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Surmodics names former Medtronic exec to board

Drug delivery company SurModics Inc. said Wednesday it added a former executive from Medtronic Inc. to its board of directors.Surmodics said Scott Ward will become the company's ninth board member. Ward has spent more than 30 years in the medical device industry, most recently as president of...

Drug delivery company SurModics Inc. said Wednesday it added a former executive from Medtronic Inc. to its board of directors.

Surmodics said Scott Ward will become the company's ninth board member. Ward has spent more than 30 years in the medical device industry, most recently as president of Medtronic's cardiovascular business. Minneapolis-based Medtronic markets a wide range of implants and is the largest medical device manufacturer in the world.

Ward also serves on the board of Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare and MAP Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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