For the life of me, I cannot reason why NNLX didn'

For the life of me, I cannot reason why NNLX didn't partner with some company. They could give them XX number of shares - paid out in milestone payments and %$ of the sales - such as $1 dollar per device sold. If the tech was/is so great you would think some company would jump at the chance - even if it's just the shares. Unless there is another reason they can't get a partner?