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Related-Party Transactions - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Service revenue		$ 3,202,825	$ 4,158,652
Accounts receivable		3,349,850		$ 5,012,678
Research and development		2,074,748	2,589,286
Profit sharing payments in collaborative development services revenue		2,045,527	1,137,063
Collaborative Development Services
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Service revenue		540,320	2,425,106
SOW One
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Service revenue		0	1,318,718
Accounts receivable		0	1,298,079
Research and development		0	1,046,121
SOW Two
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts receivable		257,699		1,007,950
Research and development		209,029	343,266
SOW Two \| Collaborative Development Services
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Service revenue		257,699	610,991
SOW Three
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts receivable		131,836		$ 363,869
Research and development		218,575	226,855
Profit sharing payments in collaborative development services revenue			146,491
SOW Three \| Collaborative Development Services
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Service revenue		$ 282,621	$ 348,906
QIAGEN Manchester Limited
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Agreement commencement period		2016-11
QIAGEN Manchester Limited \| Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Term of agreement		1 year
QIAGEN North American Holdings, Inc. \| Convertible Promissory Note
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cash proceeds from issuance of subordinated notes	$ 3,000,000