MaRS Centre (Toronto, Ontario)
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science, research, medical, business incubator
www.marsdd.com
Research and Industry Centre initially termed the Medical and Related Sciences (MaRS) but is now more broadly interpreted as a convergence and commercialization engine for the Toronto "Discovery District (an area surrounding the University that includes several
teaching hospitals and research institutes including UHN, Hospital for Sick Children, Mt. Sinai Hospital). Includes medical research labs associated with the University of Toronto, University Health Network, and Sick Kids Hospital, as well as spin off companies and a convention centre and retail facilities (accessible to public).
Will be site of new Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) in 2008-10
Research and Industry Centre initially termed the Medical and Related Sciences (MaRS) but is now more broadly interpreted as a convergence and commercialization engine for the Toronto "Discovery District (an area surrounding the University that includes several
teaching hospitals and research institutes including UHN, Hospital for Sick Children, Mt. Sinai Hospital). Includes medical research labs associated with the University of Toronto, University Health Network, and Sick Kids Hospital, as well as spin off companies and a convention centre and retail facilities (accessible to public).
Will be site of new Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) in 2008-10
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MaRS_Discovery_District
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 43°39'34"N 79°23'18"W
- Clarington Technology Park 65 km
- NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field 322 km
- Cranbrook Educational Community 337 km
- Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University 538 km
- Bates Linear Accelerator Center 692 km
- Argonne National Laboratory 737 km
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Quissett Campus) 753 km
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory - Fermilab 753 km
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 764 km
- Harrison Lewis Centre 1164 km
- Discovery District 0.3 km
- University of Toronto, St. George Campus 0.7 km
- Grange Park 0.7 km
- Gay Village 1.1 km
- Toronto PATH 1.2 km
- Downtown Toronto 1.2 km
- Kensington Market 1.3 km
- Old Toronto 2.2 km
- Toronto's Inner Harbour 3.3 km
- Lake Ontario 115 km