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Prepr Foundation and AngelHack have partnered to bring the world’s largest hackathon to Toronto's MaRS Discovery District this Victoria Day long weekend. Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Prepr and AngelHack have partnered to bring the world’s largest hackathon to Toronto this Victoria Day long weekend. The hackathon is a two-day event at the MaRS Discovery District where teams compete to be the next great tech start-up by building innovative and useful software. The winning...
Program's second cohort includes eQOL, E-Twenty Development, Root2Crown, Treata Smart Solutions and TrendMD TORONTO, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Five companies tackling pervasive healthcare challenges -- such as assessing dental health, helping patients and medical personnel navigate hospitals with greater ease, staying current with medical literature, or creating digital tools to help care for the elderly or those with chronic health conditions -- have been admitted to the...
TORONTO, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - MaRS Discovery District is pleased to announce the appointment of Salim Teja as Managing Director of its ICE sector programs. "Salim Teja is highly respected and the ideal leader to take MaRS' growing ICE practice to the next level," said Ilse Treurnicht, CEO, MaRS Discovery District. "With his unique, extensive experience as an entrepreneur and investor, and as an executive leading sales, business development and operations in high-growth...
Networks of Centres of Excellence recognizes strength of partnership between MI and its 16 member institutions TORONTO, Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - 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...
WASHINGTON, July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Visitors to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History will be immersed in the dramatic arc of the nation's story in a multimedia exhibition focusing on the role of business and innovation in the United States from the mid-1700s to the present. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110928/NY76189LOGO ) Mars, Incorporated is the principal sponsor of "American Enterprise" (the working title), an 8,000-square-foot exhibition...
LINDAU, Germany, July 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Laureates, 150 of the world's brightest young researchers and an industry scientist came together this week for a cross-disciplinary panel discussion hosted by Mars, Incorporated at the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings in Germany. The panel focused on how partnerships can drive scientific discovery. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120705/543295 ) Mars hosted the discussion, which featured the views of...
NEW YORK, May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for Mother's Day, Smile Train today announced a partnership with Mars Retail Group (MRG), a division of Mars, Incorporated. This multi-year effort will support surgeries for children in Ghana, Ivory Coast, China, India and Brazil. The initial goal of MRG is to support a surgery for each one of the company's 725 associates. The countries where surgeries will be funded are locations where Mars has a large presence and/or where cocoa...
NEW YORK, May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for Mother's Day, Smile Train today announced a partnership with Mars Retail Group (MRG), a division of Mars, Incorporated. This multi-year effort will support surgeries for children in the United States, United Kingdom, Ghana, Ivory Coast, China, India and Brazil. The initial goal of MRG is to support a surgery for each one of the companies 725 associates. The countries where surgeries will be funded include locations...
Partnership to give JOLT startups access to extensive benefits and connections outside Canada TORONTO, April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - JOLT (www.joltco.ca), a new technology accelerator for high-growth web and mobile startups in Canada, announced today that it is now a member of the Global Accelerator Network (GAN), an alliance championed by TechStars and originally created as part of the White House's Startup America Initiative. The Global Accelerator Network includes many of the...
Leading angel investors to fund initiative TORONTO, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - MaRS today announced the creation of JOLT, a new technology accelerator dedicated to building high-growth web and mobile companies that promise to transform the way consumers and enterprises connect, work and play. Housed in the MaRS Commons, JOLT will select up to 15 high-potential startups annually, providing them with space, seed financing and mentorship, as well as access to partners and some...
