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Collaborative Agreements (Details) - USD ($) |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 11, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Jan. 31, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Apr. 30, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Jan. 31, 2020 | Aug. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Oct. 31, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,774,758 | $ 7,411,220 | $ 4,111,930
Deferred grant funding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,559,721 | 7,474,310 |
Revenue under collaborative research and development arrangements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 902,260 | 5,170,586 | 3,636,945
Advaccine |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 5,000,000 | $ 0
Advaccine | Customer Concentration Risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,100,000 |
Advaccine | Collaborative Arrangement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Upfront payment received |  |  | $ 3,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,500,000 |  |
Additional revenue to be achieved |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 206,000,000 |  |
Collaboration agreement, payment earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
Obligation period to pay royalties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |
Cost, Maintenance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,500,000 |  |
Annual Maintenance Period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |
Agreement, number of days written notice before termination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 months |  |
Advaccine | Collaborative Arrangement | Revenue under collaborative research and development arrangements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000,000 |
ApolloBio | Collaborative Arrangement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Upfront payment received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 23,000,000 |  | $ 23,000,000 | $ 23,000,000 |  |
Additional revenue to be achieved |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20,000,000 |  |
Obligation period to pay royalties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |
Proceeds from collaborative agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,400,000 |  |  |  |  |
Advisory fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 960,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement period from effective date for termination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |
Agreement, number of days written notice before termination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90 days |  |
ApolloBio | Collaborative Arrangement | Foreign Tax Authority |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative agreement, corporate income tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,200,000 |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative agreement, foreign non-income Taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,400,000 |  |  |  |  |
AstraZeneca | Collaborative Arrangement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Upfront payment received |  | $ 27,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 27,500,000 |  |  |  |
Agreement, milestone payment, revenue recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000 | $ 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations | Collaborative Arrangement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Upfront payment received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,000,000 | 6,400,000 |
Collaborative agreement, funding to be received | $ 56,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 6,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative agreement, period to receive funding for research and development | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred grant funding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,000 |  |
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations | Collaborative Arrangement | Lassa Fever And MERS Vaccine |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,900,000 |  |
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations | Collaborative Arrangement | COVID19 Vaccine |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative agreement, funding to be received |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,900,000 | 10,000,000 |
Deferred grant funding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,800,000 |  |
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations | Collaborative Arrangement | CELLECTRA 3PSP Proprietary Smart Device |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative agreement, funding to be received |  |  |  |  | 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations | Collaborative Arrangement | IN O4800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative agreement, funding to be received |  |  |  |  | $ 1,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation | Collaborative Arrangement | CELLECTRA 3PSP Proprietary Smart Device |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative agreement, funding to be received |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 893,000 | 4,100,000 |
Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation | Collaborative Arrangement | D N A Encoded Monoclonal Antibody Technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative agreement, funding to be received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,100,000 |  |  | $ 2,200,000 |  |  |  | 182,000 | 463,000 |
Deferred grant funding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 384,000 |  |
Department Of Defence | Collaborative Arrangement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative agreement, funding to be received |  |  |  | $ 54,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement , Revenue from the Procurement Contract |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 755,000,000 |  |
Grant proceeds received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27,100,000 | $ 21,200,000 |
Accounts receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,600,000 |  |
Grants Receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,300,000 |  |
Department Of Defence | Collaborative Arrangement | CELLECTRA 3PSP Proprietary Smart Device |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price, procurement contract |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,700,000 |  |

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