EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SurModics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRDX), a leading provider of drug delivery and surface modification technologies to the healthcare industry, announced that it has opened its new world-class facility for manufacturing and development in Birmingham, Alabama. The opening of this facility represents the culmination of events that began in April 2008 when SurModics announced the acquisition of a new building including office and warehouse space. Over the past 21 months, SurModics has made a significant infrastructure investment to build a new facility for parenteral and drug coated device products.