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The DeSci value chain

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The way I currently see it, the DeSci value chain can be broken down into 3 main parts: the funding of research, the execution of it and the publishing of results. Funding There are two main funding gaps across early stage scientific research today. The first is at the basic research stage, where funding predominantly originates from the government and certain areas of science repeatedly receive very little of that funding. The second funding gap is at the stage where entrepreneurs attempt to translate promising basic research into practical applications or commercial products. This is called the “valley of death,” which is characterised by a lack of funding for projects that have shown promise at the earliest of stages but are not yet de-risked enough for private investors or industry partners. BioDAOs are new sources of capital that promise to plug both of these funding gaps. As I’ve written about before, Bio DAOs are patient owned online organisations that directly fund and develop

16 Jan 2024 The way I currently see it, the DeSci value chain can be broken down into 3 main parts: the funding of research, the execution of it and the publishing of results. Funding There are two main funding gaps across early stage scientific research today. The first is at the basic research stage, where funding predominantly originates from the government and certain areas of science repeatedly receive very little of that funding. The second funding gap is at the stage where entrepreneurs attempt to translate promising basic research into practical applications or commercial products. Thi

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