogaart - MaRS

OGI Invests in Personalized Medicine for Age-related Macular Degeneration - November 1,... - 0 views

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The Ontario Genomics Institute has given funding to MaRS life sciences client, ArcticDX. They'll use the money for studies in preparation for a Food and Drug Administration approval for their product. The funding comes through its Pre-Commercialization Business Development Fund (PBDF)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Ontario Genomics Institute has given funding to MaRS life sciences client, ArcticDX. They'll use the money for studies in preparation for a Food and Drug Administration approval for their product. The funding comes through its Pre-Commercialization Business Development Fund (PBDF)</div>

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Leading Toronto into sustainability: a Q & A with cleantech guru Tom Rand - Yonge Stree... - 1 views

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MaRS lead cleantech advisor, Tom Rand, talks to Yonge Street magazine about the cleantech market, what Toronto's doing right and where the opportunities are to do better.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">MaRS lead cleantech advisor, Tom Rand, talks to Yonge Street magazine about the cleantech market, what Toronto's doing right and where the opportunities are to do better.</div>

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Why Toronto start-ups need venture capital - Toronto Star - October 22, 2010 - 1 views

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Lack of access to venture capital funds is holding back start-ups in Toronto - along with the city's economy, the organizer of an upcoming venture capital conference says. The inaugural MaRS Innovation summit, to be held Oct. 28, aims to bring together science and technology start-ups and entrepreneurs with venture capital funds from Canada and abroad.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Lack of access to venture capital funds is holding back start-ups in Toronto - along with the city's economy, the organizer of an upcoming venture capital conference says. The inaugural MaRS Innovation summit, to be held Oct. 28, aims to bring together science and technology start-ups and entrepreneurs with venture capital funds from Canada and abroad. </div>

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Social Entrepreneurship - Metro Morning - October 21, 2010 - 1 views

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Matt Galloway spoke with Ilse Treurnicht, she is the CEO of MaRS Discovery District. The non-profit corporation is part of an independent Task Force on Social Finance.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Matt Galloway spoke with Ilse Treurnicht, she is the CEO of MaRS Discovery District. The non-profit corporation is part of an independent Task Force on Social Finance.</div>

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Ambit Bio Raises $15M | Xconomy - October 2010 - 0 views

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Ambit is headquartered in San Diego but they also have a lab tenanted at MaRS. And they've just raised $15 million! Congrats!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Ambit is headquartered in San Diego but they also have a lab tenanted at MaRS. And they've just raised $15 million! Congrats! </div>

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Why a social mission can be good for business - The Globe and Mail - 1 views

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Allyson Hewitt, the lead of our social innovation practice at MaRS, talks live at the G&M about why businesses should consider having a social mission.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Allyson Hewitt, the lead of our social innovation practice at MaRS, talks live at the G&M about why businesses should consider having a social mission.</div>

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Innovation America - 0 views

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Rich Bendis blogs and has a daily newsletter supporting the growth of the entrepreneurial innovation economy in America.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Rich Bendis blogs and has a daily newsletter supporting the growth of the entrepreneurial innovation economy in America.</div>

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Blogging Innovation » Top 40 Innovation Bloggers of 2010 - 0 views

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Read up on the best innovation bloggers as voted by the readers of "Blogging Innovation".

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Read up on the best innovation bloggers as voted by the readers of "Blogging Innovation". </div>

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MarketLink is helping small Toronto and Canadian tech companies get into international ... - 0 views

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MaRS connects our clients with the Consulate of Canada in San Diego through a program called MarketLink. MarketLink connects large companies to start-ups with new technology. MMB Research and Talking Plug were able to pitch their cleantech IT technology to Sony.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">MaRS connects our clients with the Consulate of Canada in San Diego through a program called MarketLink. MarketLink connects large companies to start-ups with new technology. MMB Research and Talking Plug were able to pitch their cleantech IT technology to Sony.</div>

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THEREDPIN INC | TheRedPin.com Makes Buying New Condos in Toronto and The GTA Simple and... - 0 views

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MaRS client, TheRedPin.com launches their new site for helping condo buyers in Toronto.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">MaRS client, TheRedPin.com launches their new site for helping condo buyers in Toronto.</div>

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PushLife is music to RIM's ears - 0 views

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The Financial Post reports that PushLife is helping RIM level the playing field between it and the iPhone. They're now collaborating with a former RIM employee -- now an entrepreneur and MaRS client, Raymond Reddy of PushLife. The application allows customers to sync their existing music libraries on their PCs or Macs with new tunes purchased from mobile music venues without having to install a software program that replaces their existing media players such as iTunes.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Financial Post reports that PushLife is helping RIM level the playing field between it and the iPhone. They're now collaborating with a former RIM employee -- now an entrepreneur and MaRS client, Raymond Reddy of PushLife. The application allows customers to sync their existing music libraries on their PCs or Macs with new tunes purchased from mobile music venues without having to install a software program that replaces their existing media players such as iTunes. </div>

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Pay-as-you-drive meter poised to enter market - thestar.com - September 4, 2010 - 0 views

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Bern Grush of Skymeter, a MaRS tenant and client, talks about metering car-use. Why is it the way of the future? Pay for your use of the roads, pay for your use of fossil fuels, pay for your contribution to city-road congestion. It's about making better cities and a cleaner environment. All it takes is the Skymeter satellite technology!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Bern Grush of Skymeter, a MaRS tenant and client, talks about metering car-use. Why is it the way of the future? Pay for your use of the roads, pay for your use of fossil fuels, pay for your contribution to city-road congestion. It's about making better cities and a cleaner environment. All it takes is the Skymeter satellite technology!</div>

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Voting for Innovation « Blog by Earl Miller | Vote Toronto 2010 - 0 views

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Earl Miller, Director, Strategic Partnerships at MaRS, writes on the Toronto Board of Trade about the upcoming mayoral debate at MaRS. In the aftermath of a global financial crisis, cities are looking for ways to generate growth. Find out how the mayoral candidates will support that growth at the September 8th debate at MaRS.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Earl Miller, Director, Strategic Partnerships at MaRS, writes on the Toronto Board of Trade about the upcoming mayoral debate at MaRS. In the aftermath of a global financial crisis, cities are looking for ways to generate growth. Find out how the mayoral candidates will support that growth at the September 8th debate at MaRS.</div>

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Leadership in Focus: Allyson Hewitt - Charity Village - September 7, 2010 - 0 views

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Allyson Hewitt, Practice Lead for the social innovation practice at MaRS, talks about leadership in the nonprofit sector. Find out what makes a leader great.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Allyson Hewitt, Practice Lead for the social innovation practice at MaRS, talks about leadership in the nonprofit sector. Find out what makes a leader great.</div>

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Distility CEO Axle Davids on BusinessCast, the podcast for entrepreneurs. - 0 views

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Axle Davids, CEO of MaRS client and tenant, Distility, speaks on The BusinessCast, an iTunes podcast for entrepreneurs.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Axle Davids, CEO of MaRS client and tenant, Distility, speaks on The BusinessCast, an iTunes podcast for entrepreneurs.</div>

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How Incubators Speed the Start-up Process - 1 views

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Seasoned entrepreneurs and investors select a few founders with sound business ideas, provide space to work, hands-on coaching, strategizing and butt-kicking. The incubator companies go on be profitable. It's a recipe for success.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Seasoned entrepreneurs and investors select a few founders with sound business ideas, provide space to work, hands-on coaching, strategizing and butt-kicking. The incubator companies go on be profitable. It's a recipe for success.</div>

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Why We Need More Funding for Big Science - 0 views

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Why We Need More Funding for Big Science
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fundamental research and technological development
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Often wildly speculative, expensive, and with no explicit commercial purpose, this research nonetheless has a powerful spillover effect in the long term.
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"You cannot have innovation without a fount of new knowledge -- and that is what research is about,"
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We're riding on innovations that happened 20, 30, 40 years ago. One has to keep having ideas."
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has laid the foundation for much of America's economic growth over the past half a century.
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Cathy Bogaart on 24 Aug 10

R&D has laid the foundation for economic growth, giving us fuel cells, computer databases, the Internet, satellite navigation -- unexpected spillovers of R&D funding. To stay competitive in the innovative industries, government funding, it is argued, is required to continue.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">R&D has laid the foundation for economic growth, giving us fuel cells, computer databases, the Internet, satellite navigation -- unexpected spillovers of R&D funding. To stay competitive in the innovative industries, government funding, it is argued, is required to continue.</div>

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Social innovation: Let's hear those ideas | The Economist - 0 views

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In America and Britain governments hope that a partnership with "social entrepreneurs" can solve some of society's most intractable problems.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In America and Britain governments hope that a partnership with "social entrepreneurs" can solve some of society's most intractable problems.</div>

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iStart - Biz plan competition software - 0 views

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Software for running and administering a business plan competition from the Kauffman Foundation.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Software for running and administering a business plan competition from the Kauffman Foundation.</div>

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Philips Livable Cities - because cities can be better - 0 views

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Have you got a simple idea that could improve the health and well-being of people living in cities? Enter this Philips initiative and you could receive one of three Award grants totalling €125,000 to help translate your idea into reality.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Have you got a simple idea that could improve the health and well-being of people living in cities? Enter this Philips initiative and you could receive one of three Award grants totalling €125,000 to help translate your idea into reality.</div>

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