Medical Biotechnology Innovation in India - A Critical Analysis

This book examines the medical biotechnology industry in India through the lens of critical political economy. It discusses the sharp trajectory of growth in the biotechnology business and the state of investments, subsidies and patents which propelled the rise of the industry in India.

List of contents

List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Capitalism, Neoliberalism, and Biotechnology
1 The Beginnings
2 MBT Ecosystem and Neoliberal State
3 Venture Capital
4 Indian Academia.inc
5 Production and Accumulation
Conclusion
References
Index

About the author

P. Omkar Nadh is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bengaluru. He has a PhD from the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru, and is a recipient of the Indian Council for Social Science Research fellowship.

Summary

This book examines the medical biotechnology industry in India through the lens of critical political economy. It discusses the sharp trajectory of growth in the biotechnology business and the state of investments, subsidies and patents which propelled the rise of the industry in India.

Product details

• Authors: P Omkar Nadh
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.01.2024
• EAN: 9781032272825
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3227282-5
• No. of pages: 152
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, India, biotechnology, Biomedical engineering