At MaRS, we believe innovation should be proactive. We partner with world-class organizations to support science and technology innovators tackling critical global challenges.
Our purpose-built accelerator programs are strategically designed to drive long-term commercialization success. These exclusive hybrid communities bring together innovators, peer networks, one-on-one advisory support, and unparalleled access to national and global networks dedicated to fostering impactful change. Our program timelines are catered to your needs, whether it’s six months, or one year or more. Our flexible program timelines are tailored to meet your unique requirements.
What you get
MaRS has developed strategic resources and services to address the unique needs of each cohort in a MaRS Accelerator Program. This curated approach accelerates your journey, helping you reach milestones faster. Detailed information about each program is listed on their page.
Market research
Learning opportunities
1:1 Advisory
PR and media
Grow your customer base
Build your network
Raise capital
World-class labs and office space
Join the MaRS ecosystem
Collaboration is key to driving innovation. Our programs foster critical connections and identify opportunities to address specific business and market challenges. Whether you are a corporate foundation elevating technological solutions or a government development office seeking to increase export potential for top-performing businesses, we are the platform of choice to enable change at scale.
Contact us to learn more and build a program with us to match your mission.
Join the MaRS ecosystem
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MaRS delivers national and international programming with the help of our partners.
Morgan Lorimer
Senior Manager, Cohort Programs, Innovation Ecosystems
Morgan is the senior manager of cohort programs at MaRS Discovery District, where she leads a portfolio of five accelerator programs supporting the commercialization of early-stage technologies. She works closely with founders, governments and industry to help ventures scale and succeed in global markets, with a focus on inclusive innovation and systems-level impact.
Over the past decade, Morgan has worked across Canada’s startup ecosystem, supporting hundreds of ventures in sectors ranging from AI and advanced manufacturing to health and climate. She has led the design and delivery of high-impact programs that have catalyzed investment, accelerated commercialization and removed barriers for underrepresented entrepreneurs.
Oksana Nikitenko
Associate, Cohort Programs
Oksana is an associate on the cohort accelerator programs team at MaRS Discovery District. She leads event planning and community-building initiatives for all accelerator programs, as well as domestic and international market visits. Over the past three years at MaRS, Oksana has excelled in bringing people together through purposeful events and collaborating with teams and partners to create value for early-stage startups across sectors.
Oksana completed a Master of Global Affairs, specializing in innovation, at the University of Toronto’s Munk School and studied political science and communications at McGill University.
Poonam Patel
Hadeer Abdelhamid
Program Manager, International Cohort Programs
Hadeer is the program manager of international cohort programs at MaRS Discovery District, where she leads the design, execution and continuous improvement of initiatives that support global startups entering the Canadian market. Hadeer collaborates with a wide range of internal teams, international partners, government agencies and founders to deliver high-impact programming tailored to the strategic needs of scaling ventures. Her work spans end-to-end program delivery, from stakeholder management and curriculum design to event planning and market immersion experiences. Hadeer holds a Bachelor of Commerce in business management from Toronto Metropolitan University, where she specialized in entrepreneurship and minored in global management.