EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SurModics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRDX), a leading provider of drug delivery and surface modification technologies to the healthcare industry, today acknowledged the filing of preliminary proxy materials by Ramius Value and Opportunity Advisors LLC, a subsidiary of Ramius LLC (collectively, “Ramius”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding its nomination of three director candidates for election to the SurModics Board of Directors at the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.