Background
Hofmann, Bjorn was born on July 20, 1964 in Oslo, Norway. Son of Werner and Frauke (Lohmeier) Hofmann.
Hofmann, Bjorn was born on July 20, 1964 in Oslo, Norway. Son of Werner and Frauke (Lohmeier) Hofmann.
In the philosophy of the health sciences he has studied causation, rationality, and evidence. Hofmann was trained in the natural sciences at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norges Tekniske Høgskole), where he studied physical electronics and biomedical engineering and graduated in 1989.
His main subjects in the philosophy of medicine have been the concepts of health and disease. His main interests include reproductive technologies, biobanks, and organ transplantation. Additionally Hofmann has published in research ethics, ethics in health technology assessment (HTA), and science and technology studies (STS).
After his studies he worked with medical technology at Lillehammer County Hospital and with health applications at Telenor He studied philosophy at the University of Tromsø in 1993 and 1994 and got his Doctor of Philosophy in philosophy of medicine from the University of Oslo in 2002.
Hofmann has been working as a professor at the University College of Gjøvik and at the University of Oslo and has been a researcher at the Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services since 2002. Hofmann’s research covers five main areas: health technology, philosophy of medicine, Biomedical ethics, ethics in health technology assessment, and philosophy of health sciences and technology.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.