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Operating costs (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Operating costs |
Summary of research and development expenditure |
|  | Year ended December 31,
|  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
|  |  | (Euro, in thousands)
Personnel costs |  | € | (124,260) |  | € | (81,352) |  | € | (59,950)
Subcontracting |  |  | (249,926) |  |  | (197,644) |  |  | (123,054)
Disposables and lab fees and premises costs |  |  | (23,880) |  |  | (25,525) |  |  | (22,277)
Depreciation |  |  | (10,874) |  |  | (5,655) |  |  | (3,679)
Other operating expenses |  |  | (18,380) |  |  | (12,699) |  |  | (9,542)
Total R&D expenses |  | € | (427,320) |  | € | (322,875) |  | € | (218,502)
Summary of research and development expenditure by program |
|  | Year ended December 31,
|  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
|  |  | (Euro, in thousands)
Filgotinib program |  | € | (100,032) |  | € | (66,138) |  | € | (53,212)
IPF program on GLPG1690 |  |  | (75,951) |  |  | (72,718) |  |  | (16,190)
OA program on GLPG1972 |  |  | (19,958) |  |  | (15,751) |  |  | (7,317)
Toledo program |  |  | (47,204) |  |  | (20,967) |  |  | (8,075)
CF program |  |  | (3,897) |  |  | (30,137) |  |  | (46,192)
AtD program on MOR106 |  |  | (24,051) |  |  | (14,999) |  |  | (8,404)
Other programs |  |  | (156,227) |  |  | (102,165) |  |  | (79,113)
Total R&D expenses |  | € | (427,320) |  | € | (322,875) |  | € | (218,502)
Summary of general and administrative expenses |
|  | Year ended December 31,
|  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
|  |  | (Euro, in thousands)
Personnel costs and directors fees |  | € | (51,906) |  | € | (25,495) |  | € | (17,756)
Depreciation |  |  | (1,513) |  |  | (513) |  |  | (606)
Legal and professional fees |  |  | (11,775) |  |  | (4,284) |  |  | (2,427)
Other operating expenses |  |  | (8,506) |  |  | (5,339) |  |  | (3,626)
Total general and administrative expenses |  | € | (73,701) |  | € | (35,631) |  | € | (24,415)
Summary of sales and marketing expenses |
|  | Year ended December 31,
|  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
|  |  | (Euro, in thousands)
Personnel costs |  | € | (7,558) |  | € | (2,282) |  | € | (2,156)
Depreciation |  |  | (61) |  |  | — |  |  | —
External outsourcing costs |  |  | (15,722) |  |  | (1,284) |  |  | (42)
Other operating expenses |  |  | (1,236) |  |  | (580) |  |  | (604)
Total sales and marketing expenses |  | € | (24,577) |  | € | (4,146) |  | € | (2,803)

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