MedVenture’s New CEO Takes the Reins

Mitch Moeller started the new year with a new job.

The former chief operating officer (COO) of MedVenture Technology Corporation is settling into his new role as CEO, a post he assumed on Jan. 1 from former chief executive Kevin Bramer. The latter executive resigned after 16 years to fund and lead efforts to develop new technologies in the life-sciences market.

“We are sad to see Kevin leave us, but recognize his contributions and need to follow his passions in the life science markets,” Jorg Schneewind, CEO of Helix Medical, the parent company of MedVenture, said.

Bramer has assumed a consulting role with Helix and MedVenture to help further advance the company. Bramer began his tenure at MedVenture in 1998 leading business development. At the time, MedVenture was a small design firm employing 20 people. He took on COO duties in 2000 and became president and CEO in 2001. During his tenure as CEO, Bramer restructured the company, created a new value proposition, and is credited with growing MedVenture more than tenfold into a major player in the medical device outsourcing industry. He also secured private equity funding in 2008 to grow the firm, expanded its client base nationally, opened a regional design center in Minneapolis, Minn., and lead the sale to and integration with Helix Medical.

“Kevin has been a great mentor and coach to me since I joined MedVenture in 2008,” said Moeller. “Under his leadership, MedVenture has established a solid foundation in the medical device outsourcing industry. I hope to build upon that foundation with the additional resources available through Helix Medical and the Freudenberg Group.”

Moeller joined MedVenture as chief operating officer in 2008; prior to that, he held leadership positions at B. Braun, Avail, and other companies within healthcare manufacturing. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, Calif.

MedVenture relocated to Jeffersonville, Ind., in 2006 from Louisville, Ky. Helix, based in Carpenteria, Calif., purchased MedVenture in 2012.

MedVenture designs, develops, and manufactures minimally invasive surgical devices and catheter-based devices for medical device companies, including Fortune 500 and medtech start-ups. The company develops integrated solutions for the endovascular, interventional cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, neurovascular, urology, oncology, and gynecology markets, among others.