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Assunta Krehl

Cell conversations have world talking - The Star - 0 views

  • Tony Pawson has been studying how cells communicate for more than 30 years.
  • Scientists had long known that cells communicated, but no one knew the exact mechanisms until Pawson and his team pinpointed the specific protein interactions controlling cell signals.
  • Since his initial discovery, Pawson has been inundated with every possible award for biomedical sciences, including the Gairdner Foundation International Award (considered the baby Nobel), and, in 2007, was named to the Order of the Companions of Honour, one of only nine Canadians to receive the award from the Queen
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  • Tonight, in Toronto, Pawson will be honoured for his latest achievement: Winning the prestigious Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences. He will share the podium with Charles Taylor, professor emeritus at McGill University, who won the prize in the Arts and Philosophy category. They are the first Canadians to win the coveted prize from the Inamori Foundation of Kyoto.
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    Tony Pawson is considered one of the finest researchers in the world. Scientists had long known that cells communicated, but no one knew the exact mechanisms until Pawson and his team pinpointed the specific protein interactions controlling cell signals. Mention of Pawson being honoured for winning the prestigious Kyoto Prize.
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    Tony Pawson is considered one of the finest researchers in the world. Tony Pawson and his team have discovered the exact mechanisms how cells communicate. Pawson and his team pinpointed the specific protein interactions controlling cell signals. Mention of Pawson being honoured for winning the prestigious Kyoto Prize. Feb 18, 2009
Assunta Krehl

Winners of the 2010 OAA Awards announced - Canadian Architect -March 21, 2010 - 0 views

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    The MaRS Centre, designed by Adamson Associates Architect, was one of the recipients who won the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) awards for design excellence.
Assunta Krehl

Medical research innovator gets double honour - The Globe and Mail - April 7, 2010 - 0 views

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    MD-entrepreneur Cal Stiller, noted for advocating commercial development of research, wins Gairdner Award and hall of fame berth. Dr. Calvin Stiller is the Chair of Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Co-Founder and Board Member of MaRS Discovery District and past chair of Genome Canada.
Assunta Krehl

Gairdner winner urges need for greater Canadian medical research funding - Edmonton Journal - April 6, 2010 - 0 views

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    Dr. Calvin Stiller, Chair of Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Co-Founder and Board Member of MaRS Discovery District and past chair of Genome Canada is a recipient for the 2010 Canada Gairdner Award.
Assunta Krehl

Cancer chief wins precursor to Nobel - National Post - April 7, 2010 - 0 views

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    Calvin Stiller, chairman of the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, won the Canada Gairdner Wightman Award for his work on the use of cyclosporine as a treatment for organ transplant rejection, but also for his role as a scientific entrepreneur, and a rainmaker for major scientific projects. Dr. Calvin Stiller is the Chair of Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Co-Founder and Board Member of MaRS Discovery District and past chair of Genome Canada.
Assunta Krehl

Physician melds research and entrepreneurship - The Globe and Mail - April 9, 2010 - 0 views

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    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."
Assunta Krehl

It starts with sexy mice ... - The Globe and Mail - April 10, 2010 - 0 views

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    Calvin Still who helped founded MaRS Discovery District and was a Gairdner Award Winner recipient says "Canada lacks the venture capital needed to finance research for groundbreaking treatments." Dr. Min Zhuo, a U of T researcher is connecting the dots from sexual attraction to treatments for chronic pain.
Cathy Bogaart

PhD student wins national entrepreneur award - The Globe and Mail - May 13, 2010 - 1 views

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    Vincent Cheung of Shape Collage, recent winner of the MaRS Up-Start Competition, was also named national champion for an award by the Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship (ACE) organization. Congrats to Shape Collage, a MaRS client.
Assunta Krehl

CMO - Celebrating Ontario's top innovators - Canadian Manufacturing - May 25, 2010 - 0 views

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    The Premier's Innovation Awards was hosted by the Ontario Centre of Excellence (OCE) in partnership with MaRS. The award is part of Ontario's Innovation Agenda to invests $200,000 to $5 million in the provinces top innovators to help advance their cutting-edge research and development, while boosting global competitiveness and creating more high-skilled jobs.
Cathy Bogaart

IABC/Toronto Steps Up to Celebrate Stand Out Communications at the 2011 OVATION Awards - IABC, April 18, 2011 - 0 views

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    The MaRS Online Communications team wins a 2011 OVATION Award of Excellence for Electronic, Digital and Interactive Communications for the MaRSDD.com Website Redesign.
Assunta Krehl

ARXX gets CleanTech North award for insulating concrete form technology - Daily Commercial News and Construction Record - November 23, 2011 - 0 views

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    ARXX Corp. received an award from CleanTech North for its insulating concrete form (ICF) technology.The Third Annual Cleantech Summit was held November 16 at the MaRS Centre.
Assunta Krehl

Winner of $50,000 health prize calls for new strategy: 'You can be obese and fit' - The Globe and Mail - January 11, 2012 - 0 views

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    Kim MacKrael, Globe and Mail reporter states, "Steven Blair, an exercise researcher at the University of South Carolina is the first winner of Canada's Bloomberg Manulife Prize for the Promotion of Active Health. " The award of $50, 000 in research was presented to Dr. Blair at the MaRS Centre.
Cathy Bogaart

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.
Assunta Krehl

Green meets high tech-MaRS - Tech Media - 0 views

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    Energy conservation with IP based technology is creating surprising forms of convergence in buildings. Mention of MaRS Discovery District winning the Intelligent Building of teh Year award for its inventive use of technology.
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    Energy conservation with IP based technology is creating surprising forms of convergence in buildings. Mention of MaRS Discovery District winning the Intelligent Building of the Year award for its inventive use of technology. Sept 13, 2007
Assunta Krehl

Science at The Summit - CBC Radio - Ideas - 0 views

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    Two leading Canadian medical researchers - Benjamin Neel, and John Wallace - discuss what it takes to rise through the ranks and ultimately arrive at the lofty pinnacle where true scientific advancements are made. Both received the $5 million 2009 Premier's Summit Awards. John Dirks, President of the Gairdner Foundation, moderates the discussion, recorded at the MaRS innovation centre in Toronto. Sept 10, 2009
Assunta Krehl

Gairdner winner urges need for greater Canadian medical research funding - Vancouver Sun - April 6, 2010 - 0 views

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    Dr. Calvin Stiller, Chair of Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Board Member of MaRS Discovery District and past chair of Genome Canada is a recipient for the 2010 Canada Gairdner Award.
Assunta Krehl

Cal Stiller answers more of your questions - The Globe and Mail - April 19, 2010 - 1 views

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

Woodland Biofuels Awarded $4 Million by Ontario For Revolutionary Cellulosic Ethanol - Forbes - April 9, 2010 - 0 views

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

A Few Examples Of Why Canada Is Creative Central, Village Gamer, Feb 17, 2011 - 0 views

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    The Village Gamer mentions MaRS' funding sources database in a blog that shows how Canada is Creative Central. It's listed along with a number of other awards for those in the digital media space.
Assunta Krehl

Meet The Next Round of Alternative Energy Innovators - Green Economy - August 25, 2011 - 0 views

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    Shawn Lesser states "The Global Cleantech Cluster Association (GCCA) have nominated 185 companies for 2011 GCCA Later Stage Award by 30 cleantech clusters from around the world."  The following 6 MaRS Cleantech clients have been nominated:  NIMTech, Hydrostor, Temporal Power, Hydrogenics, Morgan Solar and Sustainable Energy Technologies.
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