Road Trip to MaRS

Agenda

MaRS Tour

Gina Uppal, Senior Associate, Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement, MaRS Studio Y, will take us on a tour of complex and highlight/explain:

• The story behind MaRS
• The concept of a Discovery District and how social innovation fits in
• Tenants overview
• Resources available including Studio Y
• Community events that students can attend 

Meet the organizations

As a group we will visit 4 organizations, covering:

• An introduction to our host
• The host will briefly cover the organization
• The host will also talk of their journey/career
• There may be a tour of the facility
• Students will have a chance to ask questions

 Our visits include

• CCRM (https://ccrm.ca), a not-for-profit, public-private consortium supporting the development of foundational technologies that accelerate the commercialization of cell and gene therapies, and regenerative medicine technologies.
  
• CIFAR (https://www.cifar.ca/) has been successfully taking on difficult challenges for more than three decades. Our global research programs connect many of the world’s best minds – across borders and between disciplines – to shape new perspectives and spark groundbreaking ideas. 
• MaRS Social Venture Connexion (SVX), MaRS Centre for Impact Investing (http://impactinvesting.marsdd.com; www.svx.ca) is an impact investing platform for ventures, funds and investors seeking social and/or environmental impact alongside the potential for financial return.  We provide a single access point for raising capital and making investments.
• Grand Challenges Canada (http://www.grandchallenges.ca) is dedicated to supporting Bold Ideas with Big Impact®. Funded by the Government of Canada and other partners, Grand Challenges Canada funds innovators in low- and middle-income countries and Canada. The bold ideas Grand Challenges Canada supports integrate science and technology, social and business innovation – known as Integrated Innovation®.