Research Fellow
Overview
Omkar is a Research Fellow at the T.C Bernie Law School. His research focuses on the ciruclation of bioeconomies specifically related to health care biotech innovations and examining their political economic relationships with implications for public health. In his PhD thesis, he examined the relationship between the state, academia and finance capital in the constitution and sustenance of medical biotechnology ecosystem in India and the concomitant value extraction and capital accumulation strategies. Omkar's research interests include Science, Technology & Society studies, Political Economy, Critical Social Theory, Financialisation and Public Health.
Research Interests
- Science, Technology & Society studies
- Political Economy
- Critical Social Theory
- Financialisation and Public Health.
Publications
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Journal Article: Non-singular Logics of Intellectual Property in Biomedical Innovation
Nadh, P Omkar, Devarapalli, Pratap and Balaji, Sruthi (2023). Non-singular Logics of Intellectual Property in Biomedical Innovation. Pólemos, 17 (2), 347-366. doi: 10.1515/pol-2023-2025
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Journal Article: Book review: WAITING TOWN: Life in Transit and Mumbai’s Other World-Class Histories | By Lisa Björkman
Pattela, Omkar Nadh (2023). Book review: WAITING TOWN: Life in Transit and Mumbai’s Other World-Class Histories | By Lisa Björkman. Pacific Affairs, 96 (1).
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Journal Article: India's biotech emergence: a critical political economy analysis
Nadh, P. Omkar (2022). India's biotech emergence: a critical political economy analysis. East Asian Science, Technology and Society, 17 (1), 1-16. doi: 10.1080/18752160.2022.2055907
Publications
Book
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Medical biotechnology innovation in India: a critical analysis
Nadh, P. Omkar (2022). Medical biotechnology innovation in India: a critical analysis. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003292104
Journal Article
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Non-singular Logics of Intellectual Property in Biomedical Innovation
Nadh, P Omkar, Devarapalli, Pratap and Balaji, Sruthi (2023). Non-singular Logics of Intellectual Property in Biomedical Innovation. Pólemos, 17 (2), 347-366. doi: 10.1515/pol-2023-2025
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Pattela, Omkar Nadh (2023). Book review: WAITING TOWN: Life in Transit and Mumbai’s Other World-Class Histories | By Lisa Björkman. Pacific Affairs, 96 (1).
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India's biotech emergence: a critical political economy analysis
Nadh, P. Omkar (2022). India's biotech emergence: a critical political economy analysis. East Asian Science, Technology and Society, 17 (1), 1-16. doi: 10.1080/18752160.2022.2055907
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The neoliberal transformation of academia–industry relationships in India: A critical assessment
Nadh, P. Omkar (2022). The neoliberal transformation of academia–industry relationships in India: A critical assessment. Social Science Information, 61 (1), 100-127. doi: 10.1177/05390184211073064
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Financialization and its impact on the nature of knowledge production in bioeconomy
Omkar Nadh, P. (2020). Financialization and its impact on the nature of knowledge production in bioeconomy. Current Science, 118 (8), 1296-1303. doi: 10.18520/cs/v118/i8/1296-1303
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Politics of pollution Godavari mega aqua food park
Omkar Nadh, P. (2018). Politics of pollution Godavari mega aqua food park. Economic and Political Weekly, 53 (49), 33-38.
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Political Economy of Biomedical Technology
Omkar Nadh, P. (2018). Political Economy of Biomedical Technology. Economic and Political Weekly, 53 (35), 37-43.
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Is drug development in India responsive to the disease burden? A public health appraisal
George, Sobin, Chandran, Arun B., Omkar Nadh, P. and Apurva, K. H. (2018). Is drug development in India responsive to the disease burden? A public health appraisal. Economic and Political Weekly, 53 (30), 50-57.
