DeSci accelerated at lightspeed in 2024. Now, we are about to hit hyperdrive by bringing together two of the fastest-growing projects in DeSci on Solana.
Over the past few months, we have watched with excitement as BIO Protocol continued to put DeSci on the map — raising $45M in ETH and BioDAO tokens during BIO Genesis, securing strategic funding from Binance Labs, and readying the next wave of BioDAOs focused on chronically underfunded areas like Long COVID, Quantum Biology, and rare diseases. They've shown that decentralized communities of patients and researchers can unite onchain to advance early-stage R&D.
Meanwhile, we have been pushing boundaries with pump.science: turning longevity research into a spectator sport. By letting anyone speculate (speculator sports?) on longevity experiments, we've shown how memecoin tokenomics can be channeled to fund scientific research. In the first two months, pump.science has launched two compound tokens, streamed four experiments, and seen the first two tokens ($RIF and $URO) reach a combined market cap of $350M with over $1.5B in trading volume — showing the world the true power of stadium science.
Today, we're combining BIO’s BioDAO engine with pump.science’s experimental energy to hit hyperdrive, backed by three initiatives that will accelerate DeSci on Solana:
Our Commitment to DeSci on Solana
Strategic Partnership: BIO x pump.science
What happens when you combine BIO’s proven DAO machine with pump.science’s experiment protocol? Magic. We are looking at ways that BioDAOs can leverage pump.science for each of their research areas.
First up, pump.science is planning a collaboration with VitaDAO in early 2025 to stream longevity compounds submitted as part of the Longevity Prize and develop them into supplements, right on the platform. This will create a playbook for BioDAOs in the BIO Network to leverage pump.science for testing and validating IP in a transparent, community-driven way.
Ecosystem Support: Launching the DeSci Ecosystem Grant Program
We are supporters of BIO's vision, and now we’re doubling down. Using half (166M BIO) of Molecule’s BIO allocation, we will be establishing a DeSci Ecosystem Grant Program.
The fund will accelerate bringing scientific IP onchain by supporting community-driven initiatives. By empowering researchers and funders to submit and fund new research ideas, the DeSci Ecosystem Grant Program will fuel breakthrough science and sustainable ecosystem growth.
Community Alignment: Backing Our Vision
Announced at Solana Breakpoint 2024, Molecule launched pump.science. At launch, Molecule chose not to purchase any tokens ($RIF and $URO) in the spirit of the tokens being initially fully community-owned. To reaffirm our commitment to pump.science and the success of $RIF and $URO, we purchased $100k each in RIF and URO tokens. These purchases have recently been executed, and we are excited to be $RIF and $URO holders alongside the passionate pump.science and Solana DeSci communities.
What This Enables
By combining BIO’s proven model for BioDAO formation, pump.science’s experimentation engine and Molecule’s ecosystem support, you get the perfect recipe for hyperdrive acceleration that:
- Unites BIO and pump.science communities
- Powers BIO’s multichain expansion onto Solana
- Integrates with Molecule’s IP protocol to bring more scientific IP onchain
- Supercharges BioDAO growth on Solana
This isn’t your old school science— this is research at Solana speeds. In 2025, BIO, Molecule, and pump.science are taking DeSci nuclear.
