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Joni Ernst: “The new commercialization standard rewards companies that convert research into customers and follow-on contracts that…”

On the recordNovember 10, 2026
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.
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Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa
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Explaining the benefits of the new commercialization benchmark.

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