Aggregate collaboration transaction amount.

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Future contingent milestone payment receivable.

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Estimated research service period.

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Research and development service fees.

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right is conditioned on something other than passage of time.

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Collaboration and License Agreements - Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 16, 2022	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Deferred revenue		$ 94,063	$ 212,315	$ 301,326
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Deferred revenue		15,600
Collaborative Arrangement \| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Upfront payment received	$ 30,000
Collaboration and License Agreement \| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Upfront payment received	30,000
Total transaction price	39,200
Research and development service fees	$ 9,200
Estimated research service period	4 years
Estimated research service termination month & year	2026-11
Deferred revenue		15,600	24,400
Amount due from customer		$ 1,000	$ 1,100
Collaboration and License Agreement \| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc \| Maximum
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Contingent milestone payments receivable	$ 800,000
Collaboration and License Agreement \| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc \| Maximum \| Additional Contingent Payments
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Contingent milestone payments receivable	$ 1,200,000