Patrick Vanmarcke was born in the suburbs of Paris to a French father and a German mother. He early on moved from city to city across France and Germany. As such Patrick grew up at the junction of two cultures before attending Law School in France and finally moving to Germany where he graduated from the DHBW Business School in Mannheim.

Over the following decade, Patrick assumed several positions in major corporations such as General Electric, Heineken, and Gate Group where his skills in Sales and Business Development were fine-tuned. Early on Patrick recognized that his unique international influence was a strength and in the following years he integrated and led several international projects across Europe in the pharmaceutical and medical field.