Bio Protocol launches OpenLabs, a platform merging AI research, community funding, and governance with $33M raised.

Bio Protocol has introduced OpenLabs, a platform that integrates AI-assisted research development, community funding, and on-chain governance to streamline scientific project funding. The platform allows researchers to develop ideas, collaborate, and seek funding through community voting using the BIO token, which also governs the ecosystem. OpenLabs aims to simplify traditional research funding by replacing lengthy grant processes with a transparent, community-driven model. The project has already raised over $33 million through its BIO Genesis initiative to support decentralized science projects, marking a significant step in blockchain-based scientific collaboration and funding.