definitely not the first one to venture in the scientific field. but hey, you might be the only one successful in exploring the scientific area thru blockchain.
read that you will fund the initial expenses for this project. might be a good move so we know you are sincere on this project. you can also tap private institutions as a lot of them are interested in the scientific research field
from what i found on from the telegram group, they are already in discussions with different research institutes. +1 for founding the initial expenses