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Solving a kibble conundrum: Learn how ALT-PRO Advantage founder Sofia Bonilla (with a little help from her pup Snoofy the Newfie) developed a line of alternative pet food with all the nutrition a growing dog needs, but with a smaller environmental impact.
A Toronto company is reinventing how we feed our furry friends
By setting her sights lower on the food chain, scientist and entrepreneur Sofia Bonilla developed a formula to deliver kibble with a smaller environmental footprint — and huge health benefits.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Between tariffs and delicate supply chain logistics, entrepreneurs need all the help they can get. We've got the goods on Moselle, an AI tool that's helping business owners keep in-demand products in stock.

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Made in Canada: This AI tool is helping businesses solve their Goldilocks problem
In a world where having too much or too little inventory can come with hefty, tariff-enhanced financial tolls, Toronto startup Moselle enables companies to ensure their supply is just right.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
2025 was a great success, and we're recapping our biggest stories in our MaRS year in review.
MaRS year In review 2025
A recap of the biggest MaRS stories of 2025 ABOUT MaRS DISCOVERY DISTRICT MaRS is the world's largest innovation hub located in Toronto. We support impact-driven startups in health, cleantech, fintech and enterprise. --------------------------------------------------------------- ▶ SUBSCRIBE T
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December 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We're replaying our episode, The Grid, which explores decentralized power and renewable energy — themes that are just as important today as they were when it aired in season one. More season four episodes are coming in the new year, happy listening!
The grid: Is it time to rethink our power systems? (Replay) | Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World
Our energy grid is something most of us only think about when it isn’t working. But growing demand for electricity is placing an even greater strain on a system that’s already facing increased pressure from extreme weather events. Can we build a more sustainable and dependable grid? In this episode, which originally aired September 2022, we explore how when it comes to climate change the challenge of greening the grid is as much an issue of complex engineering as it is about policy and equity.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Solar energy is far from new, but the market is heating up. Learn how Morgan Solar is just one Canadian venture working to give our country a competitive edge in this global clean energy shift.
Why the world’s oldest energy source is poised to power our future
Not too long ago, solar energy was considered expensive, inefficient and unreliable. Then everything changed. How a new energy age began.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
In what was an otherwise challenging year for Canadian businesses, our final Tech Update of 2025 recaps how AI attracted investment dollars and a government strategy to lure tech talent to Canada.
For Canada’s startups, AI was a dominant force in 2025
This week’s Tech Update also looks at a Toronto biotech firm’s strategic partnership and how much money the Canadian government is budgeting to woo brainiacs north of the border
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December 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Here comes the sun! Solar energy is on the rise, and homegrown startups including Morgan Solar and Enurgen are helping to ensure Canada is part of this global energy shift. Plus: We breakdown this year's biggest venture raises.
How Canada can take advantage of solar energy’s big power play
The astonishing, unstoppable, world-changing rise of the sun.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Ontario government has decided to do away with speed cameras in favour of traffic-calming measures. Learn how Canadian companies such as Fortran, Liveable Cities and Miovision are using innovation to make our roads safer.
How smart tech could make our streets safer
As Ontario’s speed camera ban takes effect, we need new strategies to protect pedestrians and drivers sharing space on increasingly congested roads.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Between now and 2060, the world is expected to construct 2.6 trillion square feet of new floor area — the equivalent of an entire New York City — every month. Explore how Adaptis is using AI to help reduce the carbon footprint of existing structures and new builds.
This Toronto startup ensures buildings don’t end up as landfill
Canada generates 4 million tons of construction waste a year. Adaptis helps building managers salvage and reuse materials while also reducing carbon emissions.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
At #MaRSClimateImpact, we asked attendees what makes them hopeful about the state of cleantech. Here's what they had to say.
Pulse Check: What makes you hopeful about the state of cleantech?
At MaRS Climate Impact 2025, we asked attendees what makes them hopeful about the state of cleantech. Here's what they had to say. ABOUT MaRS DISCOVERY DISTRICT MaRS is the world's largest innovation hub located in Toronto. We support impact-driven startups in health, cleantech, fintech and enter
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December 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
As we head into the final stretch of 2025, Canadian tech ventures are posting job opportunities. Explore the positions available and start your new year with an exciting new role.
12 companies hiring this December
Explore the ventures expanding now and start 2026 in a new role.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The majority of Canada's meals are imported from thousands of kilometres away. Learn how homegrown ventures including Clearwater Farm, Haven Greens and Growcer are developing solutions to boost Canada's food system security and sovereignty.
Smart shifts could strengthen our agri-food supply chain
As trade upheaval and climate change affect the country’s reliance on imported produce, innovators are rethinking how to grow a sovereign food system.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We're excited to announce the nine ventures selected for the first MaRS Food and Agtech venture accelerator, powered by Farm Credit Canada.

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MaRS announces participants in its Food and Agtech accelerator
Nine Canadian ventures join the year-long accelerator to advance solutions that will help strengthen the country’s food supply chains.  TORONTO, December
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December 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
It takes fewer resources to run an electricity grid with renewable energy than hydrocarbons, says University of Calgary's Sara Hastings-Simon.

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Solve for X – S4E1 | Can we avoid the mistakes of fossil fuels when it comes to clean energy?
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December 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Welcome to MaRS Climate Impact, where leaders, founders, investors and policymakers come together to accelerate climate solutions.

This year, we're focused on scaling climate tech innovations, mobilizing capital and advancing deployment across every sector.

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December 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
It was a November to remember at MaRS Discovery District. Check out our recap of exciting new initiatives and venture wins in our MaRS monthly roundup.
MaRS Monthly news roundup | December 2025
It was a November to remember at MaRS Discovery District. Check out our recap of exciting new initiatives and venture wins in our MaRS monthly roundup. ABOUT MaRS DISCOVERY DISTRICT MaRS is the world's largest innovation hub located in Toronto. We support impact-driven startups in health, cleante
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December 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
As #MaRSClimateImpact returns tomorrow and Wednesday at the MaRS Centre, our latest Launch Pad newsletter dives into the sheer importance of investing in cleantech solutions, along with other exciting news from the innovation ecosystem.
It’s becoming too expensive not to invest in cleantech
Making the economic case for climate pragmatism.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Are modular hydroelectric dams the future of clean energy in Canada? Aslan Renewables' Andrew Murray weighs in in our latest tech update. Plus, news from Antares, Manzil, Quilt, PowerTrust, MedReddie, BDC and the Council of Canadian Academies.
Tech Update: Aslan’s modular turbines could be the next wave in Canada’s green energy
Plus, Manzil’s halal-investment milestone, and California heat pumps come to Canada.
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November 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Solar energy is undergoing a revolutionary rise. It's now the cheapest form of electricity on the planet.

In the latest episode of Solve for X, tech veteran and CEO of Morgan Solar Mike Andrade explains just how transformative its mass adoption could be.
Solve for X – S4E1 | What could cheap solar energy unlock for the planet?
Solar energy is undergoing a revolutionary rise. It's now the cheapest form of electricity on the planet. In the latest episode of Solve for X, tech veteran and CEO of Morgan Solar Mike Andrade explains just how transformative its mass adoption could be. Listen to the full episode at: https://www.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
For many, a robust benefits package includes prescriptions and dental — but also fertility treatments. Learn how MaRS worked with Toronto-based Sprout Family to amplify the company's digital health and benefits platform for family planning.
How strategic public relations support helped Sprout Family grow its business
To build relationships with Canadian insurers, Sprout Family needed to raise awareness about its solutions with HR leaders. 
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November 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Season four of Solve for X is now streaming! The first episode explores the meteoric rise of solar energy, the geopolitical implications of this technology and Canada's role in this energy shift.
Power to the people: How solar energy — cheap, plentiful and available everywhere — is poised to change the world
As you may have heard, solar energy is having a moment. Thanks to several technological breakthroughs, it’s now the cheapest form of energy generation in
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November 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Get ready for Solve for X season four! This season, we learn about the solar revolution, robot dexterity, a device that zaps forever chemicals and more. Subscribe and listen beginning November 27.

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Solve for X Season 4 is coming soon!
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November 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
With just over a week to go until #MaRSClimateImpact on December 2 and 3, we're exploring the four tech trends that hold promising potential in the fight against the climate crisis.
4 high-growth areas in cleantech that are poised for outsized impact
While governments slow-walk sustainability plans, real progress is being made in bio-based materials, geothermal and local energy solutions.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Silence is golden, but for Seacork Studio CEO Annie Dahan, it's green (and even a bit slimy). Here, Dahan shares her inspiration to develop acoustic panels from one of B.C.'s lesser-known commodities: Seaweed.
How this Canadian entrepreneur is using invasive seaweed to create peace and quiet
Seacork founder and CEO Annie Dahan found a way to turn destructive aquatic plants into sustainable sound-dampening material.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
On Monday, the House of Commons will vote on the federal budget, but what do the key numbers signal for Canadian innovation? Our VP of public affairs breaks down what you need to know, along with news and events from the tech ecosystem.
What does Budget 2025 mean for Canadian innovation?
The key numbers from the federal budget you need to know about, plus upcoming events and tech news from the ecosystem.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM