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Financial risk management - Financial risk factors (Details) - EUR (€) | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Financial risk management |  |  |
Financial assets | € 3,494,788,000 | € 3,721,421,000 | € 4,128,033,000
Financial liabilities | 96,533,000 | 118,534,000 | 119,137,000
Liquidity risk [member] |  |  |
Liquidity risk |  |  |
Financial Investments And Cash And Cash Equivalents | € 3,317,800,000 |  |
Maximum Notice Period For Converting Cash And Cash Equivalents. | 3 months |  |
Current financial instruments |  |  |
Financial risk management |  |  |
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss | € 5,000 |  | 19,000
Current contingent consideration related to milestones CellPoint |  |  |
Financial risk management |  |  |
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss |  |  | 8,485,000
Non-current contingent consideration related to milestones CellPoint |  |  |
Financial risk management |  |  |
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss | 20,576,000 | 20,972,000 | 13,582,000
Trade & other liabilities |  |  |
Financial risk management |  |  |
Financial liabilities at amortised cost | 64,230,000 | 87,966,000 | 68,928,000
Lease liabilities |  |  |
Financial risk management |  |  |
Financial liabilities at amortised cost | 11,722,000 | 9,596,000 | 21,901,000
Current deferred consideration payable CellPoint |  |  |
Financial risk management |  |  |
Financial liabilities at amortised cost |  |  | 6,222,000
Equity instruments |  |  |
Financial risk management |  |  |
Financial assets held at fair value through other comprehensive income | 52,941,000 |  |
Financial assets held at fair value through profit or loss |  | 13,575,000 |
Contingent consideration receivable [member] |  |  |
Financial risk management |  |  |
Financial assets held at fair value through profit or loss | 47,207,000 |  |
Current financial investments |  |  |
Financial risk management |  |  |
Financial assets held at fair value through profit or loss | 1,484,599,000 | 1,316,805,000 | 1,292,514,000
Financial assets at amortized cost | 1,768,917,000 | 2,200,893,000 | 2,293,431,000
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |
Financial risk management |  |  |
Financial assets at amortized cost | 64,239,000 | 166,803,000 | 508,117,000
Restricted cash (current and non-current) |  |  |
Financial risk management |  |  |
Financial assets at amortized cost | 1,985,000 | 5,533,000 | 4,569,000
Other non-current assets. |  |  |
Financial risk management |  |  |
Financial assets at amortized cost | 1,266,000 | 318,000 | 1,209,000
Trade receivables |  |  |
Financial risk management |  |  |
Financial assets at amortized cost | 32,471,000 | € 17,494,000 | € 28,194,000
Escrow account [member] |  |  |
Financial risk management |  |  |
Financial assets at amortized cost | € 41,163,000 |  |

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