2010 Biobootcamp Presenter
CEO and Chairman, ValveXchange, Inc.
Larry Blankenship is CEO and Chairman of ValveXchange, Inc., an Aurora, Colorado based company developing an innovative new heart valve technology.
A serial entrepreneur, engineer and inventor with 30 years experience in medical devices, he has been involved in the Colorado medical device scene since 1985, with numerous business development and product introduction activities including successful start-ups and acquisitions.
Mr. Blankenship previously held executive positions at CardioOptics, the IVAC division of Eli Lilly; Vitalmetrics, Inc. (acquired by Tyco); and the Valleylab division of Pfizer (now part of Covidien). Larry was also CEO and co-founder of The Larren Corporation, a Colorado medical device development company later acquired by the Battelle Memorial Institute, where Larry was Vice President of Medical Programs.
Over the course of his career, Larry has been responsible for overseeing the development and market introduction of dozens of medical devices including surgical tools, catheters, drug delivery systems, patient monitors and heart valves. Larry also serves on several boards of directors and advisory boards, including as a Director of the Colorado Bioscience Association.
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