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Fair value measurements (Details Narrative) € in Millions	May 23, 2022	Jun. 30, 2019 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 EUR (€)	Apr. 30, 2017 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment charge on property and equipment \| $			$ 0	$ 1,231,874
Investment in equity securities \| $			5,000,000
Impairment charge on ROU Assets \| $			(0)	849,243
Leasehold improvement property and equipment \| $				$ 1,230,332
Operating lease right-of-use asset \| $			849,243
Impairment expense of goodwill \| $			$ 0
European Investment Bank [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Curetis GmbH [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Drew down amount \| €		€ 5.0
Curetis GmbH [Member] \| European Investment Bank [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Drew down amount \| €		€ 5.0
Participation percentage interest		2.10%
Curetis GmbH [Member] \| European Investment Bank [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Unsecured loan financing facility \| €							€ 25.0
Drew down amount \| €					€ 3.0	€ 10.0
Additional payment percentage		2.10%
Curetis GmbH [Member] \| European Investment Bank [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Drew down amount \| €		€ 5.0
Participation percentage interest		2.10%
Curetis GmbH [Member] \| European Investment Bank [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
EIB waived for curetis to have equity capital raised to disburse the third tranche \| €		€ 15.0
OpGen’s equity [Member] \| European Investment Bank [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Participation percentage interest	0.75%	0.30%
Maturity period	the Company entered into a Waiver and Amendment Letter which increased the PPI to 0.75% upon maturity.