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EndLoop Studios, Five Mobile Inc. and NuLayer Inc. are three Toronto tech companies at hub of iPad app revolution. According to Krista Jones, MaRS Discovery District ICT Practice Lead, says "Toronto is an app hub because we have deep roots in both the creative and design industries, and the technical industries."

CBC writes about highlights of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and the Canadian companies who were there. Specifically highlighted are MaRS client and tenant, XYZ Interactive, who works in gesture-controlled technologies as well as InteraXon, who works with thought-controlled computing.

MaRS tenant and entrepreneurial investment firm, Auxo Management, is profiled in this Globe story. It's a new breed of investment firm for small to medium sized companies - and a rare to find in Canada.

David Kideckel talks about how MaRS' Entrepreneurship 101 lecture for up-start entrepreneurs helped him in his career. See pages 30-31 for the story.

Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) has just received a $1.5 M donation from The W. Garfield Weston Foundation. ALUS has been a MaRS client since December 2010. ALUS has been working with both the social innovation and cleantech practices at MaRS.

What does Canada's digital media economy look like? Find out in the Financial Post's feature on Justin Kozuch's Pixel to Product research which surveyed Canadian companies and individuals.

Rafi Hofstein, President and CEO of MaRS Innovation is one of the inaugural Board of Directors for The Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM). CCRM is a MaRS tenant.

Amoryn Engel stated "Galen and Hilary Weston celebrated our country's next generation of high impact entrepreneurs through a new and innovative program, The Next 36." Ilse Treurnicht, CEO MaRS Discovery District was in attendance.

Creative Places + Spaces is one of the world's leading forums on creativity. This year's event will engage global perspectives on collaboration and connect them with local change makers. Oct 26, 2009

This article by David Crane references the Impact Group's paper "Understanding the Disappearance of Early-stage and Start-up R&D Performing Firms" to talk about what's wrong with our innovation/knowledge economy. Among many things, our VC environment is stunted and our businesses should work more closely with customers on addressing their needs rather than focussing on new technology. Read the original white paper at http://www.impactg.com/pdf/disappearanceofstartupsandearlystagefirms.pdf The article also references the paper by the Council of Canadian Academies which urged more business innovation. http://www.scienceadvice.ca/innovation.html

Arctic Faring David Buckland thinks cities like Toronto are the key to climate deadlock.The UK group chosen T.O. as its headquarters for the whole of North America. Chalk that up to the power of our artsies - and to the fact that Cape Farewell has consciously adopted the C40, the climate leadership group made up of mayors from the world's largest cities.Buckland spoke at the MaRS Centre.

CleanTech North, a consortium in which launches in Toronto, will offer a range of services to promising clean-tech companies.The Canadian Federal Government is not doing enough to support the emerging sector. MaRS Discovery District is an exception as it is receiving federal funding. Nov 13, 2009

Members of a business consortium formed to nuture Canadian clean-techology startups say the federal government isn't doing enough to support the emerging sector. MaRS Discovery District is an exception as it is receiving federal funding. Nov 13, 2009

Michael J. Fox addresses the media and introduces his Parkinson's disease foundation at the MaRS Centre in Toronto Ont. on September 24, 2009.Michael J. Fox, who used the fame he gained as an actor to take a starring role in the fight against Parkinson's disease, has been named the most influential Canadian expatriate. Nov 8, 2009

CleanTech North, a consortium in which launches in Toronto, will offer a range of services to promising clean-tech companies. The Vancouver Sun states the Canadian Federal Government is not doing enough to support the emerging sector. MaRS Discovery District is an except as it is receiving federal funding. Nov 12, 2009

Skymeter Corp eveloped a technology that uses GPS to trigger a small electronic meter fitted to the car and automatically sends the charges to the driver's account. The concept of charging works the same as automatic toll-road systems, which many people are already familiar with. However, the GPS technology is more versatile and enables the meter to charge according to zone or kilometre driven. Nov 23, 2009

Skymeter on road to success with automatic fee system.

Ilse Treurnicht, CEO, MaRS Discovery District is one of the award winners of The Women's Executive Network (WXN)(TM) prestigious 2009 Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100(TM) Awards. MaRS Discovery District is a non-profit innovation centre that brings science and technology entrepreneurs together with business leaders. Nov 30, 2009

Emerald Ventures' Scott MacDonald talks to the Financial Post about the promise of Canadian cleantech ventures. They'll be highlighting that in the event they're co-hosting at MaRS, "Building Successful Canadian Cleantech Companies" . It's all part of the latest MaRS Capital event series.

This article by Joe Wilson notes how women are leading "tech for change" in the developing world. All of the women interviewed were speakers at Net Change Week (which took place at MaRS in June) - and are truly leading this work globally.