RESEARCH AND LICENSE AGREEMENTS WITH ACADEMIC PARTNERS- Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Research And Development Arrangement Contract To Perform For Others [Line Items]
Royalty expense	$ 877	$ 691	$ 11,125
1997 Amended License Agreement [Member]
Research And Development Arrangement Contract To Perform For Others [Line Items]
Royalty expense	853,000	691,000,000	11,100
2006 Research Agreement [Member]
Research And Development Arrangement Contract To Perform For Others [Line Items]
Maximum obligation	2,000
Research and development expense incurred	$ 905,000	$ 1,300	$ 1,200

The maximum amount the Company is obligated to pay under the specified research agreement, as of the balance sheet date.

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The amount of costs incurred under a research and development arrangement accounted for as a contract to perform research and development for others.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 730
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of expense related to royalty payments under a contractual arrangement such as payment for mineral and drilling rights and use of technology or intellectual property.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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