Surmodics, Inc. announced that Teri Sides has joined Surmodics as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, effective November 1, 2018. Sides is an industry veteran, bringing over 27 years of medtech and healthcare experience. Prior to joining the company, Teri served as Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Projectory. Prior to Projectory, Sides was the Vice President of Marketing and Product Development for Arizant, Inc. Acting as the chief architect for product and market growth strategies, Teri led development of products, including the world’s first patient warming gown. As CMO, Sides will be responsible for developing and driving strategic growth initiatives and will be a member of the senior leadership team reporting directly to Gary Maharaj, Chief Executive Officer.