Joni Ernst: “So again, I want to say thank you so much to those large oil companies, the truly small oil refiners, our fuel…”

For too long, a select number of repeat winners have treated the SBIR and STTR programs as a steady income stream rather than a path to commercialize technology.

Santa makes a list and checks it twice. States should too.

Top Notch Fireworks has done a spark-tacular job providing safe and fun fireworks to Iowans," said Chair Ernst. "Brandon and MaKenzi Vonk are dynamite at giving back to their community.

The new commercialization standard rewards companies that convert research into customers and follow-on contracts that meet the mission, while limiting new seed awards to firms that have made SBIR grants their revenue model.