2024 was a milestone year for DeSci Labs. We won three awards that
recognise our transformative contributions to both the technology and
scientific sectors. Our company’s pioneering work in open-access publishing,
driven by DeSci Publish, has set new standards for research transparency,
reproducibility and accessibility.

We are proud to have won the Best Automation & Data Innovation award at the Lab
Awards 2024, recognising the development of DeSci Publish as a revolutionary open
science platform that enhances the accessibility and reproducibility of scientific
research. Judges highlighted the unique and innovative way we deployed Web3
technology for storing and sharing scientific content while ensuring data sovereignty
and protecting against data loss.

We then received acknowledgement of our role in shaping the future of scientific
research through technology, after being listed in the TechRound 100. This
celebrates the most promising and rapidly growing technology companies,
revolutionising sectors across the U.K. and Europe.

Finally, we were also named as one of the 20 Most Innovative Companies to Watch
in 2024 by Business Worldwide Magazine, highlighting DeSci Labs as a leader in the
tech-driven transformation of the scientific publishing landscape.

What makes us stand out?
DeSci Publish removes traditional obstacles like paywalls and publication fees,
providing a completely open, peer-to-peer network where scientists can freely share
their research, data, and code.

DeSci Publish also features the first mathematical, data-driven novelty scores for
scientific research, offering an innovative way to assess the originality and potential
impact of a study. This feature assists the peer review process and provides
valuable insights into the novelty of a manuscript’s content and context.

Every file uploaded to DeSci Publish is assigned a persistent identifier, ensuring that
each version of a study, dataset or code is tracked and preserved. This approach
helps prevent content drift and guarantees that research remains accessible and
verifiable over time.

By using Web3 technology, DeSci Publish ensures that all research artifacts,
including datasets and code, are easily accessible and can be shared securely,
promoting greater data sovereignty and preventing data loss.

Novelty Score
One of the most groundbreaking innovations introduced by DeSci Labs in 2024 is the
novelty score feature, as seen in Nature, which aims to transform the way scientific
research is evaluated. As open science continues to evolve, assessing the novelty of
research becomes increasingly important. Traditional peer review processes often
struggle with subjectivity, slow timelines and inconsistencies when evaluating the
novelty of a paper.

The novelty score addresses these issues by providing a mathematical, data-driven
measure of both content and context novelty. Content novelty is determined by
analysing the keywords and topics within a manuscript, while context novelty is
assessed based on the journals cited and the paper’s relationship to prior research.
By quantifying novelty, the score helps editors, reviewers and funding agencies
evaluate the originality of a manuscript more effectively.

DeSci Labs uses data from over 250 million research articles, which enhances the
accuracy and reliability of the score. As science continues to advance, the novelty
score provides an evolving, dynamic way to measure the impact of research, offering
researchers and reviewers a new tool for identifying groundbreaking studies.

The Future of Open Science and Innovation
DeSci Labs is prepared to continue revolutionising the way science is shared and
evaluated. The company's token-based system is set to reward referees and give the

scientific community ownership, further fostering collaboration and incentivising open
science practices.

The combination of novelty scores, version control and open-access publishing
positions DeSci Labs at the forefront of the open science movement, helping to solve
long-standing challenges in research transparency, reproducibility and accessibility.

The recognition we have received in 2024 reflects the growing importance of these
values in the scientific community. By leveraging cutting-edge technology and
innovative approaches like DeSci Publish, DeSci Labs is leading the way in creating
a more open, collaborative and impactful scientific ecosystem.

Be part of this change. Share your data and join the open science movement with
DeSci Labs today. You can upload up to 100 GB for free and contribute to making
scientific knowledge more accessible and transparent for all.

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