Lots of inventions can be discovered by an individual with access to a lab (for example, at a university) yet cannot realistically be brought to market without

Lots of inventions can be discovered by an individual with access to a lab (for example, at a university) yet cannot realistically be brought to market without billions in capital they may not have access to. Licensing is supposed to fix this by allowing these inventors to profit from their inventions without needing to get into manufacturing.