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# MaRS Discovery District: We help innovators change the world

> MaRS Discovery District is Canada’s leading urban innovation hub, helping startups in cleantech, health, fintech, and more\.

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## Pages
- [Home](https://www.marsdd.com/)
- [Our stories](https://www.marsdd.com/our-stories/)
- [Partners](https://www.marsdd.com/partners/)
- [Events](https://www.marsdd.com/events/)
- [Startups](https://www.marsdd.com/startups/)
- [Invest With Us](https://www.marsdd.com/invest-with-us/)

## MaRS Videos
- [MaRS Monthly roundup \| April 2026](https://www.marsdd.com/video/mars-monthly-roundup-april-2026/)
- [Behind the scenes at the N³ Summit](https://www.marsdd.com/video/behind-the-scenes-at-the-n³-summit/)
- [In the Lab: How Noa Therapeutics is tackling inflammatory diseases](https://www.marsdd.com/video/in-the-lab-how-noa-therapeutics-is-tackling-inflammatory-diseases/)
- [Solve for X \- S4E4 \| What if you could control a machine with your mind?](https://www.marsdd.com/video/solve-for-x-s4e4-what-if-you-could-control-a-machine-with-your-mind/)
- [Solve for X \- S4E4 \| Could brain\-computer interfaces lead to a new era of healing?](https://www.marsdd.com/video/255088-2/)

## MaRS Magazine
- [Fire alarm: Rethinking innovation in an increasingly volatile world](https://www.marsdd.com/magazine/fire-alarm-rethinking-innovation-in-an-increasingly-volatile-world/)
- [Mind over matter: Could brain\-computer interfaces lead to a new era of innovation and healing?](https://www.marsdd.com/magazine/mind-over-matter-could-brain-computer-interfaces-lead-to-a-new-era-of-innovation-and-healing/)
- [Building Biotech: How Canada can ensure early\-stage innovators can access the resources they need](https://www.marsdd.com/magazine/building-biotech-how-canada-can-ensure-early-stage-innovators-can-access-the-resources-they-need/)
- [Colour block: When it comes to water, can the textile industry clean up its act?](https://www.marsdd.com/magazine/colour-block-when-it-comes-to-water-can-the-textile-industry-clean-up-its-act/)
- [5 critical challenges that biotech startups face in Canada](https://www.marsdd.com/magazine/5-critical-challenges-that-canadian-biotech-startups-face-in-canada/)

## Community Careers
- [Sales Development Representative \(SDR\)](https://www.marsdd.com/career/sales-development-representative-sdr/)
- [Impact Investment Intern](https://www.marsdd.com/career/impact-investment-intern/)

## Bios
- [Eric Lieder](https://www.marsdd.com/bio/eric-lieder/)
- [Patrick Heffron](https://www.marsdd.com/bio/patrick-heffron/): Patrick Heffron has more than 20 years of ICT leadership experience and expertise in both operations and finance\. As well as being a facilitator in the Entrepreneurship Programs at MaRS, Patrick is COO and CFO for several technology startups\.  \<a href="/bio/patrick\-heffron/"\>See more…\</a\>
- [Jason MacFarlane](https://www.marsdd.com/bio/jason-macfarlane/): \<p\>Jason MacFarlane leads the Advanced Manufacturing Cluster within Cleantech Venture Services at MaRS, supporting startups with product development and manufacturing while leveraging industry collaborations\.\<a href="/bio/alexis\-wise/"\>See more…\</a\>\</p\>
- [Amit Modi](https://www.marsdd.com/bio/amit-modi/)
- [Grace Lee Reynolds](https://www.marsdd.com/bio/grace-lee-reynolds/): \<p\>Grace Lee Reynolds oversees the operations portfolio, which includes real estate \& events, data \& technology, finance, legal, and corporate development functions at MaRS\. \<a href="/bio/grace\-lee\-reynolds/ ‎"\>See more…\</a\>\</p\>

## MaRS Results
- [MaRS 2022 Annual Report](https://www.marsdd.com/report/mars-2022-annual-report/)
- [MaRS 2023 Donor Impact Report](https://www.marsdd.com/report/mars-2023-donor-impact-report/)
- [MaRS 2021 Annual Report](https://www.marsdd.com/report/mars-2021-annual-report/)
- [MaRS Fuelling the future 2025](https://www.marsdd.com/report/mars-fuelling-the-future-2025/)
- [MaRS Impact of Innovation Report 2024](https://www.marsdd.com/report/mars-impact-of-innovation-report-2024/)

## Services
- [Market Intelligence](https://www.marsdd.com/service/market-intelligence/)
- [Innovate UK Manufacturing](https://www.marsdd.com/service/innovate-uk-manufacturing/)
- [MaRS FOAK Lab](https://www.marsdd.com/service/mars-foak-lab/)
- [Mobility Unlimited Hub](https://www.marsdd.com/service/mobility-unlimited-hub/)
- [Talent Services](https://www.marsdd.com/service/talent-services/)

## Research \& Insights
- [How Spotwork successfully scaled stateside](https://www.marsdd.com/research-and-insights/how-spotwork-successfully-scaled-stateside/)
- [A new blueprint: How Canada can improve housing affordability and reduce carbon emissions](https://www.marsdd.com/research-and-insights/a-new-blueprint-how-canada-can-improve-housing-affordability-reduce-carbon-emissions/)
- [Sharing the load: How collaborative data centre expansion could lead to a better grid](https://www.marsdd.com/research-and-insights/data-centres-sharing-the-load/)
- [How Intrepid Labs found the perfect home for its HQ](https://www.marsdd.com/research-and-insights/how-intrepid-labs-found-the-perfect-home-for-its-hq/)
- [Invision AI meets solid customer in Steelcase](https://www.marsdd.com/research-and-insights/invision-ai-meets-solid-customer-in-steelcase/)

## Media \& Press
- [MaRS Impact Health 2026 returns connecting Canada’s top health ventures with investors and partners](https://www.marsdd.com/media-centre/mars-impact-health-2026-returns-connecting-canadas-top-health-ventures-with-investors-and-partners/)
- [MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund hits 200th investment milestone, deploying more than $100 million in Ontario startups](https://www.marsdd.com/media-centre/mars-investment-accelerator-fund-hits-200th-investment-milestone-deploying-more-than-100-million-in-ontario-startups/)
- [MaRS and Innovate UK launch third cohort for AI\-health startups](https://www.marsdd.com/media-centre/mars-and-innovate-uk-launch-third-cohort-for-ai-health-startups/)
- [MaRS announces participants in its Food and Agtech accelerator](https://www.marsdd.com/media-centre/mars-announces-participants-in-its-food-and-agtech-accelerator/)
- [MaRS and Definity launch an accelerator for climate adaptation and resilience ventures](https://www.marsdd.com/media-centre/mars-and-definity-launch-an-accelerator-for-climate-adaptation-and-resilience-ventures/)

## Our Stories
- [11 Canadian tech entrepreneurs to watch in 2025](https://www.marsdd.com/our-story/11-canadian-tech-entrepreneurs-to-watch-in-2025/)
- [Anatomy of a deal: How NxLite closed its oversubscribed Series A round](https://www.marsdd.com/our-story/anatomy-of-a-deal-how-nxlite-closed-its-oversubscribed-series-a-round/)
- [Why the global adaptech market is on track to reach $1 trillion by 2030](https://www.marsdd.com/our-story/why-the-global-adaptech-market-is-on-track-to-reach-1-trillion-by-2030/)
- [Code green: Shrinking healthcare’s carbon footprint](https://www.marsdd.com/our-story/code-green-shrinking-healthcares-carbon-footprint/)
- [Working on It: This Canadian startup is decoding the health data revealed in our eyes](https://www.marsdd.com/our-story/working-on-it-this-canadian-startup-is-decoding-the-health-data-revealed-in-our-eyes/)

## Video Series
- [Video](https://www.marsdd.com/video-series/video/)
- [MaRS Monthly](https://www.marsdd.com/video-series/mars-monthly/)
- [Grit](https://www.marsdd.com/video-series/grit/)
- [Solve for X](https://www.marsdd.com/video-series/solve-for-x/)
- [PIVOT](https://www.marsdd.com/video-series/pivot/)

## Magazine Issues
- [Solve for X Podcast](https://www.marsdd.com/magazine-issues/solve-for-x-podcast/)
- [Future of Medicine](https://www.marsdd.com/magazine-issues/future-of-medicine/)
- [COVID\-19](https://www.marsdd.com/magazine-issues/covid-19/)
- [Wired Different 2019](https://www.marsdd.com/magazine-issues/wired-different-2019/)
- [Urban Innovation](https://www.marsdd.com/magazine-issues/urban-innovation/)

## Career Industry
- [Finance](https://www.marsdd.com/career-industries/finance/)
- [Sales](https://www.marsdd.com/career-industries/sales/)

## Career Level
- [Experienced](https://www.marsdd.com/career-levels/experienced/)
- [Internship](https://www.marsdd.com/career-levels/internship/)

## Career Types
- [Full\-time](https://www.marsdd.com/career-types/full-time/)

## Bio Types
- [Management Team](https://www.marsdd.com/bio-types/management-team/)
- [Board Of Directors](https://www.marsdd.com/bio-types/board-of-directors/)

## Result Types
- [Results Report](https://www.marsdd.com/report-types/results-report/)
- [Audited Financials](https://www.marsdd.com/report-types/audited-financials/)
- [Survey Methodology](https://www.marsdd.com/report-types/survey-methodology/)

## MaRS Personae
- [Startups](https://www.marsdd.com/service-persona/startups/)
- [Partners](https://www.marsdd.com/service-persona/partners/)
- [Investors](https://www.marsdd.com/service-persona/investors/)
- [Talent](https://www.marsdd.com/service-persona/talent/)

## Program Level
- [Start](https://www.marsdd.com/program-level/start/)
- [Grow](https://www.marsdd.com/program-level/grow/)
- [Scale](https://www.marsdd.com/program-level/scale/)

## MaRS Sectors
- [Cleantech](https://www.marsdd.com/mars-service-sectors/cleantech/)
- [Enterprise](https://www.marsdd.com/mars-service-sectors/enterprise/)
- [Fintech](https://www.marsdd.com/mars-service-sectors/fintech/)
- [Health](https://www.marsdd.com/mars-service-sectors/health/)

## Hide on All Services
- [Yes](https://www.marsdd.com/hide-service/yes/)

## Venture Sectors
- [Cleantech](https://www.marsdd.com/venture-types/cleantech/)
- [Platform Tech](https://www.marsdd.com/venture-types/platform-tech/)
- [Momentum](https://www.marsdd.com/venture-types/momentum/)
- [Fintech](https://www.marsdd.com/venture-types/fintech/)
- [Enterprise](https://www.marsdd.com/venture-types/enterprise/)

## Partner Sectors
- [Platform Tech](https://www.marsdd.com/partner-sectors/platform-tech/)
- [Fintech](https://www.marsdd.com/partner-sectors/fintech/)
- [Enterprise](https://www.marsdd.com/partner-sectors/enterprise/)
- [Cleantech](https://www.marsdd.com/partner-sectors/cleantech/)
- [Health](https://www.marsdd.com/partner-sectors/health/)

## Partner Types
- [Founding Members](https://www.marsdd.com/partner-type/founding-members/)
- [Supporting Partners](https://www.marsdd.com/partner-type/supporting-partners/)
- [Corporate](https://www.marsdd.com/partner-type/corporate/)
- [Public Sector](https://www.marsdd.com/partner-type/public-sector/)
- [Community](https://www.marsdd.com/partner-type/community/)

## Tenant Types
- [Academic \& Applied Researchers](https://www.marsdd.com/tenant-type/academic-applied-researchers/)
- [Startups](https://www.marsdd.com/tenant-type/startups/)
- [Investors](https://www.marsdd.com/tenant-type/investors/)
- [Professional Service Providers](https://www.marsdd.com/tenant-type/professional-service-providers/)
- [SMEs \& Multinationals](https://www.marsdd.com/tenant-type/smes-and-multinationals/)

## Service Areas
- [Case Study](https://www.marsdd.com/service-area/case-study/)
- [Report](https://www.marsdd.com/service-area/report/)

## Related Topics
- [Cleantech](https://www.marsdd.com/related-sector/cleantech/)
- [MaRS Impact](https://www.marsdd.com/related-sector/mars-impact/)
- [Transportation](https://www.marsdd.com/related-sector/transportation/)
- [Innovation Economy](https://www.marsdd.com/related-sector/innovation-economy/)
- [Health](https://www.marsdd.com/related-sector/health/)

## MaRS Sectors
- [MaRS Corporate](https://www.marsdd.com/mars-press-sector/mars-corporate/)
- [Cleantech](https://www.marsdd.com/mars-press-sector/cleantech/)
- [Health](https://www.marsdd.com/mars-press-sector/health/)
- [Artificial Intelligence](https://www.marsdd.com/mars-press-sector/artificial-intelligence/)
- [Enterprise](https://www.marsdd.com/mars-press-sector/enterprise/)

## Covid support type
- [Equipment](https://www.marsdd.com/covid-support-type/equipment/)
- [Therapeutics](https://www.marsdd.com/covid-support-type/therapeutics/)
- [Healthcare Access](https://www.marsdd.com/covid-support-type/healthcare-access/)
- [Enterprise](https://www.marsdd.com/covid-support-type/enterprise/)
- [Other](https://www.marsdd.com/covid-support-type/other/)

## VC Sectors
- [Cleantech](https://www.marsdd.com/vc-types/cleantech/)
- [B2B Software](https://www.marsdd.com/vc-types/b2b-software/)
- [Health](https://www.marsdd.com/vc-types/health/)
- [Fintech](https://www.marsdd.com/vc-types/fintech/)

## Story Series
- [News](https://www.marsdd.com/news-series/news/)
- [Cleantech](https://www.marsdd.com/news-series/cleantech/)
- [Careers](https://www.marsdd.com/news-series/careers/)
- [Health](https://www.marsdd.com/news-series/health/)
- [Events](https://www.marsdd.com/news-series/events/)

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://www.marsdd.com/sitemap_index.xml)