# Overview Bio is a new financial layer for funding and developing early-stage biotech. Our mission is to reshape how biotech breakthroughs are born by enabling global communities of patients, researchers and crypto users to create user-owned research networks that fund and develop new and emerging biotechnologies from day one​. At its core, Bio is designed to help scientists raise funds for their research, create value from that research, and capture and distribute that value via commercial successes. By breaking down traditional biotech barriers and introducing a permissionless framework, Bio can accelerate life-saving discoveries while making them more accessible to all. ## Get Familiar with Bio * [**Concepts**](https://docs.bio.xyz/bio/introduction/concepts) - Learn the core concepts of the protocol. * [**DeScientists**](https://docs.bio.xyz/bio/descientists/descientists) - Your guide to participating in the ecosystem. * [**Developers**](https://docs.bio.xyz/bio/developers/developers) - Learn how to build on the Bio Protocol. * [**Governance**](https://gov.bio.xyz/) - Participate in our community governance process. * [**Security**](https://docs.bio.xyz/bio/developers/audits) - Review our audits and security resources. ## Explore the Ecosystem * [**Bio App**](https://app.bio.xyz/launchpad) - Discover and participate in new project launches. * [**Dashboard**](https://app.bio.xyz/dashboard) - Explore DeSci markets and track project performance. * [**BioAgents**](https://ai.bio.xyz/) - Interact with our network of AI-powered scientific agents. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.bio.xyz/bio/introduction/readme.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.