SciVault: Decentralized Research Vault (PoC)
Prereqs for the builder's cohort:
SciVault is a decentralized platform built on Solana, leveraging high-speed blockchain, decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN), and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization to securely store, share, and monetize scientific research data. It empowers researchers to collaborate, publish, and earn rewards in a trustless, low-cost environment.
Current research systems are plagued by paywalls, data silos, and funding inefficiencies. SciVault addresses these challenges by providing:
- Decentralized, encrypted data storage via IPFS/Filecoin.
- Tokenized research assets (NFTs) using Metaplex standards.
- A peer-review marketplace optimized for speed and cost-efficiency on Solana.
- Demographics: Academics and scientists, aged 25-50, globally distributed.
- Interests: Open science, decentralized collaboration, data monetization.
- Motivations: Securely publish research, gain recognition, and earn rewards without costly intermediaries.
- Demographics: Professionals in biotech/pharma firms.
- Interests: Licensing high-quality, peer-reviewed research.
- Motivations: Access trustworthy data to accelerate R&D and reduce costs.
- Demographics: Funding organizations and grant agencies.
- Interests: Supporting impactful research with transparent reward mechanisms.
- Motivations: Efficiently identify and fund promising projects based on peer-review scores.
SV-001: Independent Researcher (Dr. Maya Patel)
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Goal: Securely publish and monetize research data.
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Acceptance Criteria:
- Upload encrypted research data and metadata.
- Mint NFTs for tokenized research assets.
- View peer-review feedback, trade/license assets, and receive rewards.
SV-002: Biotech Firm Research Manager (Alex Chen)
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Goal: License verifiable, peer-reviewed research data.
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Acceptance Criteria:
- Browse, filter, and license NFTs with peer-review scores.
- Initiate licensing via escrow and track data usage.
SV-003: Grant Provider (Sarah Lopez)
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Goal: Fund promising research based on peer-review scores.
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Acceptance Criteria:
- View peer-reviewed assets and trigger reward payouts.
- Monitor payout history and adjust reward criteria.
- Researcher Initialization: Register as a verified researcher.
- Research Upload: Store research metadata and encrypted data on-chain.
- NFT Minting: Tokenize research assets as NFTs.
- Escrow Marketplace: Facilitate research asset sales via escrow.
- Peer-Review Integration: Mocked peer-review scores for MVP.
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Blockchain: Solana (high throughput, low fees).
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Framework: Anchor 0.31.1 for smart contract development.
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Storage: IPFS/Filecoin (mocked with CIDs for MVP).
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NFTs: Metaplex standards (mocked for MVP).
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Oracles: Switchboard for peer-review scores (planned).
initialize_researcher: Register a researcher.upload_research: Store research metadata on-chain.mint_research_nft: Mark research as tokenized.create_escrow: List research for sale via escrow.buy_research: Transfer lamports and complete escrow.
- Rust: Install Rust and Cargo (
rustuprecommended). - Solana CLI: Install the Solana CLI.
- Anchor: Install Anchor CLI.
- Node.js: Install Node.js (v18 or later) and npm.
- solana-test-validator: For local testing.
- Researcher initialization.
- Research upload and NFT minting (mocked).
- Escrow creation and purchase.
- Full Metaplex Integration.
- IPFS/Filecoin Integration.
- Switchboard Oracle Integration.
- Frontend UI Development.
- Security Audits.
- Scalability Improvements.
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.
SciVault: Empowering researchers to share, monetize, and collaborate on scientific discoveries in a decentralized world.