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Revenue Recognition, Contingent Annual Payments, Term

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Revenue Recognition, Contingent Receivable

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Revenue Recognition, Number Of Annual Payment

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Amount of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration has been received or is receivable.

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Collaborative Arrangements - Platform Technology Transfer and License Agreement (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) payment	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) payment	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Contract liabilities: deferred revenue		$ 10,761	$ 30,609	$ 10,761	$ 30,609
Performance obligations satisfied		$ 17,937	2,038
Novartis
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Contract liabilities: deferred revenue	$ 5,000
Performance obligations satisfied				1,100	1,000	$ 1,600
Novartis \| Computer equipment and software
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Contingent annual payments, term	4 years
Contingent annual receivable increase	$ 8,000
Revenue recognition, annual payment				$ 4,000	$ 4,000
Revenue recognition, number of annual payment \| payment				2	2
Novartis \| Milestone One
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Contingent receivable							$ 4,000
Novartis \| Milestone Two
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Contingent receivable			$ 5,000		$ 5,000