Edward Ludwig
Former BD CEO Edward Ludwig

AdvaMed this week honored former BD CEO Edward Ludwig with its 2021 AdvaMed Lifetime Achievement Award.

Ludwig received the award on September 27 during an in-person and live-streamed event as part of The MedTech Conference.

Ludwig joined BD in 1979 and rose through the ranks to eventually become chair and CEO, retiring from the company in 2012.

AdvaMed in a news release praised the leadership that Ludwig demonstrated at BD:

He was instrumental in bringing the BD BACTEC 9000 system to market, a family of continuous blood monitoring and blood culturing instruments, revolutionizing the way blood culturing was performed, ultimately improving patient care and safety for health care workers.

With the goal of developing current and future leaders in the company, Ludwig established BD University, a management-driven leadership development program within the company. At BD, everyone who worked with him could tell you about his focus on diversity and his inclusive management style, seeking out honest opinions from employees throughout the company, and then acting on that feedback to improve the company

Ludwig remains active in medtech. He is presently a director at CVS and Boston Scientific.