MaRS Innovation Staff Member Jackie Terry on Her Olympic Legacy
Olympians from all over the world are gathering today in London, England for the Opening Ceremony of the Games of the XXX Olympiad. For the thousands of athletes set to…
Los Angeles Times covers Dr. Gregory Czarnota’s cancer therapy technology
The Los Angeles Times featured Dr. Gregory Czarnota’s research in their Science Now section on July 10, 2012, which reports on discoveries from the world of science and medicine (update: the article is no longer available online).
Czarnota, a researcher at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, is working with MaRS Innovation to license his patented technology: radiosensitization of tumour cells using a combination of microbubbles and targeted, high-intensity, focused ultrasound.
MaRS Innovation’s Lead Start-Up Completes $20 Million Series B
Xagenic’s financing round to test platform and first diagnostic assay, continue product development and begin FDA submission Toronto, ON (December 2, 2013) — MaRS Innovation’s first start-up company, Xagenic Inc.,…
Top 100 Hall of Fame welcomes Mary Jo Haddad
Mary Jo Haddad, President and CEO, has been inducted into the Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Hall of Fame. Haddad received the Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award,…
Video: Canadian International Council interviews Rafi Hofstein about commercializing Canadian technology
Dr. Raphael Hofstein, president and CEO of MaRS Innovation, spoke to the Canadian International Council about the importance of protecting intellectual property as an important component in commercializing Canadian technologies.
Here’s an excerpt:
Government could be extremely helpful if they created special funds dedicated to covering the costs of patent protection.
OtoSim Inc. launches revolutionary simulator-training system to improve otoscopic diagnostic efficiency
MaRS Innovation provided crucial commercialization funding to support research from The Hospital for Sick Children MaRS Innovation (MI) and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have launched OtoSim Inc. to…