Patricia Van Acker


patricia.van.acker.wg10@wharton.upenn.edu Catholic University of Louvain and Brussels, Belgium


LL.M. in Law, Cum Laude, 1998 LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law, Cum Laude, 2001


Ehsal Management School, Belgium Postgraduate in Marketing, Laureate, 2008 Postgraduate in Accountancy & Finance, Cum Laude, 2006


Free University of Brussels, Belgium Postgraduate in Management, 2001


An opportunity in healthcare finance or business development.


Eli Lilly, Belgium


Intern, European Mid-Size Countries (EMS), Summer 2009


Assessed need for & use of internal tools for marketing and medical materials by EMS affiliates in framework of distribution transformation project. Recommended strategy to improve internal tools optimizing marketing and medical strategy alignment.


Omega Pharma, Belgium In-house lawyer, 2004-2008


Performed due diligences of multiple acquisitions, assisted split of B2B activities into separate legal entity, named Arseus, and Euronext IPO of Arseus. Drafted and negotiated acqui- sition, divestment and business devel- opment agreements. As Head of Intellectual Property (IP) Department, protected IP rights worldwide. Managed insurance policies and property portfolio.


Deloitte, Belgium Senior Legal Advisor, 2000-2003 Provided management consulting on information technology, e-commerce, IP and data privacy and performed due diligences.


Keyware Technologies, Belgium In-house lawyer, 1999-2000 Assisted multiple acquisitions and EASDAQ IPO. Managed corporate housekeeping and negotiated business agreements.


Neil Wadehra neil.wadehra.wg10@wharton.upenn.edu


University of Toronto, Canada


B.A.Sc., Biomedical & Electrical Engineering, 2003


University of London, England M.Sc., Biomedical Engineering & Medical Imaging, 2004


Allison N. Walsh allison.walsh.wg10@wharton.upenn.edu


Washington University, St. Louis, MO. Summa Cum Laude, Political Science, 2005 University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA. M.D. Candidate, 2010


To lead engineering and product management initiatives at a medical device company.


Medtronic, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA Product Marketing Summer Associate, Summer 2009


Identified and presented wargaming as a critical tool to mitigate competitor threats to our $400M Endovascular Division. Designed and implemented Endovascular Division’s global compet- itive intelligence information portal.


Viking Systems, Inc., Westborough, MA Engineering Project Manager, 2005-2008 Directed Viking’s Engineering team through complete design cycle (design/development, safety testing, clinical trials, market release) of OEM High Definition (HD) surgical system; Product awarded 2008 Innovation of the Year, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS). Managed Viking’s first international HD account and supervised product clinical trials in Germany. Directed complete design cycle of world’s only 3D High Definition head-mounted display system for endoscopic surgery (3D-HD Vision System, Viking’s Flagship Product).


Carl Zeiss, Inc., Oberkochen, Germany Electronics Development Engineer, 2001-2002


Created high-speed autofocus system implemented in Zeiss’ OPMI® Pentero™ next generation neurosurgical micro- scope. Spearheaded advanced research into Eyetracking Technologies and presented findings to Senior Management. Substantiated need for Eyetracking research group at Zeiss World Headquarters, to increase competitiveness in high-end neurosur- gical device market.


An opportunity to leverage my clinical and business expertise to provide strategic leadership in the healthcare industry.


The Boston Consulting Group, Chicago, IL Summer Consultant, 2009


Evaluated the likely impact of biosimilar drug entry on client’s long range sales projection for a $4B dollar / year product. Conducted physician and insurer belief audits. Designed, created and analyzed an international physician survey querying practice patterns in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Performed comparative analysis of sustainability strategies within consumer goods competitive set to identify opportunities for client differentiation. Created an operational definition of consumer engagement to support client’s sustainability strategy.


University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA Intern – Patient Flow Initiative, Summer, 2006


Created comprehensive report on economic, logistic, marketing, service and legal ramifications of implementing Patient Flow “spin–off” aimed at reducing Emergency Department closures. Coordinated executive retreat designed to: evaluate progress of Patient Flow Initiative, identify barriers to implementation, and create a document outlining long term goals and key evaluation metrics. Trained residents on Navicare software utilized to create 20 “virtual” beds by increasing efficiency in patient flow.


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