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Stockholders' equity - Recent Stock Issuances (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Oct. 24, 2018
New Common Shares Issued (value)				$ 10,616,046	$ 24,989,257
New Common Shares Issued (number of shares)				2,500,285
Proceeds from Warrant Exercises				$ 5,300,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)				$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common Stock
New Common Shares Issued (value)				$ 3,692	$ 2,421
New Common Shares Issued (number of shares)				3,692,307	2,421,073
January 2017 Equity Subscription [Member] \| Common Stock \| Intrexon [Member]
New Common Shares Issued (value)			$ 25,000,000
New Common Shares Issued (number of shares)			2,421,073
Shares Issued, Price Per Share			$ 10.326
January 2018 Public Offering [Member]
Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity		$ 10,600,000
January 2018 Public Offering [Member] \| Majority Shareholder
Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity		$ 5,000,000
October 2018 Common Share Offering [Member]
Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity	$ 4,300,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)						$ 2.00
Common Stock \| January 2018 Public Offering [Member]
New Common Shares Issued (number of shares)		3,692,307
Common Stock \| January 2018 Public Offering [Member] \| Majority Shareholder
New Common Shares Issued (number of shares)		1,538,461
Common Stock \| October 2018 Common Share Offering [Member]
New Common Shares Issued (number of shares)	2,250,461
Warrant [Member]
New Common Shares Issued (number of shares)				4,246,153
Warrant [Member] \| January 2018 Public Offering [Member]
New Common Shares Issued (number of shares)		4,246,153		4,246,153
Warrant [Member] \| January 2018 Public Offering [Member] \| Majority Shareholder
New Common Shares Issued (number of shares)		1,538,461
Majority Shareholder \| October 2018 Common Share Offering [Member]
Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity	$ 3,100,000
Majority Shareholder \| Common Stock \| October 2018 Common Share Offering [Member]
New Common Shares Issued (number of shares)	1,538,461