The work is being funded by Coretec itself, using Core Optics revenue. Partners supported work where the partner pays for testing, not Coretec. If a partner is testing Endurion materials, the partner pays for the testing, not Coretec.
The failed DKME deal was not a blow to Endurion, because DKME was never the funding source for Endurion. DKME was a separate Korean industrial acquisition strategy.