When Tom Kinyanjui Njoroge co-founded Neural Labs Africa, the vision was clear: to make medical imaging in African hospitals faster, more affordable, and more secure. What he did not imagine then was that this bold mission would one day carry him to the historic halls of the University of Oxford.
On 16th September 2025, he announced that he had been selected as one of ten African innovators chosen for the prestigious Africa Oxford Initiative Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fellowship. The fellowship, hosted at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, brings together Africa’s brightest minds in health technology with Oxford’s world-class research and entrepreneurial ecosystem.
On his professional page, he described the experience as more than just academic training. “This fellowship has been about more than knowledge; it has been about dialogue, co-creation, and building pathways where African challenges meet global expertise,” he said.
Representing NeuralSight™, the company’s AI-powered Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS), he spent time with researchers and mentors exploring cutting-edge collaborations on artificial intelligence, privacy-preserving compression, and secure medical imaging for long-term, low-cost archiving in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
For many hospitals across Africa, access to advanced medical imaging tools remains a challenge—limited by high costs, outdated infrastructure, and poor data security. Neural Labs Africa’s innovation seeks to close this gap by offering a scalable solution designed for African realities, without compromising on quality or patient safety.
His journey also reflects a wider story: the rise of African-led innovation in healthcare. As he noted, the fellowship was as much about financial modelling, pitching, and strategy as it was about proving that African entrepreneurs can shape solutions with global impact.
“This experience reminded me that resilience and purpose can transform challenges into global opportunities. And that African innovation has the power not only to solve local problems, but to inspire the world,” he said.
The Africa Oxford Initiative Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fellowship is part of Oxford’s commitment to connecting African innovators with global networks, ensuring that homegrown solutions in healthcare get the support, knowledge, and visibility they deserve.
He expressed gratitude to the Africa Oxford Initiative team, Oxford faculty, Creo Incubator, and his fellow innovators, describing them as builders of ventures that will shape the future of healthcare across the continent.
