It's a transatlantic partnership that's helping startups realize cross-border business goals. Hear from the good folks at Innovate UK, and the founders of Therion and Deep.Meta, about how MaRS is helping Canada gain access to the best innovations the U.K. has to offer.

The textile industry consumes 215 trillion litres of water every year and uses 15,000 different chemicals in its manufacturing processes. Meet the B.C.-based venture addressing fashion's water pollution problem. Featuring Viridis and Lite-1.

The effects of climate change enforces the need for solutions that can help communities better prepare for and respond to extreme weather events. Over the next nine months, the MaRS Adaptech Accelerator will support ventures navigating the path to commercialization.

News about Appetronix's pizza-making robot, hot tech scene jobs and book and podcast reccos from the co-founder and CEO of Exterra Technologies. Our latest Launch Pad newsletter has all this and more. Subscribe today!

As we head into the Victoria Day long weekend, Canadian tech companies are ramping up their hiring efforts. Check out the job listings at CoLab, Myant, Able Innovations, Medchart, Nicoya, Buckzy Payments, Influicity, Perch, Lillio, NexScale and Veriday.

Haven Greens operations director Nitika Doperations lets us in on how the King City, Ont.-based venture churns out 12,000 pounds of lettuce per day, no matter the weather and all without the need for human contact.

According to the Canadian Cancer Society, rare cancers make up around 20 percent of new cancer cases in Canada. Learn how the @oicr.on.ca and Calgary-based Providence Therapeutics are harnessing mRNA technology to advance treatments for rare cancers and other conditions.

Jordan Thompson, SVP of product development for cybersecurity firm Fortinet, wants you to stay two steps ahead of cyber criminals. That means auditing how vulnerable your online assets are, boosting safeguards and the importance of data sovereignty.

What does it take for a small, scrappy startup to land a government RFP? Andrew Murray, CEO of Aslan Renewables, shares the lessons he's learned securing government procurements to deploy his modular hydroelectric solution in communities across the country.

Almost 40 million people in the world require prosthetics or orthotics, but only 10 to 15 percent can access them. Meet Victoria Hand Project, a Vancouver Island-based startup providing 3D-printed prosthetics to people living in remote and conflict-afflicted regions.

Who's the chef with AI making fresh pizza pie? That's a robot! London, Ont.'s Appetronix is hoping to expand its autonomous pizzaiolos' reach with a next-gen robotic arm acquisition. Get the dish on that and more in this week's Tech Update.

At MaRS Impact Health, we were proud to announce the winner of the MaRS and Canadian Cancer Society’s Rural and Remote Community Cancer Screening Challenge: Goderich, Ontario’s very own Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health.

TGIF! If your weekends are being spent checking off that never-ending to-do list, then we've got just the article for you. Learn how Canadian tech companies Borrowell, PolicyMe and Willful are working to make adulting suck a little bit less.

If you haven't heard, footwear brand Allbirds announced its pivoting into the AI business. This prompted our lead conversation: distinguishing potential from puff in an saturated AI market. Read up on our lead story, and, oh yeah, subscribe! (If you haven't already)

New month, new roundup! Take a look back at the innovation headlines from April.

If you missed our latest issue of The Launch Pad newsletter, we asked innovation ecosystem experts how they distinguish real value from false promise in a saturated AI market. Read up and make sure to subscribe.

In a world where data is owned by third-party players and AI is advancing at dizzying speeds, MaRS advisor Anthony de Fazekas shares how founders can future-proof data agreements and licensing contracts so they don't turn into liabilities down the road.

Yesterday, we announced the second cohort of the Mission from MaRS: Better Buildings Adoption Accelerator, made possible by the Peter Gilgan Foundation. The six companies selected are developing a wide range of solutions to lower our residential emissions.

We have some exciting news to share: The National Media Awards Foundation has nominated Solve for X for best podcast in current affairs for the Digital Publishing Awards! Take a moment to subscribe today, and explore the episodes that have earned this recognition!

Fighting AI with AI? Ivan Tsarynny, co-founder and CEO of Toronto cybersecurity startup Feroot, weighs in on using cybersecurity tools to fend off AI-powered bad actors.

Exciting news! #CarbonCure enters a new phase with a new CEO: Yuliya Kravtsov. With deep experience scaling cement & concrete businesses, she will help accelerate the adoption of our #CarbonUtilization solution & expand our #Climate impact. 🌎 More: bit.ly/3QiT2Jq

Rachel Harding, assistant professor of pharmacology and toxicology at the @utoronto.ca, has spent her career studying Huntington’s and other rare diseases. On the latest episode of Solve for X, she discusses a new gene therapy that could revolutionize how we treat them.

Congratulations to Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health, based out of Goderich, Ontario, on winning the MaRS and Canadian Cancer Society’s Rural and Remote Community Cancer Screening Challenge!

Could gene therapy mean the end of neurodegenerative disease? On the latest episode of Solve for X, host Manjula Selvarajah and Dr. Rachel Harding, a University of Toronto professor and expert on Huntington’s, dive deep into this exciting new research.

In it for the long haul: Jamie Ally, CEO of Etobicoke's Elemental Trucks, talks about building a hydrogen-fuel-cell-electric truck, contenting with global trade disruptions and when (and where) the company's zero-emissions big rig will hit the road.

The housing crisis only gets more complicated in Canada's North, where remote geography and extreme elements make construction a unique challenge. Modular home developer Tinybox Systems could hold the key to providing more homes in our country's most-hardy communities.

Next week, Toronto hosts its annual ISHLT - International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation meeting. Learn how Toronto has long been a global leader in life-saving breakthroughs in cardiac and pulmonary care.

Brain-computer interfaces (or BCIs) hold massive potential for health applications. But how does this technology work? Here, we'll guide you through the ABCs of BCIs.

Do you have perfect pitch? In the latest issue of The Launch Pad, our signature newsletter, Wittington Ventures’ Zeeshan Ali shares how to craft your company's storytelling strategy so it's music to investors' ears. Read up and subscribe!

MaRS Impact Health is one week away! Secure your ticket before it's too late. Taking place during Toronto Health Innovation Week, our two-stage itinerary of experts and innovators will address the biggest issues facing healthcare. We hope to see you on April 23rd!

Multiverse Computing co-founder and CTO Sam Mugel explains how winning over tech savvy North American investors meant more capital from European-based funders.

According to Fortinet, more than 17 billion cyber-attack attempts were made against Canadians in 2025. The cybersecurity firm's SVP of product development outlines how to better safeguard your assets — before it's too late.

Learn how David Mather, CEO of NxLite, which develops energy efficient window coatings, took the necessary steps to reduce the risk for investors, resulting in an oversubscribed Series A round.

As Artemis heads back to earth, one Quebec venture has sent its next-gen tech into space. Its mission: track Earth’s magnetic field in real time to help keep global navigation systems calibrated as the planet’s "true north" continues to shift. What does this mean for us?

We are excited to announce the completion of the Decarbonization in Action: Implementing Climate Solutions in Canadian Hospitals project with the Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care.

Take a look at this: Colyn Munn, CTO at Emagix, takes us behind the scenes at the Halifax-based startup developing an AI-driven software helping doctors spot retinal diseases more quickly and easily.

Canada's job market is in a slump, but it's not all bad news. Health tech is enjoying an against-the-grain surge — with ventures such as Welbi capitalizing on this trajectory. Whether your interests are in health or otherwise, explore the open positions available now.

In our latest Launch Pad newsletter, we dive into what it will take to close this noticeable funding gap, with highlights and takeaways from our most recent MaRS Mornings panel. And if you haven't already — subscribe at the bottom of the article!

"It will be able to screen for jaundice in all babies, regardless of skin colour." Corvita Biomedical founder Salim Kandedi talks about his AI-powered portable incubator designed to help premature infants in our world's most remote and underserved communities.

A new report on bolstering data infrastructure in Ontario, a MaRS-portfolio venture goes public and a new way to stay updated on the innovation ecosystem.

We're here at the N³ Summit by NGEN – Canada's flagship advanced manufacturing conference in Toronto. We're joined by @innovateuk.bsky.social, checking out more than 14 MaRS-supported ventures at the exhibit hall and on stage. youtube.com/shorts/Yxagr...

When Toronto-based Spotwork wanted to establish a U.S. foothold for its AI-driven staffing platform, the lean but agile team turned to MaRS advisor Margaret Stuart. They devised a strong cross-border expansion strategy, and today, the sales numbers speak for themselves.

Stephanie Sonnenberg's daughter was one of the first users of Possibility Neurotechnologies' device. She recalls the exact moment her young daughter used brain-computer interface technology for the first time.

As a professor of implantable devices at King's College London, Anne Vanhostenberghe shares her excitement in seeing brain-computer interface technology move past the research stage into commercialized medical devices.

AI tools can efficiently and effectively pinpoint your competitive advantage. At our next MaRS Session, four Canadian ventures will showcase novel AI-powered platforms that help users optimize strategic processes. Register now, and we’ll see you next Tuesday, March 31.

Dr. Adam Kirton has seen first-hand the potential that brain-computer interfaces have for children living with severe disabilities.

In our latest instalment of our 'Building Biotech' series, we unpack what's needed to improve access to wet labs, with insights from BioLabs, Life Sciences Central, Providence Therapeutics, Noa Therapeutics, Ostia Sciences, adMare Bioinnovations and Nospharma.

In our latest episode of Solve for X, host Manjula Selvarajah explores the rapidly-evolving field of brain-computer interfaces, and how Calgary-based Possibility Neurotechnologies is using BCI to help disabled children lead more independent lives.

Every year, nearly eight trillion litres of water is used to dye clothes and textiles. Learn how two B.C.-based ventures, Viridis Research and Lite-1, are developing two different solutions to address the textile industry's water pollution problem.

Check out tomorrow’s MaRS Session with Azoma, Basetwo AI, BioBox and Terno AI — whose AI-powered solutions can help companies extract essential insights from expansive data sets. Don’t miss out! Register for the March 31 webinar now, and we’ll see you tomorrow at 1 p.m.