EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SurModics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRDX), a leading provider of drug delivery and surface modification technologies to the healthcare industry, announced today the addition of a new member to its board of directors. Mary K. Brainerd has joined the SurModics board, bringing the number of board members to ten. Her appointment will be effective February 2, 2009, the date of the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders.