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Martin Sutter is one of the two founding managing directors of Essex Woodlands Health Ventures. Educated in chemical engineering and finance he has more than 25 years of management experience in operations marketing finance and venture capital. He began his career in management consulting with Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co. in 1977 and moved to Mitchell Energy & Development Corp. ("MEDC") now Devon Energy Corporation a public company traded on the New York Stock Exchange where he held management positions overseeing various operating units. In 1984 he founded and managed The Woodlands Venture Capital Company a wholly-owned subsidiary of MEDC and The Woodlands Venture Partners an independent venture capital partnership formed in 1988. During his tenure with both organizations he founded a number of successful healthcare companies originating from various institutions of the Texas Medical Center. In 1994 Mr. Sutter merged his venture practice with Essex Venture Partners to form Essex Woodlands. Essex Woodlands manages six venture capital limited partnerships with capital in excess of $1 billion. He currently serves on the board of directors of LifeCell Corporation a public company traded on Nasdaq MicroMed Cardiovascular Inc. a company traded on the over-the-counter bulletin board and the following private companies: BioForm Medical Inc. Confluent Surgical Inc. Elusys Therapeutics Inc. and Rinat Neuroscience Corporation. Mr. Sutter holds a Bachelor of Science from Louisiana State University and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Houston. | 