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. Long COVID Labs raised $2.6m in its $COVID auction while kicking off its first treatment studies. A new batch of BioDAOs was announced for incubation and upcoming launches in the network, including Curetopia as the first Solana-native BioDAO, Nootropics DAO and SpineDAO. Meanwhile, existing BioDAOs opened new labs, funded groundbreaking research and experiments and deployed products in longevity, psychedelics, brain health, synthetic biology, fertility and more. The surge of activity fueled 420%+ monthly user growth on Bio's app, with new front-end features shipped on Bio's Launchpad, Portfolio and DeSci Dashboard.

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🧪 Bio Protocol Updates 

• The BIO TGE went live on Binance and Ethereum Mainnet on January 3rd, followed by the deployment of the BIO token on Solana using Bio's new cross-chain bridge powered by Wormhole. Here's everything you need to know about the TGE.
• Development is progressing on Bio's new launchpad, with live community discussions on system design, curation and funding. Bio hosted a technical deep-dive on the launchpad discussing the upcoming phased roll-out on Solana.
• BioDAO launches in the new launchpad will be available first and exclusively to BIO holders, rewarding community members who actively curate which BioDAOs enter the network.
• BioDAO pricing data and trading were implemented in the Bio app via an integration with CoW Swap. 
• The Bio app was integrated into OKX wallet, giving OKX users a simple and secure way of interacting with the Bio network.
• Bio's new AI development lead Sean Bren shared plans for integrating agents into BioDAOs and the Bio network.
• The first $BIO oracle was launched with Redstone, enabling deeper protocol integrations with DeFi and CeFi services.
• You can now track IP-Token metrics through the Molecule IP-Token Dashboard. BioDAO portfolios of IP-Tokens can also be tracked in the Bio Dashboard.
• Bio and Molecule are hiring for marketing, developer, legal and operations roles.

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💡 New BioDAOs

• ‍Curetopia discussed conducting its auction on Solana as the first Solana-native BioDAO in the Bio Network.‍
• Nootropics DAO was announced as a new BioDAO focused on the $100B+ nootropics market. Nootropics DAO is expected to launch in the coming weeks and their community is buzzing, with more than $12,000 USDC paid to researchers in its Discord.‍
• SpineDAO is a new BioDAO developing a next-generation spinal care ecosystem with a number of spinal care products already in development. Their launch event in London featured speakers from Bio, Preprints, Datalake, UpSurgeOn, VirtualiSurg and more.‍
• Long COVID Labs closed a $2.6 million funding round while progressing with its first treatment studies and announcing a partnership with YesNoError aimed at finding errors in Covid research papers and identifying potential drug targets.
• Bio is partnering with NucleaseDAO to build CRISPR AI agents; NuDAO is led by AI and biology researchers from elizaOS and the Francis Crick Institute. Listen to our spaces with Nuclease DAO contributors.‍
• Quantum Biology DAO opened its new lab space and gave a sneak peak of the quantum microscopes being built as well as the team behind the science. Quantum also approved its governance proposal to bridge to Solana.

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🌐 Bio Network Updates

• VitaDAO announced funding for 4 new longevity projects, a partnership with YesNoError, testing of new compounds with Pump Science, and the completion of data collection in the Rapamycin trial it's supporting. In addition, Vita-backed VitaRNA announced new funding to support its mice studies.
  
• CerebrumDAO successfully raised 60 ETH for $MITY to fund treatments for inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases. The project is led by Dr. Luis Rios from Stanford University who is utilizing the first Proof of Invention (POI) IPT built by Molecule. There was also progress in Cerebrum-backed Project AB4AD.
  
• PsyDAO announced launch OPSY, the Open Psychedelic Science ecosYstem, in partnership with UCSF researcher Balázs Szigeti. The project is raising funds via an IP-NFT to advance psychedelic research for chronic conditions.
  
• AthenaDAO announced a collaboration with Merito Network to accelerate fertility research in Asia. Athena's Fertility 101 Course launched to increase fertility knowledge, beginning with the "Foundations of Reproductive Health."
  
• ValleyDAO teamed up with legendary biomaterials scientists Georg Gübitz and Filippo Fabbri to launch $HEMPY, which is developing hemp fibers for textiles, with lab work starting in February. In addition, ValleyDAO's biomining project $FORGE, in partnership with Australia’s National Science Agency, is now live on Base.
  
• HairDAO launched Anagen, the first crypto-enabled telehealth platform for hair loss treatments, now live on Base and Ethereum. HairDAO Hair Cuts 6 (2024) was their most productive epoch, achieving major progress in pre-clinical and clinical research, patent filings and treasury growth.
  
• CryoDAO released its Cryoprotectant Database, the first modern, dynamically updated, searchable repository for cryoprotective agents. Cryo also shared statistics on its recent treasury growth.

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📺 Bio in the News

• Binance Research published a report exploring DeSci's mission to address traditional research challenges using Web3 technologies.
  
• Decentralised publish a wide-ranging article on DeSci, covering Bio and numerous BioDAOs.
  
• Bio interviewed BoostVC founder Adam Draper on a recent community call.
  
• Bio contributor Lukas Weidener & Bence Lukács published a paper exploring the historical trend of scientific decentralization through technological advancements, culminating in the emergence of DeSci.
  
• Bio hosted a DeSci meet-up at the JP Morgan Health conference with a packed crowd and over 600 sign-ups.
  
• DeSci.Berlin 2025 was announced for June 10 and 11, 2025.
  
• CryoDAO's founder was featured in the BBC discussing cryonics.
  
• Molecule and VitaDAO are featured in a book on crowdsourcing in science, highlighting the growing importance of DeSci.
  
• Bio and the BioDAO ecosystem were covered by Maelstrom Fund (family office fund of Arthur Hayes) and Four Pillars (Messari of Korea).
  
• BIO founder Paul Kohlhaas did an AMA on Binance Square, discussing the onchain economy for DeSci and attracting a record numbers of questions.
  

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