First, I'd like to thank the witnesses for staying with us for this important study on defence research needs and dual-use resources. I thank them for the time they are devoting to informing our work.
Mr. De Martin, you already mentioned a few points during your testimony about the role of private companies in the research ecosystem.
What are the key conditions needed to ensure that we can truly collaborate with the academic community—including research centres, colleges and universities—as well as with private companies?
The goal is to achieve concrete, applicable results that can be used to advance not only civilian innovation, but also defence capabilities.