PANews reported on October 1 that the BIO Association, a Swiss non-profit organization founded by key members of VitaDAO, announced its community genesis and fair launch, according to official news. The launch allows users to obtain BIO tokens using ETH or other DeSci tokens before the BIO Protocol goes live. The BIO Association aims to develop a decentralized biotechnology network and serve as a launch platform for the on-chain scientific community, connecting the fields of biotechnology and cryptocurrency. Currently, the BIO network consists of eight different scientific communities focusing on areas such as longevity, women's health, neurodegenerative diseases, and synthetic biology. The BIO Protocol's first public fundraising took place in August and successfully raised over $5 million. The mainnet launch is planned to be conducted on Ethereum.