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Note 13 - Revenue - Revenues by Product Line (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020
Total revenue | $ 33,800 | [1] | $ 11,279 | [2] | $ 81,851 | [2] | $ 33,361 | [2]
Product, Freezer and Thaw [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 17,610 |  | 3,371 |  | 40,021 |  | 9,237 |
Product, Cell Processing [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 11,505 |  | 7,414 |  | 30,131 |  | 22,753 |
Product, Storage and Cold Chain Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 86 |  | 19 |  | 293 |  | 30 |
Service, Storage and Cold Chain Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 2,250 |  | 0 |  | 6,417 |  | 0 |
Rental, Storage and Cold Chain Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue | $ 2,349 |  | $ 475 |  | $ 4,989 |  | $ 1,341 |
[1] | 2020 revenue includes service revenue related to SciSafe from October 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.
[2] | 2019 revenue includes automated thawing revenue related to Astero from April 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019; evo shipper rental revenue related to SAVSU from August 8, 2019 through December 31, 2019; and freezer and accessory revenue related to CBS from November 12, 2019 through December 31, 2019.

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