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Collaboration and License Agreements (Details) (USD $) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2005 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
TX Enterprise Fund Award | $ 35,000,000 |  |  |
TX Enterprise Fund Award to Texas AM University System | 15,000,000 |  |  |
TIGM Per Job Payment Amount |  | 2,415 |  |
TIGM Maximum Exposure |  | 14,200,000 |  |
Taconic Total Cash Received |  | 6,700,000 |  |
Taconic Revenue |  | $ 700,000 | $ 800,000 | $ 1,700,000

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- Definition Lexicon established a collaboration with Taconic Farms, Inc. for the marketing, distribution and licensing of certain lines of knockout mice. This represents the revenue recognized under the collaboration. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Lexicon established a collaboration with Taconic Farms, Inc. for the marketing, distribution and licensing of certain lines of knockout mice. This represents the total cash received to date. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Under the Texas Enterprise Fund award, Lexicon has a maximum aggregate exposure if Lexicon fails to create the specified number of jobs or obtain credits. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Under the terms of the Texas Enterprise Fund award, subject to certain credits, if Lexicon fails to create the specified number of jobs, the state may require Lexicon to repay $2,415 for each job Lexicon falls short. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition In July 2005, Lexicon received a $35.0 million award from the Texas Enterprise Fund for the creation of a knockout mouse embryonic stem cell library containing 350,000 cell lines for the Texas Institute for Genomic Medicine using Lexicon's proprietary gene trappying technology, which Lexicon completed in 2007. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition In July 2005, the Texas Enterprise Fund awarded $15.0 million to the Texas A&M University System for the creation of facilities and infrastructure to house the library. + References No definition available. + Details
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