Net loss per share - Antidilutive (Details) - shares	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Net loss per share
Total shares excluded from calculation (in shares)	12,891,606	11,518,303
Stock Options
Net loss per share
Total shares excluded from calculation (in shares)	11,954,684	10,853,301
Unvested restricted stock awards and units
Net loss per share
Total shares excluded from calculation (in shares)	936,922	665,002

Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257

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