Hannah van Kolfschooten

Dr. Hannah van Kolfschooten (Ph.D., LL.M.) is a legal scholar working at the intersection of law, artificial intelligence, and health. She is a researcher in the Centre for Life Sciences Law at the University of Basel, where her work examines how AI is reshaping healthcare regulation, patients’ rights, and public health governance in Europe and globally. Previously, she was a lecturer-researcher at the University of Amsterdam (2019-2025). She completed her Ph.D. on EU regulation of AI in healthcare and has held visiting positions at Harvard Law School, the University of Verona, and Fondation Brocher.

Alongside her academic research, Hannah contributes expertise to international policy-making and practice. She is a member of the World Health Organization's Technical Advisory Group on AI in Health (WHO TAG-AI) and a recognized expert in AI regulation, human rights, and (digital) health law (European AI Fund; Council of Europe; European Data Protection Board). She also works with NGOs, governments, and health-tech companies on the ethical and legal governance of AI, including EU AI Act implementation, Medical Devices Regulation (MDR/IVDR), and responsible digital health innovation. Her advisory work informs and strengthens her academic research, particularly on questions of human rights, health equity, and the practical challenges of deploying AI in health settings.

She is available for academic collaborations, consulting, expert advisory roles (including ethics boards), and invited speaking engagements on AI governance, the EU AI Act, and digital health law and ethics.