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Description of Business, Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation - Additional Information (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jan. 31, 2018 $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2019 Customer $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2018 Customer	Jun. 30, 2018 shares	Jun. 30, 2018 shares	Sep. 30, 2019 Segment Customer $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2018 Customer	Dec. 31, 2018 Customer
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Number of operating segments \| Segment							1
Issuance of common stock from initial public offering, shares					5,733,314	5,733,314
Underwritten Public Offering
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock from initial public offering, shares	29,298,537	13,915,000
Common stock, offering price per share \| $ / shares	$ 0.65	$ 2.90	$ 0.65				$ 0.65
Net proceeds from initial public offering after underwriters' discounts, commissions and offering expenses \| $	$ 17.6
Over-Allotment Option
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock from initial public offering, shares	3,821,548	1,815,000
Common stock, offering price per share \| $ / shares	$ 0.611		$ 0.611				$ 0.611
Private Placement \| Institutional Accredited Investors \| Pre-funded Warrants
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Issuance of warrants, shares	5,411,687		5,411,687				5,411,687
Number of securities called by warrants	5,411,687		5,411,687				5,411,687
Net proceeds from exercise of warrants after deducting placement agent fee and offering expenses \| $	$ 3.1
Sales Revenue, Net \| Customer Concentration Risk
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Number of customers \| Customer			2	2			3	2
Sales Revenue, Net \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Customers Located Outside Of United States
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Sales revenue percentage			29.00%	79.00%			31.00%	77.00%
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			70.00%	92.00%			68.00%	82.00%
Sales Revenue, Net \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Customer One
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Sales revenue percentage			39.00%	72.00%			23.00%	63.00%
Sales Revenue, Net \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Customer Two
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Sales revenue percentage			20.00%	10.00%			22.00%	10.00%
Sales Revenue, Net \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Customer Three
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Sales revenue percentage							21.00%
Accounts Receivable \| Customer Concentration Risk
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Accounts Receivable \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Customer One
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Accounts Receivable \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Customer Two
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Sales revenue percentage							30.00%		27.00%
Accounts Receivable \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Customer Three
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Accounts Receivable \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Customer Four
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