Arthur D. Little, Inc. (ADL), a leading global management and technology consulting firm, announces the hiring of Markus Yap, Ph.D. to its Global Healthcare and Life Sciences Practice. Dr. Yap's biomedical engineering background and medical device industry experience further strengthens Arthur D. Little's capabilities in areas such as biomedical technology assessment, product commercialization, reimbursement, and market entry strategies.
According to John W. Brennan, Managing Director of ADL's Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice, "Dr. Yap is a strong complement to our medical devices consulting organization. Markus has spent over a decade in the medical device industry in leading roles that span robotic surgery systems and new endoscopic technologies to the world's first superconducting Magnetic Resonance Imaging probe. At Arthur D. Little, we seek out talented professionals like Dr. Yap who thrive on innovation and can bring unique technology credentials and industry expertise to our clients."
Markus Yap, Ph.D., Senior Consultant, possesses industry experience in the areas of medical and surgical devices, medical imaging, radiology PACS, and molecular diagnostics. He has worked for Silicon Valley startups as well as large healthcare companies, such as Stryker and GE Healthcare. Dr. Yap is a graduate of Occidental College and holds an M.S. in electrical engineering from Caltech, a Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and an MBA from the University of Chicago. In 1999-2000 he was a Clinical Engineering Fellow at Duke University Endo-Surgery Department.