Dhanay Cadillo Chandler

Dhanay Cadillo Chandler is a Researcher at the University of Turku’s Faculty of Law and a Visiting Professor at LUISS School of Law (Italy). She holds a Ph.D. from Hanken School of Economics (2014), a Master’s in Foreign Trade from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, and a law degree from MonteÁvila University in Venezuela. Her work focuses on the intersection of intellectual property rights, public health policies, and international trade law.

Key professional affiliations include:

• Post-Doctoral Researcher at Turku Institute of Advanced Studies (2018–2019)
• Collaborator on the Academy of Finland’s Constitutional Hedges of Intellectual Property (CONST-IP) project
• Course instructor for Intellectual Property, International Law, and Law & Information Society at the University of Turku

Research interests emphasize:

• Human rights dimensions of patent law
• Access to medicines in developing nations
• Corporate social responsibility in pharmaceutical industries
• TRIPS Agreement implementation flexibility
• Biotechnology patent frameworks

Recent scholarship addresses:

• Covid-19 vaccine distribution challenges in the Andean Community
• EU compulsory licensing conflicts during health crises
• Interplay between bioeconomy and sustainable development

Teaching responsibilities include doctoral-level courses on international intellectual property law and technology governance.