Nature of Business - Reverse Stock Split (Details) - Histogenics	Sep. 27, 2019
Nature of Business
Reverse stock split ratio	0.0167
Shares issued exchange rate to former Ocugen's stockholders (exchange rate)	47.94%

Ratio applied to the conversion of stock split, for example but not limited to, one share converted to two or two shares converted to one.

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