Today's Pick: YouTube launches world's first collaborative online orchestra

MaRS and all our advisors need to stay on top of the latest in all the innovation industries. We’re keeping track of all the need-to-read stuff in our shared Google Reader. Below I highlight my favourite articles of the week from each category.

Today’s Top Pick: “YouTube launches the world’s first collaborative online orchestra“. Find out more under Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

• Biotechnology “Merck to create biotech unit”
• Biopharmaceuticals “IMS Health reports annual global generics prescription sales growth of 3.6%, to $78 billion”
• Cleantech“South Korea announces $186 million in renewable energy funding”
• Information and Communication Technology “Nortel gets delisting notice”
• Venture Capital “Insiders pour $4.5M into Tumblr”
• Business and Entrepreneurship “Did video startups not get the memo on the economy?”
• Science and Innovation “Wireless invention jams teen drivers’ cell phones”
• Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship “YouTube launches the world’s first collaborative online orchestra”

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