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Designated service period of employees, description.

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Number of products acquired.

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One-time restructuring benefits.

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Retention expense cost incurred.

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The charge for the use of long-lived depreciable capital leased assets for the period.

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A general description of the lessee's leasing arrangements including, but not limited to, the following: a) the basis on which contingent rental payments are determined; (b) the existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses; (c) restrictions imposed by lease agreements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing.

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A general description of the nature of the existing leasing arrangements of a lessee for all operating leases including, but not limited to: (1) rental escalation clauses; (2) renewal or purchase options; (3) guarantees or indemnities, if any, (4) restrictions imposed by lease arrangements; (5) unusual provisions or conditions; (6) contingent rentals, if any; and (7) lease expiration dates.

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Date which lease or group of leases is set to expire, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Term of lessee's operating lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of required minimum rental payments for leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year.

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Rental expense for the reporting period incurred under operating leases, including minimum and any contingent rent expense, net of related sublease income.

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Minimum amount to be expended to satisfy the terms of arrangements in which the entity has agreed to expend funds to procure goods or services, excluding long-term purchase commitments or unconditional purchase obligations.

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Commitments - Additional Information (Details 1)			6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Commitments - Additional Information (Details 1)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) Product	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) Product	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) Product	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) Product	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Operating lease description				The Company leases a facility in Gaithersburg, Maryland under an operating lease that expires January 31, 2021, with one additional five-year renewal at the Company’s election. The Company also leases a facility in Woburn, Massachusetts under an operating lease that expires January 30, 2022. Additionally, the Company leases office space in Denmark; this lease is currently on a month-to-month basis.
Operating leases, rent expense, net, total				$ 984,639	$ 949,244
Capital leases description				The Company leases lab equipment, office furniture, and computer equipment under various capital leases. The leases expire at various dates through 2021. The leases require monthly principal and interest payments.
Capital leases expiration date description				The leases expire at various dates through 2021.
Restructuring benefits recognized					121,000
Retention expense incurred					68,000
Future minimum operating lease payments		$ 2,808,835		$ 2,808,835
Designated service period of employees, description				The service periods ended in December 2017
Capital Lease Obligations [Member]
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Capital leases, income statement, amortization expense				$ 295,009	$ 161,606
MARYLAND
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Operating leases expiration date				Jan. 31, 2021
Operating leases additional term		5 years		5 years
stpr:MA
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Future minimum operating lease payments		$ 14		$ 14
Life Technologies Corporation Supply Agreement [Member] \| Quant Studio Five Real Time P C R Systems [Member]
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Number of products acquired \| Product	21	15		11
Committed to acquire total cost of additional products in next three months	$ 135,000,000	$ 135,000	$ 135,000,000	$ 135,000
Number of products committed to be acquired \| Product			3	3
Advandx [Member] \| stpr:MA
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Operating leases expiration date				Jan. 30, 2022