BioTech & Health
We apply AI, sensing, and edge computing to real health and food-systems problems across Africa.
From MRI-safety computer vision to portable genomics and smart aquaculture, our BioTech track pairs young engineers with high-impact, real-world problems — building tools that work where they're needed most.
BioTech at nGOT
Countries in our community
Developers, undergraduates & graduates
Deep-tech R&D tracks in 2026
Projects shipped in a single sprint
People to impact within five years
Investment in every Giant
Ways We Work in BioTech & Health
Smart Biofloc — aquaculture IoT, spectral AI, and reinforcement learning for automated dosing.
AIoT Sentry for MRI Safety — YOLOv11 computer vision and LiDAR to detect ferromagnetic threats.
Mobile Genomics Lab — backpack-scale sequencing with edge processing and offline basecalling.
Portable and offline healthcare systems for low-connectivity settings.
Giants Sessions on genomics, MRI engineering, and offline healthcare.
Collaboration with health-tech research, including smartphone ultrasound AI.
R&D track
Smart Biofloc — AIoT for Aquaculture
Monitoring microbial conditions and automating carbon-to-nitrogen dosing to make biofloc fish farming stable, productive, and accessible.
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