Description of Business, Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) Customer	Jun. 30, 2018 Customer	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) Segment Customer	Jun. 30, 2018 Customer	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) Customer
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of operating segments | Segment			1
Accumulated deficit	$ 161,188,095		$ 161,188,095		$ 151,019,979
Working capital	19,800,000		19,800,000
Long-term liabilities	$ 15,500,000		$ 15,500,000
Sales Revenue, Net | Customer Concentration Risk
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of customers | Customer	3	2	3	2
Sales Revenue, Net | Customer Concentration Risk | Customers Located Outside Of United States
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Sales revenue percentage	34.00%	74.00%	32.00%	76.00%
Sales Revenue, Net | Customer Concentration Risk | Customers Located Outside Of United States | QIAGEN Manchester Limited | Collaborative Development Services
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Sales revenue percentage	69.00%	80.00%	67.00%	77.00%
Sales Revenue, Net | Customer Concentration Risk | Customer One
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Sales revenue percentage	24.00%	59.00%	31.00%	59.00%
Sales Revenue, Net | Customer Concentration Risk | Customer Two
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Sales revenue percentage	18.00%	11.00%	21.00%	10.00%
Sales Revenue, Net | Customer Concentration Risk | Customer Three
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Sales revenue percentage	16.00%		13.00%
Accounts Receivable | Customer Concentration Risk
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of customers | Customer			3		4
Accounts Receivable | Customer Concentration Risk | Customer One
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Sales revenue percentage			27.00%		44.00%
Accounts Receivable | Customer Concentration Risk | Customer Two
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Sales revenue percentage			16.00%		27.00%
Accounts Receivable | Customer Concentration Risk | Customer Three
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Sales revenue percentage			15.00%		11.00%
Accounts Receivable | Customer Concentration Risk | Customer Four
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Sales revenue percentage					11.00%