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License Agreements - Harvard License Agreement - Additional Information (Details) - Harvard |  | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 10, 2021 shares | Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) | May 31, 2021 USD ($)
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] |  |  |
Agreement description |  | The Company is required to make success payments to Harvard during a period of time, or the Harvard Success Payment Period, which has been determined to be the later of (1) the ninth anniversary of the Harvard License Agreement or (2) the earlier of (a) the twelfth anniversary of the Harvard License Agreement and (b) the third anniversary of the first date on which a licensed product receives regulatory approval in the United States. During the Harvard Success Payment Period, the Company will perform a calculation of any amounts owed to Harvard on each rolling 90-day period, commencing one year after the Company’s IPO, with the first success payment becoming due in May 2021. |
Success payment due date month and year |  | 2021-05 |
Success payments due |  | $ 0 | $ 15,000,000.0
Product development, regulatory approval milestones and royalties recognized |  | 0 |
Issuance of common stock for success payment liability, Shares | shares | 174,825 |  |
Minimum |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] |  |  |
Success payments |  | $ 5,000,000.0 |
Minimum | Series A Preferred Stock |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] |  |  |
Success Payments, valuation multiples |  | 5 |
Maximum |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] |  |  |
Success payments |  | $ 105,000,000.0 |
Maximum | Series A Preferred Stock |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] |  |  |
Success Payments, valuation multiples |  | 40 |

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