OpenDeSci Q1/2025 Highlights — Commercial Momentum, Ecosystem Signals & Strategic Growth
- Johnston Chen
- Apr 6
- 4 min read
Updated: Apr 7
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Berlin, Germany – 6th April 2025
As Q1/2025 wraps, OpenDeSci has entered a new phase—moving from foundational product development to broader commercial validation and ecosystem integration. With two major events, a growing strategic network, and an expanded core team, we’re building not just infrastructure for scientific discovery, but a movement around it.
This post offers highlights from recent conferences, partnerships, and internal growth—plus a look ahead as OpenDeSci positions itself at the center of a new knowledge economy.
Recognition at Leading Web 3.0 Ecosystem Events
Best Blockchain Education Award — CryptoExpoEurope 2025
This March, OpenDeSci received the Best Blockchain Education Award at CryptoExpoEurope 2025, one of the continent’s most respected conferences on crypto adoption, infrastructure, and enterprise use cases. Our work building AI-enhanced, transparent scientific knowledge systems was recognized for bridging decentralized technology with real-world applications in research and education.
It’s a clear signal: education, credibility, and usability are moving to the foreground of Web3—and Open DeSci is proud to be setting the standard for DeSci infrastructure that can scale to both institutional and public-facing use.
Keynote: Future of Scientific Collaboration at Crypto Expo Europe 2025
David Wang, founder of OpenDeSci, captivated the mainstage audience at Crypto Expo Europe 2025 in Bucharest with a compelling keynote on the future of scientific collaboration. He emphasized how AI agents and blockchain are unlocking a new era of decentralized science (DeSci), breaking down barriers in funding, data silos, and global research coordination. He unveiled OpenDeSci’s vision to democratize science for 8 billion people, backed by a tokenized ecosystem that incentivizes transparency, peer review, and open data. As the DeSci market gears toward $77B by 2035, his message was clear—science is no longer closed, slow, or elite. The future is collaborative, decentralized, and global.
Hong Kong Consensus 2025 — Finalist, Best New DeSci Project
Our team was invited to Hong Kong Consensus 2025, where OpenDeSci was nominated for Best New DeSci Project. The award night brought together some of the most ambitious projects in decentralized governance, public goods, and open infrastructure.
Across the event, one thing was clear: scientific knowledge is emerging as a primary use case for blockchain coordination. The demand for composable, transparent research infrastructure is growing, and OpenDeSci is well-positioned to meet that demand.
Early Investor Interest & Strategic Alignment with Yellow Capital
We met with several venture teams exploring the next wave of knowledge, AI, and tokenized science infrastructure. One of the most promising conversations was with Yellow Capital, where we see strong synergy across core themes:
Open, programmable knowledge graphs
Token-enabled incentives for high-quality research curation
Scalable, data-native infrastructure for knowledge protocols
We are currently exploring ways to formalize this relationship as we prepare for the next stage of capital formation. The goal: align with investors who understand the complexity of the space and the magnitude of the opportunity.
Fireside Conversation with The Sandbox: Gaming Meets Knowledge
Our founder David Wang joined Sebastian Borget, Co-Founder of The Sandbox, for a wide-ranging fireside conversation on the future of gaming, user-generated content, and the emerging role of scientific IP in Web3.
The conversation surfaced critical intersections between decentralized identity, composable content layers, and metaverse-native education. With the rise of “research as a social layer,” we believe there is enormous potential to bridge worlds: gaming, scientific storytelling, and decentralized ownership models.
Firechat with Liberland President Vít Jedlička: Freedom, Frontiers, and the Future
In an electrifying firechat, Liberland President Vít Jedlička shared bold ideas on digital sovereignty, blockchain governance, and the rise of stateless innovation hubs. He highlighted how Liberland is pioneering decentralized nation-building, embracing crypto, DAOs, and borderless citizenship to empower individuals.
Exclusive at HTX Gala: Justin Sun’s Vision in Hong Kong
At the exclusive HTX Gala Dinner in Hong Kong, crypto mogul Justin Sun delivered a powerful keynote on the next wave of Web3 adoption. Speaking to an elite audience of founders, investors, and policymakers, Sun outlined a vision where AI, DeFi, and cross-chain infrastructure converge to shape digital economies.
Institutional Collaboration with the StGallen Integrated imt Business School
OpenDeSci is pleased to announce a strategic research partnership with the StGallen Integrated imt Business School.
Led by Prof. Dr. Christian Abegglen, this partnership will support:
Joint research on decentralized innovation models and governance
Development of educational programs on scientific entrepreneurship and DeSci business models
Curriculum integration for Web3-native scientific talent
This marks a critical milestone for our academic engagement strategy. We are now collaborating directly with institutions that recognize the structural opportunity to rethink the economics of research, education, and knowledge distribution.
Team Expansion: Building the Institutional Core
As our scope expands, so has our team. In Q1/2025, we established an interdisciplinary leadership team spanning product, engineering, legal, and academic strategy.
David Wang, Founder — serial entrepreneur and growth strategist
Neil Desh, CTO — technology lead & product engineering
Dr. Kelvin Yao, Head of Product — PhD in physics, scientific product owner
Johnston Chen, Head of Growth — commercial scaling, GTM, and community engagement
Dr. Alexander Bauer, Venture Developer — IP law, decentralized compliance, and regulatory strategy
Prof. Dr. Christian Abegglen, Academic Lead — shaping our institutional and curriculum partnerships
This team represents our core thesis: that the infrastructure for tomorrow’s science must blend rigorous technology, clear governance, and credible institutional alignment.
Looking Ahead
From early-stage research to global collaboration networks, the future of science will be powered by open infrastructure. We are building the rails—modular, intelligent, and decentralized—for this new phase of knowledge creation and distribution.
As we prepare for our next funding round and institutional integrations, we welcome partnerships, collaborators, and early supporters who share the vision of a truly open and global research ecosystem.
🔗 Join the movement: www.opendesci.org | X: www.x.com/opendesciorg | email: info@opendesci.org
🚀 Register for product launch waitlist (airdrop): https://app.opendesci.org/
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Team OpenDeSci
April 2025
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