07/22/2024
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"I have seen firsthand how this program has worked in the Boston area."
"Where traditional metrics, such as how many jobs are created, revenues created, or companies created, are not applicable, we look for output measures instead, like papers and patents."
"I realize that there are concerns regarding proprietary information related to SBIR, STTR programs, particularly when the SBIR grant is related to the Department of Defense."
"It is important that we encourage entrepreneurship among these disadvantaged groups."