Michael Simon has been in the medical device industry for over 29 years and is the Founder and President of IV Medical, Inc., a privately held corporation specializing in the development, manufacture and sale of proprietary medical devices used to administer and monitor intravenous (IV) infusion. Mr. Simon holds several patents on devices used for intravenous infusion, including IV Medicals first product the GraviTech® Flow Controller, an extremely accurate, non-electronic infusion device used to administer IV therapy and medications to the patient. In 2004, Mr. Simon negotiated an exclusive long-term supply agreement with Abbott Laboratories to market the GraviTech® worldwide; Hospira, Hospira, a spin-off from Abbott Laboratories, acquired the product in 2009. As the Founder and President of IV Medical, Mr. Simon was responsible for building the company the ground up. Mr. Simon has extensive experience in new prodcut development, manufacturing, marketing and sales; including FDA/regulatory matters and negotiating contracts. Prior to founding IV Medical, Mr. Simon was the Director of Marketing and Sales for Codan US Corporation, part of the Codan family of companies and a leader in contract manufacturing services and sales of proprietary infusion therapy products. While at the company, Mr. Simon was responsible for all contract manufacturing, OEM sales and marketing, including its private label product lines. During his tenure, Mr. Simon revamped the marketing platform for Codan US Corporation and successfully negotiated several long-term manufacturing agreements with Pfizer, ConMed, Merit Medical, Medex, Alpha Therapeutics, Argon Medical and others in the medical device industry. Mr. Simon also served as the International Marketing and Sales Manager for Gish Biomedical, a medical device company that designs, manufactures and markets disposable medical devices for the cardiovascular market; including vascular access devices, oxygenation systems and orthopedics. While at Gish, Mr. Simon was responsible for OEM sales and all international marketing and sales of its private label product lines; managing over 72 distributors in the European, Asia Pacific and Latin America markets. During his tenure at Gish, Mr. Simon developed distribution networks in several international markets and established the company’s first manufacturing and distribution center for Europe, located in Belgium. Earlier in his career, Mr. Simon spent several years as an Investment Advisor with Kidder Peabody & Co. and PaineWebber, where he specialized in corporate 401K retirement programs and equity investments, primarily in medical device. Mr. Simon holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing & International Business from Minnesota State University, Moorhead.