TABLE App-A-33Commercialization Lags

Time elapsed between award and salesFrequency by award year for companies still expecting sales
Elapsed YearsNumber of ProjectsPercentage of Responding ProjectsYear of AwardProjects Expecting SalesHistorical Success Percentage
−1010.319923
−610.319934
−420.5199440.3
−310.3199580.8
−261.6199660.3
−1143.71997130.3
04010.61998182.4
16517.21999193.7
28322.02000324.8
38021.220016110.1
43810.1
5184.8
6143.7
792.4
810.3
910.3
1030.8
1110.3
378

SOURCE: NRC Phase II Survey.

From: A, DoD Data Book

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An Assessment of the SBIR Program at the Department of Defense.
National Research Council (US) Committee for Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program, Policy and Global Affairs; Wessner CW, editor.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2009.
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