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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2025
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Schedule of Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities | The following tables set forth the fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities by level within the fair value hierarchy at June 30, 2025 (in thousands):
|  | Carrying amount |  |  | Fair value |  |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money market funds |  | $ | 252,176 |  |  | $ | 252,176 |  |  | $ | 252,176 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Commercial paper |  |  | 29,956 |  |  |  | 29,956 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 29,956 |  |  |  | — |
Marketable securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial paper |  |  | 331,877 |  |  |  | 331,877 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 331,877 |  |  |  | — |
Corporate notes |  |  | 142,737 |  |  |  | 142,737 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 142,737 |  |  |  | — |
U.S. Treasury securities |  |  | 314,731 |  |  |  | 314,731 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 314,731 |  |  |  | — |
U.S. Government securities |  |  | 68,745 |  |  |  | 68,745 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 68,745 |  |  |  | — |
Corporate equity securities |  |  | 10,115 |  |  |  | 10,115 |  |  |  | 10,115 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total assets |  | $ | 1,150,337 |  |  | $ | 1,150,337 |  |  | $ | 262,291 |  |  | $ | 888,046 |  |  | $ | — |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Success payment liability – Harvard |  | $ | 1,700 |  |  | $ | 1,700 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,700 |
Success payment liability – Broad Institute |  |  | 2,200 |  |  |  | 2,200 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,200 |
Derivative settlement liability |  |  | 6,497 |  |  |  | 6,497 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6,497 |
Contingent consideration liability – Technology |  |  | 520 |  |  |  | 520 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 520 |
Contingent consideration liability – Product |  |  | 666 |  |  |  | 666 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 666 |
Total liabilities |  | $ | 11,583 |  |  | $ | 11,583 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 11,583 |
The following tables set forth the fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities by level within the fair value hierarchy at December 31, 2024 (in thousands):
|  | Carrying amount |  |  | Fair value |  |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money market funds |  | $ | 281,786 |  |  |  | 281,786 |  |  | $ | 281,786 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Marketable securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial paper |  |  | 181,296 |  |  |  | 181,296 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 181,296 |  |  |  | — |
Corporate notes |  |  | 100,165 |  |  |  | 100,165 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 100,165 |  |  |  | — |
U.S. Treasury securities |  |  | 164,770 |  |  |  | 164,770 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 164,770 |  |  |  | — |
U.S. Government securities |  |  | 114,761 |  |  |  | 114,761 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 114,761 |  |  |  | — |
Corporate equity securities |  |  | 7,781 |  |  |  | 7,781 |  |  |  | 7,781 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total assets |  | $ | 850,559 |  |  | $ | 850,559 |  |  | $ | 289,567 |  |  | $ | 560,992 |  |  | $ | — |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Success payment liability – Harvard |  | $ | 3,900 |  |  | $ | 3,900 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,900 |
Success payment liability – Broad Institute |  |  | 4,500 |  |  |  | 4,500 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,500 |
Derivative settlement liability |  |  | 5,404 |  |  |  | 5,404 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,404 |
Contingent consideration liability – Technology |  |  | 496 |  |  |  | 496 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 496 |
Contingent consideration liability – Product |  |  | 635 |  |  |  | 635 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 635 |
Total liabilities |  | $ | 14,935 |  |  | $ | 14,935 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 14,935 |
Summary Of Other Income (Expense) Recorded Due To Changes In Fair Value Of Corporate Equity Securities Held | The following table summarizes other income (expense) recorded due to changes in the fair value of corporate equity securities held (in thousands):
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, |  |  | Six Months Ended June 30, |
|  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |
Other income (expense) |  | $ | 4,415 |  |  | $ | (7,586 | ) |  | $ | 2,334 |  |  | $ | (10,939 | )
Success Payment Liabilities |
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Schedule of Variables Included in Calculation of Estimated Fair Value | The following variables were incorporated in the calculation of the estimated fair value of the Harvard and Broad Institute success payment liabilities:
|  | Harvard |  |  | Broad Institute |
|  | June 30, 2025 |  |  | December 31, 2024 |  |  | June 30, 2025 |  |  | December 31, 2024 |
Fair value of common stock (per share) |  | $ | 17.01 |  |  | $ | 24.80 |  |  | $ | 17.01 |  |  | $ | 24.80 |
Expected volatility |  |  | 76 | % |  |  | 78 | % |  |  | 78 | % |  |  | 81 | %
Expected term (years) |  | 0.02-3.99 |  |  | 0.03-4.49 |  |  | 0.02-4.86 |  |  | 0.03-5.36 |
Schedule of change in Fair Value of Liabilities based on Level 3 inputs | The following table reconciles the change in the fair value of success payment liabilities based on Level 3 inputs (in thousands):
|  | Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 |
|  | Harvard |  |  | Broad Institute |  |  | Total |
Balance at December 31, 2024 |  | $ | 3,900 |  |  | $ | 4,500 |  |  | $ | 8,400 |
Change in fair value |  |  | (2,200 | ) |  |  | (2,300 | ) |  |  | (4,500 | )
Balance at June 30, 2025 |  | $ | 1,700 |  |  | $ | 2,200 |  |  | $ | 3,900 |
Derivative Liability |
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Schedule of Variables Included in Calculation of Estimated Fair Value | The following assumptions were incorporated in the calculation of the fair value of the derivative liability:
|  | Milestones |
|  | June 30, 2025 |  |  | December 31, 2024 |
Discount rate |  |  | 10.00 | % |  |  | 10.00 | %
Probability of achievement of settlement payments |  | 3%-44% |  |  | 3%-44% |
Projected year of achievement of settlement payments |  | 2026-2038 |  |  | 2027-2038 |
Schedule of change in Fair Value of Liabilities based on Level 3 inputs | The following table reconciles the change in fair value of the derivative liability based on level 3 inputs (in thousands):
|  | Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 |
|  | Total |
Balance at December 31, 2024 |  | $ | 5,404 |
Change in fair value |  |  | 1,093 |
Balance at June 30, 2025 |  | $ | 6,497 |
Contingent Consideration Liabilities |
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Schedule of Variables Included in Calculation of Estimated Fair Value | The following variables were incorporated in the calculation of the estimated fair value of the contingent consideration liabilities:
|  | Technology Milestones |  |  | Product Milestones |  |
|  | June 30, 2025 |  |  | December 31, 2024 |  |  | June 30, 2025 |  |  | December 31, 2024 |  |
Discount rate |  |  | 10.00 | % |  |  | 10.00 | % |  |  | 10.00 | % |  |  | 10.00 | % |
Probability of achievement |  |  | 2 | % |  |  | 2 | % |  | 1-2% |  |  | 1-2% |  |
Projected year of achievement |  | 2026 |  |  | 2026 |  |  | 2028-2034 |  |  | 2028-2034 |  |
Schedule of change in Fair Value of Liabilities based on Level 3 inputs | The following table reconciles the change in fair value of the contingent consideration liabilities based on level 3 inputs (in thousands):
|  | Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 |
|  | Technology Milestones |  |  | Product Milestones |  |  | Total |
Balance at December 31, 2024 |  | $ | 496 |  |  | $ | 635 |  |  | $ | 1,131 |
Change in fair value |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | 31 |  |  |  | 55 |
Balance at June 30, 2025 |  | $ | 520 |  |  | $ | 666 |  |  | $ | 1,186 |

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