Mark Lowey

MaRS innovation hub hits pause on plan to expand to Calgary

Mark Lowey
May 19, 2021

The Toronto-based MaRS Discovery District innovation hub has hit the “pause button” on expanding to Calgary after more than a year of discussions with the University of Calgary and other players in Calgary's innovation ecosystem. However, MaRS says it will continue working with and supporting Alberta companies during the scale-up stage from its Toronto base.



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Organizations: Alberta Enterprise Corporation, Alberta Innovates, City of Calgary, Clean Resource Innovation Network, Creative Destruction Lab-Rockies, Haskayne School of Business, MaRS Discovery District, Platform Calgary, Summit Nanotech, Swirltex, and University of Calgary
People: Amanda Hall, Dr. (PhD) Cory Mulvihill, Dr. (PhD) Terry Rock, and Dr. (PhD) William Ghali
Topics: accelerators, Alberta entrepreneurs, Alberta innovation stakeholders and organizations, Alberta tech companies, Alberta's scaleup gap, business incubators, Calgary's innovation community, cleantech, collaboration, CRIN Digital Oil and Gas Technology Competition, digital technology solutions, federal funding, Government Funding, innovation hubs, lithium, MaRS innovation hub expanding to Calgary, MaRS West venture, MaRS's Women in Cleantech Challenge, nanotechnology, oil and gas industry, Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund, scale-up support, startups, tech firms, venture capital investment in Alberta, and wastewater treatment

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