King's College London

PharmaGHaSTS is a Research Network of critical social scientists investigating pharmaceuticals and related technologies including diagnostics and vaccines, at the intersection of global health and science, technology, and society.

We are interested both in understanding how the current system is broken, failing to meet the needs of the world’s majority, and in alternative models of pharmaceutical research, development, and manufacturing that would advance aspirations for health equity and justice.

With the support of a partnership seed fund across Université Paris-Cité and King’s College London, the network builds on existing expertise in the areas of Global Health (GH) and Science, Technology and Society (STS).

The PharmaGHaSTS Research Network to foster the flourishing of researchers across career levels and achieve international impact beyond the academy.

Explore our partner’s PharmaGHaSTS network page at University Paris-Cité.

 

Principal Investigators 

	Koichi Kameda Research Associate Professor, The French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development, Université Paris-Cité
	Anne Pollock Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine, King’s College London
	Mathieu Quet Research Professor, The French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development, Université Paris-Cité

 

Research Assistants

	Hamish Evans PhD student, Department of International Development, King’s College London
	Mahamat Ilyass Research Assistant, Centre Population & Développement (Ceped), The French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development, Université Paris-Cité

 

Research Network Members

Ariadna Nebot-Giralt, Doctorante, Centre Populations et Développement, UPCité

Charlotte Brives, Directrice de Recherche, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Université de Bordeaux

Courtney Davis, Reader, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, KCL

Eka Ikpe, Professor and Director, African Leadership Centre, KCL

Emilia Sanabria, Chargée de recherche, Cermes3, UPCité

Emilie Cloatre, Professor, Dickson Pool School of Law, KCL

Lauren Paremoer, Associate Professor, Political Studies, University of Cape Town

Lucy van de Wiel, Lecturer, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, KCL

Lu Chen, University of Manchester

Mady Malheiros Barbeitas, Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Sciences, Innovations, and Societies, Gustave Eiffel University

Nils Graber, Postdoctoral Fellow, History of Science, Humboldt University of Berlin

Rigas Arvanitis, Directeur de recherche émerite, Centre Populations et Développement, UPCité

Veronique Duchesne, Maître de conferences, Centre Populations et Développement, UPCité

Yves-Marie Rault-Chodankar, Associate Professor, Pôle de recherche pour l'organisation et la diffusion de l'information géographique, UPCité

 

 Events

• Book Launch - Peak Pharma: Toward a New Political Economy of Health. Susi Geiger and Theo Bourgeron. Wednesday 4th February 2026, King’s College London.

• PharmaGHaSTS Network Launch Event and Workshop. 12-13 March 2026, Université Paris-Cité.

• Making Pharma Otherwise: Alternative Models of Pharmaceutical Research, Development, and Production for the Public Good", British Academy Conference. Co-organised by Anne Pollock, Lauren Paremoer and Koichi Kameda, British Institute in Eastern Africa, Nairobi, 16–17 June 2026.