🚀 Conneqt

Bringing Researchers, Doctors, and Clients Together for Transparent, Decentralized Collaboration and Crowdfunding in Scientific Research

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📌 Problem Statement

Problem Statement 4: Craft the Future of Onchain Consumer Experiences with Base

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🎯 Objective

Conneqt solves the issue of fragmented collaboration in scientific research by providing a decentralized platform where *researchers, **doctors, and *clients can come together to co-create and fund research.
It aims to democratize access to research collaboration, where anyone — whether an independent researcher or a funding entity — can participate in the scientific advancement process without the reliance on centralized institutions. The platform allows secure, transparent, and trackable progress, thanks to blockchain and decentralized storage solutions.

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🧠 Team & Approach

Team Name:

MegaByte Team

Team Members:

• Aditya Gunjkar - Frontend and Blockchain Developer
• Lakshya Agarwal - Frontend and Integration Expert

Your Approach:

• We chose to solve the problem of inefficient collaboration and limited funding in scientific research. By integrating blockchain and decentralized storage, we created a platform that empowers researchers, doctors, and clients to work together seamlessly.
• We overcame several challenges, such as version control for research papers and ensuring security with decentralized file storage (IPFS).
• A breakthrough was implementing a role-based access system for seamless collaboration and fine-grained control over who could edit or approve research papers.

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🛠 Tech Stack

Core Technologies Used:

• Frontend: Next.js, Tailwind CSS
• Blockchain Integration: Wagmi, OnChainKit (for blockchain integration)
• Database: IPFS (for decentralized storage)
• APIs: OnchainKit (for smart contract interactions)
• Hosting: Vercel, IPFS (for file hosting)

Sponsor Technologies Used (if any):

• Base: AgentKit / OnchainKit for smart contract interactions and blockchain integration ✅

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✨ Key Features

• ✅ Decentralized Collaboration: Researchers can collaboratively work on papers with controlled versioning and editing access.
• ✅ Crowdfunding: Users can fund research projects they believe in, directly contributing to the success of the research.
• ✅ Community Governance: Idea forums where users approve or disapprove ideas for better collaboration and feedback.
• ✅ Version Control for Research Papers: Every edit is versioned, making it easy to track changes and progress over time.

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📽 Demo & Deliverables

• Demo Video Link: YouTube Demo
• Deployed Link: Deployed Link

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✅ Tasks & Bonus Checklist

• [✅] All members of the team completed the mandatory task - Followed at least 2 of our social channels and filled the form (Details in Participant Manual)
• [✅] All members of the team completed Bonus Task 1 - Sharing of Badges and filled the form (2 points) (Details in Participant Manual)
• [✅] All members of the team completed Bonus Task 2 - Signing up for Sprint.dev and filled the form (3 points) (Details in Participant Manual)

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🧪 How to Run the Project

Requirements:

• Node.js v16 or higher
• API Keys (if any)
• .env file setup with the following variable: env NEXT_PUBLIC_ONCHAINKIT_API_KEY=

Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/Lakshya0000/Conneqt

Navigate to the client directory

cd client

Install dependencies

npm install

Start development server

npm run dev