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"Dr. Joshua Landy is envisioning a new way for doctors to learn from one another. A Toronto-based intensive care physician by trade, Landy is the co-founder of Figure 1, a "crowdsourced photo sharing app for health care professionals." Launched just two weeks ago, the iPhone app is already populated with images both clinically significant and arguably beautiful -- without even the benefit of a filter."

"Figure1 is a new photo-sharing network specifically for health professionals: cute cats, vacation scenes and other mainstays of social media are nowhere to be found."

The AT&T Hackathon will take place on June 15th and 16th at the MaRS Discovery District. The event is designed for technical and non-technical attendees to build apps and compete for prizes.

Deena Douara, a MaRS Client has developed a mobile phone app that can alert authorities if a potential emergency situation arises called "WalkSafe." Douara completed the Entrepreneurship 101 program at MaRS Discovery District.

"Toronto-based Guardly, a startup providing mobile apps and dashboard tools to help increase personal safety, today announced a partnership with Code Blue, one of the earliest pioneers of emergency phones for high traffic, high risk areas like hospitals, campuses and airports."

Toronto startup and MaRS client Guardly announces that it has entered into a partnership with the California Association of REALTORS (C.A.R.) to provide a smartphone app that helps real estate agents stay safe on the job.

Winston is a Toronto company that is pitching a different way to operate the way people call for a taxi and limo through an app. The company Winston is working with MaRS Discovery District Advisors.

The Next36 had a competition, Venture Day, that challenged teams to create new mobile apps and pitch their ideas to investors. The event took place at the MaRS Centre.

GigaOm features the launch of Guardly's mobile app. A MaRS client, Guardly's product provides a single-tap, multi-target alert system for iPhones or the iPod touch.

RIM has bought Ontario-based startup tinyHippos Inc., creator of Ripple, a cross-platform mobile application development and testing tool. tinyHippos is a MaRS client.

The Globe and Mail features the launch of Canadian-made smartphone application, MyVoice, a MaRS client. MyVoice provides a voice for those who have difficulty speaking for themselves due to autism, aphasia or other medical conditions. As such, it is both a mobile and social innovation technology.

Wavefront, a National Centre of Excellence supporting the growth and commercialization of wireless companies in Canada, is providing MaRS Commons with a mobile handset library consisting of the most popular handsets available. This means that wireless application developers no longer need to buy the multitude of handsets required to test their applications, saving time and money - a fact known to wireless innovators who have already taken advantage of Wavefront's handset library in Vancouver. 

"How can new technologies make Canada's healthcare system more efficient? BNN asks Joseph Cafazzo, Lead, Centre for Global eHealth Innovation and Peter Adams, Senior Health IT Advisor, MaRS Discovery District."

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."