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.

Sommario

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

Info autore

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.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: P Omkar Nadh
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 29.01.2024
• EAN: 9781032272825
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3227282-5
• Pagine: 152
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, India, biotechnology, Biomedical engineering