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

Highlights

• $827,500 raised via Bio Protocol launchpad; $SPINE now live on Solana
• Decentralized infrastructure for AI triage, surgical decision-making, and real-time recovery monitoring
• Incentive model rewards patients and clinicians with $SPINE for contributing data and expertise
• Roadmap includes release of intelligent triage and decision tools, IoT-based monitoring, and open scientific publishing
• Long-term vision: decentralized spine care powered by open data, AI agents, and global collaboration
• Supported by the Solana Foundation and top orthopedic researchers; led by Dr. Vincent Challier

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. 

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Now live on Solana, $SPINE marks a bold leap forward in decentralized medical innovation, empowering a global community of patients, clinicians, and researchers.

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Spinal conditions impact over 600 million people worldwide, creating one of medicine’s most pressing challenges. As populations age and access to quality care remains uneven, the need for transformative solutions has never been greater.

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SpineDAO is tackling this crisis head-on, building a decentralized platform that harnesses blockchain, AI, and open data. This infrastructure empowers patients to take control of their health, equips clinicians with advanced tools, and streamlines research, setting the stage for the next generation of patient-centered spinal care.

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Technology at the Service of Professionals 

SpineDAO’s system is composed of multiple core intelligent protocol tools designed to improve and fix the inefficiencies existing nowadays in the back and neck care field.

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Recently, they have launched LAMINA, the first public agentic tool for spine care.

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LAMINA is an AI-powered spine care companion designed to empower patients. It can translate complex medical reports, like MRIs and clinical notes, into clear, accessible language. Built on SpineDAO’s curated dataset, LAMINA makes expert knowledge conversational, understandable, and available to anyone.

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Additionally, the DAO is developing multiple other projects to assist and empower spine care professionals to facilitate aspects like data access and management, monitoring, and decision-making. 

FILTER

An AI-powered triage agent that prioritizes patient cases using clinical data, enabling earlier interventions and better resource allocation. Clinicians and contributors who help label and verify datasets are rewarded in $SPINE.

DeScide

An AI-assisted surgical decision-making tool trained on thousands of real-world outcomes. DeScide helps spine surgeons choose optimal treatments and fosters evidence-based protocols tailored to patient profiles.

TraCker

A post-operative monitoring system integrating IoT devices, machine learning, and blockchain to track patient recovery in real-time. The system aims to reduce readmissions, identify complications early, and optimize rehabilitation.

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Together, these components form an open, modular platform for intelligent, decentralized spine care.

$SPINE: Incentivizing Progress

$SPINE is the utility and governance token of the SpineDAO ecosystem, driving participation, data sharing, and decentralized spine health innovation.

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Through its native token, SpineDAO incentivizes and rewards clinicians, researchers, patients, and technologists to accelerate R&D in spine care through open collaboration and AI-powered tools.

• Patients and professionals earn $SPINE for contributing and verifying data, which trains AI models and improves clinical tools like FILTER and DeScide.
• Token holders govern the DAO, voting on project priorities, funding, and strategic direction.
• $SPINE unlocks discounted access to open-access publishing platforms like DeSpine Journal and can be used for AI tools, consultations, and services.
• Liquidity providers receive incentives for supporting SPINE/SOL and SPINE/BIO markets.

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In addition, SpineDAO generates revenue through data licensing deals (70% USDC/30% $SPINE) with healthcare partners, and by tokenizing proprietary tools and IP through IP-NFTs. Academic publishing and strategic partnerships add additional utility and reach, creating a circular, self-sustaining economy around spine science.

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Initial token distribution includes 30% released at TGE, with the remaining 70% unlocking linearly over 30 days. Liquidity pools for SPINE/SOL and SPINE/BIO have been deployed on Solana DEXs with low slippage parameters to support healthy trading.

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Meet the SpineDAO Team

Behind SpineDAO’s success is a world-class team of spine surgeons, clinical researchers, and healthcare innovators dedicated to redefining how spine science is conducted and shared. With decades of combined expertise and leadership across top-tier institutions, the SpineDAO core team brings unparalleled depth to the decentralized science (DeSci) movement.

• Dr. Virginie Lafage: A globally recognized leader in spinal research, Dr. Lafage ranks in the top 0.1% of her field. She has authored over 650 peer-reviewed publications and held academic and clinical leadership roles at NYU, Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), and Lenox Hill. She is also the co-founder of Surgimap, a pioneering spinal imaging and surgical planning platform.
  
• Dr. Bassel G. Diebo: A spine and scoliosis surgeon, Dr. Diebo is the Director of Spine Research & Innovation and an Assistant Professor of Orthopedics at Brown University. He plays a pivotal role in bridging clinical practice with translational research, driving SpineDAO’s mission from both the OR and the lab.
  
• Dr. Vincent Challier: A practicing spine surgeon and cofounder of the Spine Research Community, Dr. Challier brings grassroots scientific energy and real-world insight to the DAO. He completed his research fellowship at NYU and remains a vocal advocate for open-access, clinician-led science.
  
• Dr. Guillaume Lonjon: Based at Hôpital Privé Clairval in Marseille, Dr. Lonjon specializes in minimally invasive and endoscopic spine surgery. His commitment to patient-centered innovation and global collaboration reflects the core values of SpineDAO.

The Road Ahead: SpineDAO’s Scientific Goals

SpineDAO is advancing a new research paradigm grounded in transparency, collaboration, and decentralized ownership. 

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The recent fundraiser equips SpineDAO with the resources needed to advance its ambitious roadmap, including:

• Improving triage and diagnosis through machine learning and global data contributions.
• Creating predictive surgical tools to personalize treatment pathways and reduce unnecessary operations.
• Leveraging real-time monitoring to extend care beyond the clinic and into recovery.
• Democratizing access to spine health tools in low-resource environments.

These efforts are led by orthopedic surgeon and research innovator Dr. Vincent Challier, supported by a team of top biomechanical experts and medical AI researchers from institutions including Brown University, NYU, and Montpellier University.

Normalizing the Extraordinary

SpineDAO represents a new frontier in decentralized science: mission-aligned, AI-native, and open to global collaboration.

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While traditional healthcare systems remain fragmented and slow to innovate, SpineDAO is building infrastructure that scales from the clinic to the cloud, ensuring that data, knowledge, and incentives flow where they’re needed most.

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SpineDAO was created from the vision of a future where advanced technology, open collaboration, and citizen science converge to accelerate developments in human health. Now, with the backing of a committed community and the successful completion of its token sale, that future is no longer theoretical.

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The future of spine health is open, intelligent, and radically accessible. And thanks to SpineDAO, it’s already arriving.