EW Edwards Lifesciences Corp

Edwards Lifesciences Corp (EW) Company Description

Edwards Lifesciences is the global leader in patient-focused medical innovations for structural heart disease as well as critical care and surgical monitoring. We thrive on discovery and expanding the boundaries of medical technology serving patients in 100+ countries with the help of our employees in areas including Clinical Affairs Quality Engineering Research & Development Regulatory Affairs Sales & Marketing corporate functions and more. Our roots date back to 1958 when Miles Lowell Edwards a retired engineer with a background in hydraulics and fuel pump operations set out to build the first artificial heart. Edwards believed the heart could be mechanized and was encouraged by Dr. Albert Starr to focus on developing an artificial heart valve. After just two years the first Starr-Edwards mitral valve was developed and successfully placed in a patient. This innovation spawned Edwards Laboratories. Miles fascination with healing the heart and helping patients with heart disease stemmed from his own experience with rheumatic fever as a teenager and continues to fuel our patient-first culture today. Today we are as passionate about providing innovative solutions for people fighting cardiovascular disease as we have ever been. Its our Credo. It takes integrity collaboration innovation and focus. We are leaders in the design and manufacture of tissue replacement heart valves and repair products as well as advanced hemodynamic monitoring. We partner with physicians to innovate products designed to help patients live longer healthier and more productive lives. Our work is both rewarding and a privilege. The importance of what we do defines our approach. We work together to create an environment where ideas can flourish and we provide our people with the resources expertise and support to bring those ideas to life.