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Funding Arrangement - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2023 | Apr. 30, 2021 | Jul. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2022
Funding Arrangement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Grant income |  |  |  | $ 1,640 | $ 157 | $ 4,759 | $ 1,006 |
Cost Reimbursement Sub-Award Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funding Arrangement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funding period of award to develop universal vaccine to prevent infections caused by Group A Strep bacteria |  |  | 4 years |  |  |  |  |
Potential funding amount of award to develop vaccine to prevent shingella infections | $ 4,600 | $ 500 |  |  |  |  |  |
Grant income |  |  |  | 1,600 | $ 200 | 4,800 | $ 1,000 |
Cost Reimbursement Sub-Award Agreement | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funding Arrangement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial funding committed by award |  |  | $ 1,600 |  |  |  |  |
Total funding committed by award, available upon achievement of development milestones |  |  | 15,100 |  |  |  |  |
Potential funding period of award to develop vaccine to prevent shingella infections | 5 years | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |
CARB-X Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funding Arrangement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Grant receivable on unreimbursed, eligible costs incurred |  |  |  | $ 1,900 |  | $ 1,900 |  | $ 1,000
CARB-X Agreement | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funding Arrangement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial funding committed by award |  |  | 14,600 |  |  |  |  |
CARB-X Agreement | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funding Arrangement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Potential funding committed by award |  |  | $ 11,700 |  |  |  |  |

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