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Posts Tagged: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

MaRS Innovation statement on the 2015 Federal Budget

TORONTO, ON (April 23, 2014) — MaRS Innovation congratulates the Federal Government’s deepened commitment to support Canadian research and innovation, particularly in the healthcare sector. In particular, the $42 million over five years dedicated to support the Canadian Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation at Baycrest Health Sciences, which includes $32 million in support from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev). Baycrest is a founding member institution of MaRS Innovation. “As a Baycrest partner and long-time champions of the ...
April 24, 2015 in Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Funding or Fundraising-Announcements, Government Partners, Licenseable Technologies, Member Institutions, News, Partnerships, Portfolio
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Dr. Hofstein’s Op-Ed for The Hill-Times, “Biotechnology research: A knowledge economy”

This op-ed on Canadian biotechnology and the knowledge economy appeared in The Hill-Times (subscription required), Canada's politics and government newsweekly, September 9: Obesity, cancer, heart disease and stroke, diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s, or the more general stresses of an aging population: no matter which area of concern holds our collective gaze from moment to moment, improving health outcomes and healthcare is the No. 1 challenge for the world’s economy. Canada has the holistic approach and translational research necessary to address health care’s pervasive ...
September 9, 2013 in Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), DLVR Therapeutics Inc, Encycle Therapeutics, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Kapplex, Licenseable Technologies, MaRS Discovery District, Media Coverage, Member Institutions, News, Partnerships, Portfolio, Ryerson University, Sinai Health, St. Michael's Hospital, Start-Up Companies, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR), TIAP Staff, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Women's College Hospital, Xagenic, York University
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MaRS Innovation awarded $15 million to further commercialize world-leading Canadian innovations

Networks of Centres of Excellence recognizes strength of partnership between MI and its 16 member institutions TORONTO, February 5, 2013 — How do you make sure the brilliant ideas emerging from Toronto’s academic research community get the best possible chance to succeed? MaRS Innovation (MI), created in 2008, bridges the chasm between these early-stage technologies and successful start-up companies and licensable technologies. By offering early-stage funding in tandem with hands-on management, mentorship and IP strategy protection, MI acts as a commercialization agent for ...
February 6, 2013 in Awards, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Funding or Fundraising-Announcements, Government Partners, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Industry Partners, Licenseable Technologies, MaRS Discovery District, Member Institutions, News, Partnerships, Portfolio, Ryerson University, Sinai Health, St. Michael's Hospital, Start-Up Companies, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR), Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute (TBRRI), TIAP Staff, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Women's College Hospital, York University
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