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	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Nov. 20, 2023	May 12, 2022
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Payment of licensing fee commitment	$ 10,500,000
Atomistic SAS
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Atomistic SAS
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Amortization Period (Years)					10 years
Licensing agreements
Licenses Net [Line Items]
Amortization Expense	$ 3,307,737	1,231,197	$ 480,945
Licenses	32,443,356	$ 2,443,356
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Licenses Net [Line Items]
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Atomistic technology license \| Atomistic SAS \| Maximum
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