Decentralized Science in Spine Care

What if your next spine surgery was coordinated by a DAO?

In Episode 48 of the Molecule Podcast, we’re joined by Vincent Challier, spine surgeon and co-founder of SpineDAO, and Virginie Lafage, medical strategist and Core Team member, to explore how decentralized science can transform a field as specialized and critical—as spinal health.

SpineDAO is building one of the first focused medical DAOs on the Bio Launchpad. In this episode, we cover:

• Why spinal health is overlooked in innovation

• The power of patient and clinician-led DAOs

• Challenges of onboarding medical professionals into DeSci

• Real-world use cases for DAOs in healthcare

• Why Solana? Technical decisions behind the DAO’s design

Whether you’re into biotech, DAOs, or the future of decentralized medicine, this conversation bridges science, surgery, and Web3 in a way you’ve never heard before.

⏱️ Timestamps

0:00 – Intro: Meet Vincent & Virginie from SpineDAO

2:10 – How they met and started the DAO

5:18 – From spine surgery to decentralization: Why this field?8:50 – Building a community around spine health

12:42 – Why spinal innovation is long overdue

17:20 – Challenges patients face in current medical systems

24:10 – How DAOs can unlock patient-centric research

29:45 – Engaging surgeons and clinicians in DeSci

36:30 – Building accessibility into Web3 onboarding

40:00 – Why SpineDAO chose Solana

44:23 – The Bio Launchpad auction and what’s next

49:04 – A message to their future community

52:10 – The real-world use case for SpineDAO

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Special thanks to:

Vincent Challier : https://x.com/challaire

Virginie Lafage : https://x.com/VirginieLafage

Ella McCarthy-Page :https://x.com/EMcCarthyPage

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