In this talk I will describe my personal recollection of the development of polymer coating (Polyzene F®) for cardiovascular stents from concept to market. The idea was to develop a "stealth" surface coating for metallic stents which reduces inflammation, thrombosis and restenosis of the blood vessels. My talk discusses the design strategies of the polymer, development of the coating process and the necessary Surface Science characterization, protein, cell and bacteria adhesion experiments, the technical certification process, in vivo experiments in animal models, and the problems and successes in starting a new company to market the product. At this time the story is open-ended, since the results of ongoing long term clinical studies were not available at the time this abstract was written.