INTRODUCTION
QUICK INTRODUCTION
“Decentralized science (DeSci) is a movement that aims to build public infrastructure for funding, creating, reviewing, crediting, storing, and disseminating scientific knowledge fairly and equitably using the Web3 stack.”
-ethereum.org
Funding
Data
Publishing
Organisation
DATA SCIENCE
HOW IT WORKS
DeSci implements blockchain-based solutions such as Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs), smart contracts, and cryptocurrencies to decentralize and revolutionize the world of scientific research and its traditional funding and publication landscape.
SERVICES
WHERE TO GO TO GET FUNDED
Here are several places to look at if you are conducting research in Life Sciences. You shouldn’t be an institution or have a patent to get funding. All these places take applications from individual researchers and teams.
THE CROWD FUNDED CURES
Crowdfunding platform for incentivizing clinical trials for off-patent medicines.
GAINFOREST SCIENCE GRANTS
Provides possibilities to raise funds for your projects concerning ecology, wildlife observation, soil, and water collection, etc.
VitaDAO
Finances early-stage research for longevity, the extension of human life, and health span. They have already funded more than 10 research concerning Alzheimer’s disease, aging, and other subjects.
THE MOLECULE DAO
Aims to join together researchers and potential investors, having for now over 4500 DAO community members and 3 Bio DAOs with over $10M in their network that goes on research.