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A former MaRS tenant is now at an innovation lab in Seoul, Korea. He wrote to us and said that "Being around the great minds [at MaRS] while my poorly planned and funded venture fizzled was a great education for me." He's working on this, a site for bloggers to do interviews online in video.  The meetings are recorded, and the blogger can embed the meeting into a website instantly.

Worldchanging is poised to be the Whole Earth Catalog for this millennium. Written by leading new thinkers who believe that the means for building a better future lie all around us, Worldchanging is packed with the information, resources, reviews, and ideas that give readers the tools they need to make a difference. Brought together by Alex Steffen, co-founder of the popular and award-winning web site Worldchanging.com, this team of top-notch writers includes Cameron Sinclair, founder of Architecture for Humanity, Geekcorps founder Ethan Zuckerman, sustainable food expert Anna Lappé, and many others. Renowned designer Stefan Sagmeister brings his extraordinary talents to Worldchanging, resulting in a book that will challenge readers to personally redefine the conversation about the future.

BiomedExperts is a literature-based scientific social network. It brings the right researchers together and allows them to collaborate online. Collexis and Dell provide the BiomedExperts network of +1.5 Million pre-calculated profiles free of charge to researchers worldwide. There are maps of which scientists have worked with whom as well as a listing of their papers.

Bitstrips for Schools is a web-based comic-generating platform and a client of MaRS Discovery District. Bitstrips reached its one millionth strip in Ontario. The program is used in Ontario schools to promote literacy.

Local small businesses want phone calls, not click-throughs?

Idea Couture and MaRS Discovery District, two companies at the forefront of innovation, have successfully partnered to remodel and reinvigorate the MaRS online experience.

On December 1st, 2011 at the MaRS Centre, the Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) will be having a one-day forum for key leaders in the innovation economy. Marcel Lebrun, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Salesforce Radian6 will be giving a keynote speaker at the event.

Created by the International Business Center at Michigan State University, globalEDGE is a knowledge web-portal that connects professionals worldwide to global business activities. The site offers: * Global Resources - more than 5,000 online resources * Country Insights - a wealth of information on all countries * Industry Profiles - in-depth analysis of selected industries * News & Views - latest issues in international business * Academy - extensive research and teaching resources * Diagnostic Tools - decision-support tools for managers * globalEDGE Network - connect with 33,399 registered users globalEdge offers a wide range of information and knowledge. Partnership opportunities are also available for international growth of businesses.

IDC is a global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets. Technology advice can be searched by industry (energy, financial, health, life sciences, manufacturing, and other), or by country/region. The Canadian site provides geographical, business, communications, consumer, web, health, manufacturing, financial and other market reports. For the full list go here. The site also requires a subscription (free) to access most full-text documents - some reports may still require payment.

Omar El Akkad, Globe and Mail Technology Report states "the aftershocks of the global recession have greatly reduced the amount of money big funds are willing to give venture capital firms, and how much money those firms are willing, in turn, to give startups. But with the rise of mobile platforms and Web 2.0, the cost of starting up a tech company today are often much lower than just a few years ago, and venture capital firms are increasingly handing out cash with the expectation that it doesn't take as much money as it used to, to launch the next technology powerhouse." Oct 26, 2009

According to PR Newswire "Getinge Canada Limited launched a new audit process for hospitals in Canada to make them aware of the potential to save operational costs when transforming from old to innovative technology used in the Medical Device Reprocessing Department." Gentinge had an exhibit at the MaRS Centre earlier this year.

Events, groups and learning resources for Toronto technology startups aggregated from MeetUp. (Using Twitter Bootstrap.)

Chatelaine profiles MaRS ICT client, Joanna Track, founder of Dealuxe.ca. She talks about how to ask your brother for help and other tips to starting your own business.

MaRS client Locationary talks about Saturn, its new beta -- a "Federated Data Exchange Platform." -- what the system can do, and how location-based startups can use it.

Ali Ghafour of Viafoura talks with the Globe and Mail experts about how their startup can land a big opportunity on terms it feels comfortable with, or whether they should walk away.

The MedEdge Life Sciences Business Summit will be taking place on June 14th, 2012 at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts which will take a look at how to enter the healthcare market and understand the procurement process. Dr Usha Srinivasan, Program Director, Business Acceleration Program (BAP), MaRS Discovery District will be speaking at the event.

Venngage, a MaRS client, and Toronto-based start-up, helps you create and publish custom infographics, engage your viewers, and track your results. Venngage is the most powerful infographics publishing platform ever for marketers and publishers.

It's Net Change Week at MaRS and tech-biz thinker Don Tapscott is asking us to rethink how, well, just about everything operates. It's a new way of doing things, and Toronto's social innovators like Michelle Hamilton-Page at Toronto Public Health are helping lead the way.