$Bio Weekly: veBIO, $1B Longevity Deal, BioAgent Plugins & Fertility Trials 🔬

From new staking mechanics and BioAgent plugins, to multi-million-dollar longevity deals and community trials kicking off.

Here’s the latest ↓

👾 Dev Updates

• Pushed new contracts for veBIO, which will enable vote-escrowed staking for $BIO governance power
• Updated BioAgent plugins on GitHub, including a @FutureHouseSF wrapper for connectivity to Web2 scientific agents
• Previewed $Bio’s upcoming points system to reward ecosystem participation
• BIOPSY-23 created a meta-governance framework for BioDAO voting

🧪 DeSci Milestones

• Gero, backed by @vita_dao, secured a potential $1B+ deal with Chugai (Roche) for AI-driven longevity research
• @longcovidlabs launched a $100K patient grant fund + real-world data platform
• @athena_DAO_ launched a decentralized fertility trial with Ovul's saliva hormone tracker
• @HairDAO_ reported results from a 6-month study of their topical T3 hair growth treatment
• @Spine_DAO published a peer-reviewed study urging domain-trained AI for clinical reliability

🌐 Network Momentum

• @endrarediseases continues ARS screening progress—7 completed, 5 more in July
• @Cerebrum_DAO proposed building a NEURON Wallet for staking, governance and research voting
• @QuantumBioDAO partnered with Causality Network for real-time quantum biology data sharing
• @SpectruthAI to open an Ibogaine Wellness Center for PTSD-focused research in Ukraine
• @pumpdotscience published the first cross-species DeSci longevity preprint on @ResearchHub
• @Valley_DAO closed Q2 with a $100K VC investment + BioHalo’s $1.8M spinout success

🏆 Community + Content

• $Bio Content Prize Pool Epochs 1–3 concluded; new points system coming soon
• New podcast episode dropped with @psy_dao on @DeSciPilled!

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