In summer 2007 the MaRS (Medical and Related Sciences) center in downtown Toronto broke ground for a massive expansion. The fact that this innovative science and technology commercialization facility is more than doubling in size — to 1.6 million ft2 — less than two years after its official opening, indicates the healthy state of life sciences in Ontario. MaRS is a state-of-the-art convergence center where leading venture capitalists, pharmaceutical companies, research funding agencies, and cutting-edge businesses come together under one…