Don’t miss our Future Foundations: Innovations for Sustainable New Homes webinar on September 25. Join us to discover the future of sustainable housing and connect with innovators transforming home construction in Canada.

erthos inks a major deal to tackle large-scale plastic waste and Johns Hopkins University is exploring a drug compound from Toronto's Noa Therapeutics. Read our latest tech update featuring FeX Energy, Hydrostor, Akrivia Health and more. www.thestar.com/business/tec...

As much as half of all women say off-the-shelf pessaries are too uncomfortable, which is why Toronto-based Cosm Medical is combining ultrasound, AI and 3D-printing technology to create tailor-made pelvic floor prosthetics.

We’re excited to launch the Food and AgTech Mission powered by Farm Credit Canada. This mission aims to accelerate cleantech adoption in food and agriculture, collaborating with industry leaders and innovators for a more sustainable future.

With a $13 billion investment in affordable housing from Build Canada Homes, MaRS presents our Future Foundations: Innovations for Sustainable New Homes webinar on September 25. Join us to discover the future of sustainable housing innovation.

Two Canadian space tech companies, GHGSAT and Kepler Communications, are hiring! Along with a few land-based ventures, too. Featuring MindBridge, Loopio, OTI Lumionics, Uplight, Able Innovations, Shakepay, Trulioo, #paid and MolecuLight.

Early detection saves lives and cuts costs. Learn how Canadian health tech companies OxCan, mDetect and Adela are helping advance the use of liquid biopsies to improve oncology. This article also features the Canadian Cancer Society.

Felicity Meyer of BoxOne Ventures highlights the importance of getting in early with exciting innovations, and fostering Montreal's thriving tech scene by working with the likes of Dispersa, Sollum and Opalia.

Eight ventures, Aisthesis Medical, Akrivia Health, Anya, Blüm Health, C-Prio, Healthy.io, Motics and Pictura Bio, are part of the latest Innovate UK cohort developing high-tech tools and solutions to help improve patient outcomes.

Join us at noon tomorrow for a free webinar featuring expert talks and a live pitch session showcasing retrofit innovations for commercial buildings. Register today!

Returns cost retailers hundreds of billions of dollars, not to mention a massive amount of landfill waste and GHG emissions. Learn how Toronto-based ReturnBear is helping cut costs and reduce environmental impact, all while keeping customers happy.

Students are back in class, but how are schools dealing with the use of AI in academia? Here's what professors and experts have to say on the subject.

Investment in early-stage ventures are down 30 percent since 2022, while the number of deals has fallen 26 percent. Despite these challenges, a new MaRS report highlights the opportunities to better support the innovators working to advance medicine.

Today, global expansion comes with a new set of obstacles: tariffs and trade tensions, precarious supply chains, and rising costs. Join us and Export Development Canada on Oct. 1 for a hybrid event with leaders who are navigating global markets under pressure.

As TIFF takes over Toronto, learn how Mosaic Manufacturing holds a film festival of its own. Read up on what it's like to work at the 3D printing startup nestled in the heart of the city's entertainment district.

In this week's Tech Update: A bold new carbon credit frontier for Planetary Technologies, a Source Canada summit to drive the Buy Canadian movement, and NASA touches down in Toronto. Get up to date on these headlines and other news from CDR, Cohere and more.

This week, we announced the finalists for the Rural and Remote Community Cancer Screening Challenge with the Canadian Cancer Society. Swipe to discover the solutions working to educate and engage people in rural and remote communities to get screened for cancer.

As the summer winds down, Canadian tech companies are ramping up hiring efforts. Explore the ventures growing their teams. Featuring Clir Renewables, e-Zinc, Ranovus, Muse, Petal Health, Synaptive Medical, Flinks, Perch, Plooto, Forma, Lillio and ODAIA.

One week to go! Join us on September 11 for The Retrofit Edge, a free webinar showcasing how innovation is enhancing the performance of commercial buildings. Register today.

Data centres that power AI programs eat up an estimated 1.5 percent of the world's electricity use, and consume 560 billion litres of water a year. Learn how Multiverse Computing, Blumind and QScale, are working to lessen the environmental impact of AI.

“These are solutions that will make a tangible impact on planetary health.” Get a primer on how carbon removal credit purchasing programs work, with insights from a recent collaboration with M-Lab, and featuring Planetary Technologies and CDR.

MaRS, in partnership with EDC and the Trade Commissioner Service of Global Affairs Canada, is recruiting a venture delegation to attend Cleantech Forum North America in San Diego, from January 26 to 28, 2026. Applications close October 9. Apply now! www.marsdd.com/clean...

Carbon removal solutions play a crucial role in the effort to ensure global temperatures don't rise to dangerous levels. In this special report we look at the challenges — and opportunities — facing startups in this space.

Congratulations to the finalists selected for the Rural and Remote Cancer Screening Challenge with the Canadian Cancer Society. These innovators are reimagining how cancer screening can be delivered in communities across Canada. Learn more: www.marsdd.com/media-centre...

Learn how Toronto-based RetiSpec worked with MaRS to get more media attention on its tech that can identify early signs of Alzheimer's.

Find out more about Blue J Legal's massive Series D round, QEA's foray into Japan and the latest government funding announcements in the latest MaRS Monthly news roundup.

Cities can be 10 to 15 degrees hotter than their surroundings. The UN’s heat officer advocates for eliminating air conditioning and naming heat waves like hurricanes.

Join us on September 11 for the first of two Mission from MaRS: Better Buildings webinars, where we’ll explore the innovative cleantech solutions shaping the future of the built environment. www.eventbrite.ca/e/mission-fr...

With classes set to resume, schools must decide whether to enforce — or embrace — the use of AI. Here's what professors and experts have to say on the subject. www.thestar.com/business/new...

Big Pharma price hikes shine a light on Canada's need for biotech sovereignty. Plus: big boosts for VoltSafe, QEA Tech, Terrafixing, JLABS, Ranovus and more in the latest Tech Update. www.thestar.com/business/mar...

This week, we welcomed 10 high-potential startups to the second cohort of the Mobility Unlimited Hub, in collaboration with Toyota Mobility Foundation. We can’t wait to see these companies grow and scale their active mobility solutions! www.marsdd.com/service/mobi...

Can you 3D print a supply chain? Learn what it's like to work at Toronto's Mosaic Manufacturing, which is using 3D printers to help companies produce custom components here at home instead of the other side of the world.

The more we blast the AC, the hotter it gets outside. Meet the experts working to solve this cooling paradox — without the emissions and waste heat.

MaRS, with Bounce Health Innovation, Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation, Health Technology Catalyst (CTS), District 3 Innovation and OBIO, supported by the Trade Commissioner Service, is taking health ventures to HLTH USA 2025 from October 19-22.

Canadian tech companies are putting up the "help wanted" sign. Check out the open positions at Ayrton Energy, Litmus, Multiverse Computing, Deep Genomics, Flosonics, Future Fields, Boss Insights, Owl.co, PolicyMe, EventMobi, Ferry and Prodigy Education. www.marsdd.com/our-s...

RainStick's shower system cleans and recirculates water to save on water use. When tariffs took effect, learn how the Kelowna-based company pivoted to ensure its projects and profits didn't go down the drain.

This week, MaRS played host to the Acceleration Consortium's Accelerate Conference, where we asked experts what it will take to better support AI-driven research and materials development.

Meet the startups joining the second cohort of the Mobility Unlimited Hub. Featuring smartARM, ImaginAble Solutions, Steadiwear, Ora Medical, Possibility Neurotechnologies, GiveVision, Bionic Power, Victoria Hand Project, Kinesix XR and Humans in Motion Robotics.

Hotels are responsible for 363 million tonnes of carbon dioxide every year. Learn how a hotel in our nation's capital has upgraded with solar panels, geothermal heating and cooling, EV chargers and a rooftop apiary — saving money and impressing guests.

Between hybrid garbage trucks and an airport enhancing its recycling system, Canadian tech companies are cleaning up! Get up to date on the latest tech news featuring Effenco, Carbon Upcycling, Growcer, QEA Tech, Blue J Legal, NGen, Friendlier and more. www.thestar.com/busi...

What's on your summer BBQ menu? At New School Foods, the Toronto-based venture is cooking up plant-based salmon, steaks and ribs that cook and taste like the real thing. www.marsdd.com/our-s...

Save the date: On December 2 and 3,#MaRSClimateImpact is back! Join more than 600 leaders from climate, tech, government and finance for bold ideas, real solutions and big conversations. Grab your early bird tickets while quantities last! climateimpact.marsdd...

Time to spruce up your resume! Explore the Canadian tech companies hiring now. www.marsdd.com/our-s... Featuring Gatik, Growcer, Cence Power, Able Innovations, Synaptive Medical, Intellijoint Surgical, Borrowell, Perpetua, Piinpoint, Humi , Leap Tools and Loopio.

Around the world, more than 1.3 billion adults have a disability, and that number is growing. That's why MaRS and Rick Hansen Foundation teamed up to developed a tool kit to help municipalities foster more accessible and inclusive communities. www.marsdd.com/incre...

Architectural historian Daniel A. Barber believes society has become too complacent about how we’ve designed our built world. Through education, Barber wants to see structures and the people that use them become more aware of the warming effects of air conditioning. youtube.com/shorts/xET8Q...

Enwave’s Cameron Leitch takes Solve for X host Manjula Selvarajah underneath the busy streets of Toronto to show off how the energy corporation is pumping near-freezing water from the depths of Lake Ontario to cool buildings. youtube.com/shorts/N_t1C...

As wildfires wreak havoc on Canadian communities, learn how companies such as RWI Synthetics and ARA Robotics are developing solutions to help municipalities prepare and monitor for climate disasters. Read the latest tech update featuring Cheelcare, NxLite and more. www.thestar.com/busi...

Today is #EarthOvershootDay, the point in the year when we’ve used up all the resources the Earth can regenerate in a 365-day period. With this bleak milestone arriving earlier each year, we reflect on what experts say about our climate change fight. www.marsdd.com/our-s...

A recent survey shows 65 percent of global travellers would rather stay at an establishment with green credentials. Learn how the MaRS Better Buildings: Hospitality and Recreation Business Cohort can help boost your business. Sign up for our webinar on July 30. missionfrommars.ca/better-build...

Come behind the scenes into the Cohesys lab at MaRS to see how the medical tech company is developing Bone Tape —  an alternative to using metal plates and screws to heal severe fractures. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6Bi...