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13700 Mayfield Place, Suite 2135
Richmond, BC V6V 2E4 Canada
Phone: 604-270-4344
Fax: 604-270-4384
www.medical-ventures.com
Paul Geyer
CEO and Chair
Medical Ventures Corporation
Paul Geyer graduated with a B.A.Sc. in electrical
engineering from the University of British Columbia in
1988. In 1991, he founded Mitroflow International Inc.,
a medical device company that developed and
commercialized bovine tissue heart valves. As the
company’s president and CEO, Mr. Geyer grew
Mitroflow from a start-up of nine employees and an
investment of $800,000 in 1991 to more than 125
employees in 1999, when he sold the company to
Swiss firm Sulzer Medica for more than $50 million.
Mitroflow continues to be one of the largest medical
device companies in the Vancouver area.
In 1998, Mr. Geyer received the Entrepreneur of the
Year Award from the Richmond (B.C.) Chamber of
Commerce. In 1999, he was named as one of Business
in Vancouver newspaper’s “Top 40 Under 40,” an award given to honour outstanding young businesspeople
in British Columbia. In the same year, Business in Vancouver also designated Mitroflow as one of British
Columbia’s “50 Fastest Growing Companies.”
Mr. Geyer continued as president of Mitroflow until 2001, when he founded, Medical Ventures Corp.
(TSXV:MEV), a public medical devices firm specializing in products for the quickly growing vascular and
surgical marketplace.
Mr. Geyer is an active angel investor and supporter of local technology and life sciences firms. He is on the
board of directors of the LifeSciences British Columbia industry association as well as a director for several
private and public companies. He served previously on the board of directors for the Medical Device
Development Center (MDDC) and MEDEC, the association representing medical device companies across
Canada. Since 2003, Mr. Geyer has been actively participating as a member of the board of governors at
Science World British Columbia, where he took on the role as the board chair in May 2007. Mr. Geyer has
been instrumental in the establishment of Science World’s new life sciences gallery, “Body Works.”
To arrange an interview with Paul Geyer, please contact:
Jessica Ruffen
Communications Manager
Email: jruffen@medical-ventures.com
Tel.: 604-248-4136 or 604-270-4344 ext. 206
About Medical Ventures:
Medical Ventures Corp. (TSXV: MEV) is a medical device company dedicated to developing and manufacturing products that
address clinical needs in the quickly growing cardiovascular and surgical marketplace. MEV products help doctors treat a wide
range of health concerns, including cardiovascular disease, hernias and obesity. The company develops and manufactures the
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patented Metricath System catheter technology for use in angioplasty procedures, and PeriPatch , a range of surgical tissue
products. MEV is also a contract medical device manufacturer. For more information, please visit www.medical-ventures.com.
