Bio Monthly: Real-World DeSci Products, BNB Expansion, BioAgent Deep Research, K-Beauty Skin Science

Biofy: Real-World, Science-Backed Products Shipped Globally

Bio Spotlight: Holi Labs Fitness Trial to Test Cardio vs. Weights for Brain Health

Bio Weekly: Shopify for DeSci Products, BDNF Fitness Trial, AI Scientist Benchmarks, DeSci Abu Dhabi

Bio Weekly: BNB Chain Expansion, Biotech 2.0, BioAgent Deep Research

Bio Monthly (November 2025): Micropayments for AI Scientists, Dog Longevity, Weights vs. Cardio

BioXP Season 2: Multipliers & Ecosystem Airdrops

Bio Weekly: S2 Ignition, Brain Health Trial, AI Scientist Micropayments, DeSci Playbook

x402 Meets BioAgents: AI Scientists Rewiring the Science Economy

Bio Monthly: Bio Season 2, x402 Payments x DeSci Agents, eDMT on Rogan, HSC Aging, Stack Analysis

Bio Season 2: Building the Future of Permissionless DeSci

Bio Weekly: Season 2 Preview, x402 Payment Rails for DeSci Agents, Aerodrome Pool Launcher

Bio Protocol 101: Decentralized Biotech Infrastructure Built for Researchers

Bio Ecosystem Science Updates

Bio Weekly: Launchpad in Review, AI-Driven Stem Cell Research, UpBit Listing, IP Pipeline Update

Bio Weekly: Stem Cell Rejuvenation, BioAgent for Men's Health, BioXP Upgrades

Bio Weekly: Ignition Sales for Men's Health & Stem Cell Repair, Neuroinflammation, $100K Hypotheses

Bio Monthly: $6.9M Raise, Ignition Sales Heat Up, BioAgent to In Vitro Experiments & DeSci Singapore

Highlights from September in the Bio Ecosystem include the $6.9M raise anchored by Arthur Hayes, Ignition Sales and DeSci Singapore.

Bio Weekly: $6.9M Raise, New Ignition Sales, DeSci Lending w/ Aave, RNA Molecules, Aubrai Nets $275K

This week’s highlights: $6.9M Raise anchored by Arthur Hayes, new Ignition Sales and BIO lending on Aave V3.

Bio Protocol Raises $6.9M to Launch AI-Native Decentralized Science Platform for Biotech Funding & Drug Discovery

Bio Protocol raises $6.9M to launch AI-native decentralized science platform for biotech funding & drug discovery, led by Maelstrom.

Bio Weekly: IP Token Ignition, Vibe Science, FOXO3 Gene Funding, $100K Longevity Challenge

This week’s highlights: IP Token Ignition, Vibe Science with Aubrai and $100K Longevity Hypothesis Challenge.

Bio Weekly: AI-Powered R&D Funnel, .edu Airdrops, Cognitive Engineering, Asia Tour

This week’s highlights: AI-Powered R&D Funnel, .edu Airdrops to longevity researchers, Cognitive Engineering and Asia Tour.

Bio Monthly: Aubrai Initialized, DeSci Equity, Bio Markets, Hypothesis-to-IP Flywheel

Highlights from August in the Bio Ecosystem include the first BioAgent launch, Bio Markets, Coindesk's coverage of Aubrai and CerebrumDAO's $CLAW brain health study funding.

Meet Aubrai: The World's First Decentralized AI Agent for Longevity Science

The world’s first decentralized longevity agent, Aubrai, is launching on the Bio Launchpad.

Bio Weekly: Aubrai Initializing, Open-Source BioAgents, Hypothesize-To-Earn

This week’s highlights: Aubrai prepares for launch, the Bio Agent framework goes open source, and the Messari report on Bio V2 is out.

Bio Weekly Update: Bio Markets, Brain Health Clinical Trial, DeSci Equity, Psilocybin Derivative

Bio Monthly: Coinbase Listing, Bio V2, Ignition Sales & BioXP

From Bio V2’s launch and 100M+ BIO staked, to Coinbase listing $BIO and VitaDAO advancing longevity trials. The past month marked key steps in AI-driven science and DeSci adoption.

Bio V2 – Ignition Sales, BioXP & Staking

Bio V2 introduces Ignition Sales for new BioAgents, IP-Tokens, and BioDAOs, alongside BioXP, a native points system earned through staking, ecosystem participation, and social engagement.

BioAgent Launchpad: Creating Schelling Points for Generative Bio

BioAgents mark a new era in science combining autonomous intelligence, blockchain transparency, and community-driven innovation to build a collaborative knowledge economy.

The Scientific AI Ecosystem Map 2025: Navigating the Explosion in Autonomous Science

Introducing the Scientific AI Ecosystem Map 2025, mapping the tools, models and agent frameworks powering a new era of autonomous science.

Bio Monthly (June 2025): Bio x AI Winners, Human Trials, GitHub for IP, Longevity Gene Therapy

The winners of the 2-month virtual Bio x AI hackathon have been announced. VitaDAO and CerebrumDAO are rapidly progressing toward animal and human trials. Molecule Labs has launched a "Github for tokenized IP".

Announcing the Bio x AI Hackathon Winners!

With $125,000 awarded in the Bio x AI Hackathon, these pioneering projects show what’s possible at the frontier of decentralized scientific agents.

Bio Monthly (May 2025): BioAgents, Small Molecules, Bio x AI Hackathon Prize, DeSci Knowledge Graphs

Highlights from May in the Bio Ecosystem include midpoint winners of the Bio X AI Hackathon, integration of BioAgents into the Bio Launchpad and scientific updates at VitaDAO, CerebrumDAO and Long COVID Labs.

Midpoint Winners of the Bio x AI Hackathon: These Are the Projects Driving Agentic Science Forward

We just awarded $25K in midpoint prizes in the Bio x AI Hackathon, built with tech from elizaOS, OriginTrail and Prime Intellect.

SpineDAO Raises $827,500 And Launches $SPINE Token to Accelerate AI-Driven Spine Health Research

SpineDAO, a decentralized science collective focused on transforming spine care, is set to redefine the sector with the successful completion of its $SPINE token generation event (TGE), raising $827,500 through the Bio Protocol launchpad. 

MycoDAO Raises $468K to Advance Fungal Biotech

MycoDAO, a decentralized science collective focused on fungi, has successfully completed its $MYCO token generation event (TGE), raising $468K via the Bio Protocol launchpad. $MYCO is now live on Solana, marking a major milestone in decentralized biotech.

Bio Monthly (April 2025): Scientific AI Agents, Virtual Cell Model, Patient #1 Study, Fungal Biotech

Bio launched its first AI plugin for scientific research. MycoDAO and SpineDAO started their auctions. The Bio x AI Hackathon kicked off, and the DeSci Summit in Dubai brought the community together for a full day of talks.

Announcing the BioAgents elizaOS Plugin: A New Era of Agentic Science in Biotech

BioAgents elizaOS Plugin, an open-source tool, automates scientific research by monitoring papers, extracting knowledge into a decentralized graph, and generating hypotheses. It accelerates drug discovery and more. Join the Bio x AI Hackathon (April-May, $125K prizes) to build with it.

Bio Monthly (Mar 2025): Bio V1 Launches, Agentic Science Hackathon, Fungal Biotech, SpineDAO Shines

Bio Monthly recaps Bio V1's launch on Solana and Base, featuring a permissionless launchpad, liquidity engine, and BioAgents, with 3.2M BIO tokens curated. It highlights new BioDAOs like MycoDAO and SpineDAO, Curetopia's $1.77M raise for rare diseases, and the Bio x AI Hackathon in Berlin with $125K+ in prizes.

Bio V1 Curation: Commit Your $BIO, Get Discounted BioDAO Tokens

During Curation, BIO token holders determine which new BioDAOs gain access to funding in the new Bio V1 launchpad. Commit your BIO, get discounted BioDAO tokens.

Bio x AI Hackathon: $125K in Prizes for Agentic Biotech

Get ready to transform the future of biotechnology at the Bio x AI Hackathon. From March 31, 2025, participants worldwide will compete for a massive $125,000 prize pool, pushing the boundaries of AI-driven BioAgents, scientific tools, and decentralized biotech research.

Introducing Bio V1: A New Era for Decentralized Biotech

Bio V1 is the first major upgrade to Bio, bringing more automation and access to early-stage biotech. Our goal is to reshape how biotech breakthroughs are born, enabling global communities of patients, researchers & crypto investors to create user-owned research networks and back brilliant science from day one.

Curetopia Raises $1.77M to Accelerate Rare Disease Cures Using DeSci

Curetopia, the first Biotech DAO (BioDAO) on Solana, has raised $1.77M to develop treatments in the $1T+ rare disease space. The raise comes on the heels of a recent discovery by Curetopia which could lead to the first-ever treatment for a disease developed by a DeSci project, with proceeds flowing back to the DAO.

Bio Monthly (Feb 2025): Bio V1 Launch, $CURES Discovery + Instant Liquidity, BioAgents, Coinbase Futures & More

Bio V1, launching in the coming weeks, will consist of various components aimed at making early-stage biotech more permissionless and autonomous, including a launchpad, liquidity engine and BioAgents (AI-powered scientific agents integrated with BioDAOs).

BioAgents: Accelerating Decentralized Science with AI Agents

We saw how AlphaFold revolutionized protein prediction with millions of volunteer compute hours. Imagine that same global collaboration incentivized via cryptoeconomics. At Bio Protocol, we’re driving this change with a decentralized fleet of BioAgents to accelerate scientific breakthroughs.

Curetopia: Accelerating Rare Disease Cures Using DeSci-Powered Community Medicine

Curetopia, the first BioDAO on Solana, is launching today on the Bio Launchpad.‍ The DAO will target the $1T+ rare disease market and is being led by Dr. Ethan O. Perlstein, a Y Combinator alum, Harvard PhD and biotech founder who recently brought a rare disease drug to Phase 3 trials.

Bio Launchpad System Design

This system design post covers the launchpad objectives and high level architecture of the Bio Launchpad design, Dual fundraising mechanism BIO token utility and Protocol Revenue.

BIO Monthly (Jan 2025): $BIO Launch, V1 Launchpad, Curetopia on Solana, Nootropics & Agentic DeSci

January was a historic month for the Bio ecosystem: the BIO token went live on Ethereum and Solana, laying the groundwork for the launch of Bio's new launchpad and liquidity protocol.

BIO Round-Up: BIO Live on Solana, Long COVID Auction, BIO Staking, VitaRNA raise, Bio @ JPM

It's been a little over a week since BIO went live Jan. 3 on Ethereum & Binance. Then last Thursday Jan. 9, BIO officially bridged to Solana. The focus now turns to deploying Bio's liquidity protocol & launchpad cross-chain (Base included), BIO staking & curation, and launching new BioDAOs.

From Science Friction to Science Finance (SciFi): A Community-Driven Revolution in Biotech

By “tokenizing everything,” from preclinical data to final-stage IP, and layering in decentralized governance, BIO brings the industry’s biggest friction points into the open. Suddenly, drug development feels more like science fiction than a glacial marathon.

BIO TGE: Everything You Need to Know

The BIO Token is going live today, January 3rd, 2025, on Binance and on the Ethereum Mainnet. More blockchains are going live in the coming days and weeks.

DeSci 2.0: How BIO Will Unleash a Biotech Revolution

What if we could funnel memecoin liquidity into funding science? Crypto would be regarded in a completely different light by the public.

Long COVID Labs Is Accelerating a Cure Onchain

A primer on Long COVID Labs, one of the latest additions into the BIO Incubator. Long COVID Labs (LCL) aims to accelerate breakthrough treatments to cure the 100M+ Long COVID patients still struggling to find solutions from Big Pharma.

Binance Labs Invests in BIO Protocol to Accelerate Decentralized Science (DeSci) Funding

Binance Labs has invested in BIO Protocol, a pioneering protocol transforming the way early-stage scientific research is financed and commercialized using blockchain technology.

BIO & ResearchHub: A Symbiotic DeSci Relationship

A primer on how ResearchHub incentives breakthrough research in science while providing a powerful onramp to funding.

BIO Incubator Cohort 2 Early Admissions: Long COVID Labs, Quantum Biology DAO & Curetopia

After the success of the first generation of BioDAOs incubated by BIO and our ongoing Genesis launch still underway, we are proud to unveil the first BioDAOs admitted into Cohort 2.

The Next Big Crypto Utility? BIO Protocol’s Push to Bring Drug Discovery Onchain

Backed by top biotech players, BIO aims to develop a decentralized biotech network and incubate onchain science communities following a $5m+ public sale raise in August.

BIO Genesis Round 2: Everything You Need to Know

The second and final phase of BIO’s fair launch is live!‍ Starting today, you can get BIO tokens on the Genesis app. Your last chance to get in on BIO early.

Get Ready for BIO Genesis Round 2

Following BIO's $6.2m bootstrapping event in August, it’s time to prepare for the second round of BIO Genesis — your chance to get BIO tokens early and help shape the future of the BIO Network.

Nootropics DAO: A Call for Nootropics Enthusiasts, Biotech Founders & Biohackers

A DAO-based Nootropics community could facilitate more efficient onboarding and experimentation to help members arrive at their optimal stack.

BIO Monthly Update: August, 2024

BIO Genesis is live and Liquid Science is flowing. Here's what's happening across DeSci's fastest-growing network.

BIO Genesis is Live: Let Liquid Science Flow

The time has come: BIO Genesis, the BIO token generation event, is live! This is the first time you’ll be able to get BIO tokens before they become transferable in Q4 2024.

BIO Cohort 2: Request for Biotech DAOs

BioDAOs are poised to transform scientific research and commercialization. After successfully incubating cohort one, we’re inviting biotech builders to apply for our upcoming second cohort.

Inside the Onchain Success of VitaDAO, HairDAO, CerebrumDAO, and the Growing BIO Network

Key growth takeaways from BIO’s first DeSci Data Room — and what it could mean for you.

BIO Genesis: Bootstrapping The DeSci Economy

BIO Genesis is the BIO token generation event – the first time you’ll be able to get BIO tokens prior to the token becoming transferable later this year.

Introducing Bio/Acc Rewards: A Programmable Incentive Layer for Biotech

BIO has officially passed Bio/Acc Rewards, creating a new programmable incentive layer for biotech DAOs and biohackers dedicated to accelerating biotechnology.

DeSci DAO Curation: How BIO Curates the Best Onchain Biotech & Science

Breaking down how BIO token holders can curate the best onchain science on earth – and earn rewards in the process.

What are bioDAOs?

Aka BioDAOs for Dummies: a primer on the onchain communities at the core of decentralized science.

Realigning Patients & Scientists Through Decentralized Science (DeSci): A Primer on BIO

A primer on how BIO supercharges science — and how you can get in on the action.

Bundling Biotech Innovation: How Financial Engineering Can Save Science — and Lives

Our vision for the BIO protocol takes inspiration from one MIT professor's novel ideas for de-risking biotech through a "Megafund".

BIO Protocol Vision

BIO protocol is a new financial layer for DeSci aimed at increasing the flow of capital and talent into onchain science.

BIO Ecosystem Update - June 24, 2024

DeSci’s first native prediction market, a Berlin bio/acc meetup, and Boost VC x CerebrumDAO.

The University of Decentralized Science

Exploring early academic adoption of bioDAOs and DeSci at the University of Copenhagen, Newcastle University, and beyond.

BIO Ecosystem Update - June 7, 2024

DeSci conversations, smashed fundraising goals, and new onchain proposals from VitaDAO, CerebrumDAO, ValleyDAO, and more.

Introducing BIO: Your Gateway Drug to DeSci

BIO is coming – a new protocol for routing resources to the best scientific IP onchain.

Live from DeSci Berlin 2024: Paul Kohlhaas on the Future of BIO

Load up your brain with more on our decentralized future, token, and where DeSci is going.

BIO Ecosystem Update - May 17, 2024

Welcome back to the bioDAOnload. This week: AthenaDAO & ResearchHub's Funding Win, $NEURON Nearing DEX, & DeSci on Dune. Plus, lots more.

BIO Ecosystem Update - May 10, 2024

Welcome to the the bioDAOnload, a weekly rundown of what’s buzzing onchain across the bio.xyz ecosystem.

Bringing Neuroscience Onchain with Cerebrum DAO

Our Bodies Are Outliving Our Brains: Using Decentralization to Solve the Rapid Increase in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Introducing the BIO Launchpad: Community crowdfunding to solve biotech’s biggest challenges

Announcing the launch of the BIO Launchpad - a platform designed to ensure decentralized research communities have the essential fuel it needs to support translational science and transform discoveries into cures.

Cryopreservation and the Future of Life: A Closer Look at CryoDAO's Vision

Learn about CryoDAO: The latest participant in the BIO program pushing boundaries in the field of cryopreservation, using blockchain to fund their vision.

Getting to Know Laura Minquini from AthenaDAO

In this edition of Get to Know, we’re sitting down with Laura to hear about her journey into web3, what nursing homes taught her about longevity research, and why she’s zooming in on women’s reproductive health.

DeSci Summit Denver 2023 Recap

ETHDenver, the annual Ethereum hackathon and conference, took place from February 24 to March 5, in Denver, Colorado. The event brought together blockchain developers, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts from around the world to discuss the latest trends and innovations in the Ethereum ecosystem.

BioDAOs are Community-Owned Research Translation Engines

Moving research from concept to market is like conducting a symphony - there are numerous players and stakeholders, each bringing their unique expertise to work in harmony and advance a project.

Getting to Know Albert Anis From ValleyDAO

Albert, co-initiator of ValleyDAO, discovered DeSci through VitaDAO and received support from bio.xyz to launch the community-owned synbio innovation ecosystem. ValleyDAO focuses on advancing climate and food synthetic biology through three initial academic research projects.

Announcing the bio.xyz accelerator program

We want to open-source knowledge about building at the intersection of web3 and biotech and we are excited to share and scale our learnings and frameworks with the broader ecosystem by offering hands-on builder support and funding to ambitious DAO-builders shaping the future of decentralized science.

Getting to Know Andrew Verbinnen from HairDAO

Let's get to know Andrew Verbinnen, core member of HairDAO and his journey from NYC, Private Equity, & crypto to tackling hair loss through DeSci.

From Concept to Reality: Celebrating the First Cohort of Pioneering bioDAOs

Announcing the graduation of our first BioDAO cohort, illustrating progress in the convergence of web3, biotechnology, and a new method for supporting research endeavors.