Ed has 35 years’ experience in the medical/surgical device industry. He has initiated and/or grown sub-specialty franchises for multiple companies, to include American Hospital Supply Corporation, Applied Medical Resources, Storz Ophthalmics, and Given Imaging, Ltd. He was responsible for Commercial Development at Synergetics, Inc., taking the company from start up status to a M$200 market cap public company, operating successfully in sixty countries and two surgical disciplines. Mr. Timm holds seventeen issued US patents, international patents on four continents, with numerous patent applications pending.