Think&you&need&to&leave&Windsor3Essex&to&

be&successful?&

Think&again.&

Do&you&recognize&this&man?&

What&about&this?&

Meet$Dr.&Henri&Breault.$$Born$in$Tecumseh,$Ontario$$

March$4,$1909.$&

Dr.&Breault$was$Chief$of$Pediatrics$&$Director$of$the$Poison$Control$Centre$at$Hotel$Dieu$Hospital.$$His$“Palm&N&Turn”$cap$has$helped$drop$child$poisonings$by$91%$across$Canada$&$the$U.S.$He$was$inducted$into$the$Canadian$Medical$Hall$of$Fame$in$1997.$#WINnovaEon&&

Let’s&put&Dr.&Breault&on&the&map!&

Meet$Dr.&Charles&Drake.$$Born$in$Windsor,$Dr.$Drake$

perfected$surgical$techniques$on$the$repair$of$ruptured$brain$aneurysms$

for$which$he$gained$WorldNWide$fame.$He$was$inducted$into$the$

Canadian$Medical$Hall$of$Fame$in$1997.$#WINnovaEon&&

We’d&say&that’s&preKy&#WINnovaEon&Map&worthy!&

Recognize&this?&

Mike&Lazaridis,$CEO$of$Research$in$MoQon,$inventor$of$the$BlackBerry.$Lazaridis$was$five$when$his$family$moved$to$Canada$in$1966,$seWling$in$Windsor.$#WINnovaEon&&

Felix&John&WaKs,$born$in$Windsor,$was$an$accomplished$inventor$with$several$patents$granted$for$items$such$as$moQon$picture$projectors,$vehicle$igniQon$systems,$light$switches$&$locking$mechanisms.$He$sold$many$of$his$invenQons$to$his$friend$Henry&Ford.$#WINnovaEon&&

Windsor$born$Canadian$Medical$Hall$of$Fame$inductee,$Dr.&David&Hubel&has$been$described$as$one$of$the$major$medical$scienQsts$of$the$laWer$twenQeth$century.$He$is$

recognized$as$a$founder$of$the$field$of$modern$research$of$the$visual$

system$of$the$brain.$#WINnovaEon&&

Lou&Tortola&of$Windsor$created$the$RoundTail$bike$that$cuts$vibraQon$50Nfold.$

That’s&4&more&for&the&#WINnovaEon&Map!&

How&are&Gummy&Bears&Eed&to&Windsor3Essex?&

A$high$speed$colour$vision$soluQon$by$Tecumseh’s$Radix&Inc.$inspects$284$

BILLION$gummy$bear$candies$per$year!$

Brian’s&Custom&Pro&Shop&of$Kingsville$provides$

custom$sports$equipment$for$Olympians$&$

professional$athletes$around$the$world$including$

9$current$NHL$goalies.$#WINnovaEon&&

The$largest$RoboQcs$Regional$CompeQQon$in$Canada$is$held$at$the$St.$Denis$Centre$right$here$in$Windsor.$

Joel&Quenneville,&Windsor&naQve$&$NHL$Head$Coach,$just&led$his$team$to$their$3rd$Stanley$Cup$in$6$years.$

To&the&#WINnovaEon&Map!&

No,$Uncle&Ben&wasn’t$from$around$here.$So&what’s&the&connecEon?&

That$would$be$Radix&Inc.$again.$Uncle$Ben’s$reduces$waste$by$relying$on$a$high$speed$vision$soluQon$from$Radix$that$checks$

175,000$bags$of$rice$per$day!$

Tecumseh’s$Biomedcore$has$developed$a$breakthrough$live$3D$in#vivo$tumor$Technology$pladorm$that$enables$oncologists$to$validate$the$efficacy$of$specific$drugs$on$

specific$paQents$within$two$weeks$of$diagnosis.&

16$year$old$inventor$Alex&Deans&of$Windsor$won$the$Ontario$Science$Centre’s$Youth$InnovaQon$Award$for$his$invenQon$that$helps$the$visually$impaired$&$was$featured$

by$Maclean’s$magazine$as$a$“future$leader”.$

How&is&the&new&World&Trade&Centre&connected&to&&Windsor3Essex?&

Collavino&Group$of$Windsor$provided$all$the$castNinNplace$concrete$work$for$the$foundaQons$and$superstructure$of$the$One$World$Trade$Center$in$New$York,$NY.$The$structure$totals$105$floors$and$includes$a$communicaQon$antenna.$

DID&YOU&KNOW?&The$3$top$selling$whiskys$in$Canada$are$all$$

made$right$here$in$Windsor3Essex!$

Founded$in$Tecumseh$in$2008,$Unconquered&Sun$produces$everything$from$solar$pool$pumps$to$solar$golf$carts$for$clients$across$North$&$South$America$markets.$

What&does&a&Nuclear&Power&Plant&have&to&do&with&

Windsor3Essex?&

A$vision$soluQon$from$Radix&Inc.&is$so$accurate,$it$is$used$to$autonomously$guide$spent$nuclear$reactor$fuel$tubes$

into$and$out$of$the$reactor$core.$

DID&YOU&KNOW?&CenterLine$of$Windsor$built$the$system$to$weld$the$

frames$for$the$original$Dodge&Viper.$

DID&YOU&KNOW?&CentreLine$builds$systems$for$Bombardier$to$weld$together$subway$cars$for$markets$all$over$the$world$N$including$the$cars$that$run$in$the$Chunnel$between$France$and$England$and$the$original$subways$for$New$York.$$$

They$also$invented$the$"transgun"$in$the$early$1980's$that$is$an$integrated$welding$gun$and$transformer$N$this$is$now$the$global$standard$for$spot$welding$guns.$This$was$revoluQonary$to$the$spot$welding$industry$and$was$a$major$contributor$to$the$shij$in$roboQc$spot$welding.$$

They’ve$also$developed$an$InnovaQve$high$tech$line$of$Fastener$Welders$that$are$sold$all$over$the$world$N$they$include$tool$plate$change$over$system$that$made$the$machine$more$flexible$that$anything$in$the$past$and$also$sensing$soluQons$that$have$solved$many$quality$issues$in$the$industry.$

DID&YOU&KNOW?&Local$network$and$environmental$

monitoring$firm,$Netmon&Inc.,$provided$the$environmental$monitoring$systems$during$

the$London$2012$Olympics.$

Windsor$not$only$became$the$car$&$truck$capital$of$Canada,$but$during$WWII,$Ford$City$engineered$and$built$the$most$military$land$vehicles$in$the$enQre$BriQsh$Empire!&

DID&YOU&KNOW?&

Windsor3Essex&is$home$to$a$number$of$FIRSTS$in$Canada,$North$America$

&$the$WORLD.$$&

Now$that’s$#WINnovaEon!&

Dr.&Fouad&Tayfour,$founder$of$the$Windsor&Laser&Eye&InsEtute,$became$the$FIRST$surgeon$in$

North$America$to$perform$LASIK$on$paQents$with$nearsighted$

vision$and$two$years$later$was$first$again$to$perform$the$advanced$

procedure$on$farsighted$paQents.$&

Started$in$Windsor,$Ear3O3Smart&is$the$world’s$FIRST$smart$earring$which$can$monitor$your$heart$rate,$calories$

and$acQvity$level.$

Established$in$1920,$Canadian&Engineering&and&Tool&Company$of$Windsor&was$the$FIRST$tool$&$die$

company$in$Canada.$

In$1988,$Windsor’s$Valiant$introduced$a$new$technology$into$North$America$called$“Preciflex&Vehicle&Framing”$

that$helps$ensure$the$dimensional$integrity$of$the$vehicle.$

Completed$in$1930,$The&Detroit&Windsor&Tunnel$was$the$FIRST$internaQonal$underwater$vehicular$tunnel$in$the$world$

and$is$sQll$considered$a$worldNclass$engineering$marvel.$

The&Charlie&Brooks&Memorial&Peace&Fountain$was$engineered$in$Windsor$and$was$the$FIRST$floaQng$

water$fountain$in$Canada.$

W.E.&Seagrave&on$Walker$Road$developed$and$distributed$the$FIRST$motorized&fire&trucks$in$Canada.$$

The$first$electric&street&car&system$in$Canada?$$Right$here$in$Windsor$in$1886.$Invented$by$local$engineer$

J.A.$Tringham.$#WINnovaEon&&

The$automoQve$industry$began$in$Canada$when$a$group$of$young$businessmen$led$by$Gordon&M.&McGregor,$formed$the$Ford&Motor&Co&of&Canada,$Ltd$(1904)$in$Windsor.$&

The$Pelee&Island&Winery$is$Canada’s$largest$and$oldest$estate$winery,$with$roots$daQng$back$to$1865,$two$years$

before$Canada$even$became$a$country!&

Woah,&that’s&a&lot&of&#WINnovaEon!&

Just&a&few&of&the&many&patents&filed&by&local&#WINnovators&over&the&years.&

The$Joe$behind$the$Loblaws$stores$line$of$Joe$Fresh$fashion$and$also$the$creator$of$Club$Monaco$is$none$other$than$University&of&Windsor$alumni$Joe&Mimran.$Mimran$is$a$1976$Bachelor’s$of$Commerce$graduate.&

Windsor$alumnus$Wolfgang&Hamann$is$now$the$president/execuQve$producer$of$Vancouver$video$gaming$company$Koolhaus$Games,$which$has$4$successive$top$3$

charted$Qtles,$with$three$of$these$going$to$#1.&

So&who’s&next?&Keep&the&conversaEon&going&with&

#WINnovaEon&