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Siva Thambisetty is an Associate Professor of Law at the London School of Economics, where he specializes in legal protection of inventions, innovation, and emerging technologies, particularly in relation to genetic resources and cultural property. He has held grants from EPSRC for synthetic biology projects and participated in EU Horizon 2020 studies regarding marine genetic resources and the Nagoya Protocol. His work includes significant contributions to Treaty negotiations for biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction, serving as an advisor for various international delegations including the G77 and Pacific Small Island Developing States in negotiations on the BBNJ Treaty. He is the lead on the KEI-funded Oceans Biodiversity Collective project, which explores policy frameworks surrounding biodiversity and legal protections at sea. Thambisetty's publications span various key areas in intellectual property law, with recent works focusing on equity in vaccine distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic and the implications of Treaties on genetic resources. He is actively engaged in academic discourse through public lectures and collaborative research on the intersections of law and bioethics pertaining to global biodiversity.
London School of Economics • London, UK
Teaching and researching in the field of law, focusing on intellectual property rights and legal frameworks regarding biotechnology and biodiversity.
Department of Economics