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2008
Toronto psychiatrist named Innovator of the Year for web-based mental health tool
November 20, 2008
Toronto, November 20, 2008 – Toronto psychiatrist Dr. Sam Ozersky has been honoured with the 2008 Community Based Physician Innovation Award for development of a web-based mental health tool nationally endorsed by family physicians and now in use by 300,000 Canadian employees and their families. Dr. Ozersky, President and CEO of Mensante Corporation and Senior …
Toronto psychiatrist named Innovator of the Year for web-based mental health tool
Toronto, November 20, 2008 – Toronto psychiatrist Dr. Sam Ozersky has been honoured with the 2008 Community Based Physician Innovation Award for development of a web-based mental health tool nationally endorsed by family physicians and now in use by 300,000 Canadian employees and their families. Dr. Ozersky, President and CEO of Mensante Corporation and Senior …
University of Alberta President joins MaRS Board
November 6, 2008
Toronto, November 6, 2008 – MaRS Discovery District is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Indira Samarasekera, O.C., President of the University of Alberta, to its Board of Directors. “We are privileged to have Dr. Samarasekera join our mission at MaRS,” said Dr. John Evans, Founding Chair of the Board at MaRS. “As …
MaRS client partners with Cisco Systems for Asian traffic study
October 1, 2008
Toronto, October 1, 2008 – Skymeter Corp. – a client of MaRS advisory services and tenant in the MaRS Centre – is partnering with global networking giant Cisco Systems to demonstrate its road-use metering technology in a Seoul, Korea pilot project. Cisco’s Tony Kim, head of Connected Urban Development Seoul, announced the partnership at the …
MaRS client SoftShell appears on CBC TV's Dragon's Den
September 29, 2008
Toronto, September 29, 2008 – A pair of students-turned-software entrepreneurs do battle on CBC-TV’s Dragon’s Den. Their secret weapon? An 84-year-old senior and computer pioneer. Raul Rupsingh and his partner Stephen Beath pitch their London, Ontario-based start-up venture SoftShell Computers. SoftShell’s product is an easy-to-use computer interface designed to help seniors communicate online. With big …
