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
- Rutgers University - Busch Campus 534 km
- Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute - Front Royal Facility 539 km
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 560 km
- Brookhaven National Laboratory 616 km
- Argonne National Laboratory 737 km
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory - Fermilab 753 km
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory 954 km
- Morgan Island 1246 km
- Barro Colorado Island (STRI) 3839 km
- AWE Aldermaston 5659 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