Prof Chidi Oguamanam holds a Full Professor status in the Faculty of Law (Common Law Section), University of Ottawa, Canada, where he is affiliated with three centres of excellence: the Centre for Law, Technology and Society; the Centre for Environmental Law and Global Sustainability; and the Centre for Health Law Policy and Ethics.
He holds numerous Research Fellowships and Affiliations with leading global organizations and institutions, including the Centre for International Governance Innovation, Centre for International Sustainable Development at McGill University, Canada, and the IP Law Unit at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Prof Oguamanam Leads and is Associated with many research consortia, including the ABS Canada project and the Open African Innovation Research Partnership network (Open AIR).
He is the Author of several books and publications that reflect a wide range of interdisciplinary research interests spanning intellectual property’s interface with Indigenous knowledge systems, global knowledge governance dynamics, biodiversity conservation, equitable access to and use of data, genetic and health resources, and the new and emerging innovation landscape for development.
Prof Oguamanam is Named to the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. He is also the Editor of the Cambridge Press open access book, Genetic Resources, Justice and Reconciliation: Canada and Global Access and Benefit Sharing.
