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The number of trading days considered for determination of exercise price of warrants.

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Common Stock, Additional Shares Of Common Stock Issuable Upon Exercise Of Warrants Based on Reset Period, Shares

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The percentage of the volume-weighted average trading price of a share of common stock as quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market for the first three trading days immediately following the closing date of the Pre-Merger Financing as threshold to release converted additional shares.

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The price over which the volume-weighted average trading price of a share of common stock as quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market to release converted additional shares is determined.

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Number Of Former Employees With Warrants

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If company fails to issue to a holder of the Pre-Merger Financing Warrants the number of shares of common stock to which such holder is entitled upon such holder's exercise of the such warrants, then company shall be obligated to pay the holder on each day while such failure is continuing an amount equal to percentage of the market value of the undelivered shares determined using any trading price of the common stock.

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Pre-merger Financing Warrants, Block Provisions, Exercise Restriction Higher Percentage Of Common Stock

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Pre-merger Financing Warrants, Block Provisions, Exercise Restriction Lower Percentage Of Common Stock

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Proceeds From Warrant Exercises, Maximum Amount

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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Value of outstanding derivative securities that permit the holder the right to purchase securities (usually equity) from the issuer at a specified price.

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Warrants (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions			2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 21, 2019 $ / shares	Nov. 05, 2019 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) measurementInput $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) measurementInput $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) measurementInput $ / shares shares	Nov. 04, 2019 $ / shares shares	Oct. 04, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018 shares	Dec. 31, 2017 segment
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Pre-merger financing warrants, block provisions, exercise restriction percentage of common stock (in percentage)			4.99%	4.99%	4.99%
Pre-merger financing warrants, block provisions, exercise restriction percentage of common stock (in percentage)			9.99%	9.99%	9.99%
Percentage of amount on market value for failure to issue common stock on pre-merger financing warrants (in percentage)				2.00%
Percentage of volume-weighted average trading price of a share of common stock that triggered release of converted additional shares (in percentage)							80.00%
Number of former employees with warrants \| segment									2
Price Volatility
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants fair value estimate volatility (in percentage) \| measurementInput			0.960	0.960	0.960
Series A Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Initial exercise price (in USD per share)			$ 7.13	$ 7.13	$ 7.13
Warrants outstanding, term			60 months	60 months	60 months
Proceeds From Warrant Exercises, Maximum Amount \| $			$ 10.0
Number of common shares in to which the warrants are exercisable (in shares) \| shares			8.8	8.8	8.8
Series B Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Initial exercise price (in USD per share)			$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Warrants outstanding (in shares) \| $			$ 8.0	$ 8.0	$ 8.0
Percentage of volume-weighted average trading price of a share of common stock that triggered release of converted additional shares (in percentage)			80.00%	80.00%	80.00%
Price over which trading price of common stock as quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market was considered for the release of converted additional shares (in USD per share)	$ 1.00		$ 1.00		$ 1.00
Common stock, issuable upon exercise of warrant (in shares) \| shares			12.6	12.6	12.6
Warrants, exercise price determination, number of trading days			10 days
Warrants expiration, trading day				45 days	45 days
Series C Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Initial exercise price (in USD per share)			$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 7.13
Price over which trading price of common stock as quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market was considered for the release of converted additional shares (in USD per share)		$ 1.20
Number of common shares in to which the warrants are exercisable (in shares) \| shares			50.0	50.0	50.0
Warrants, exercise price determination, number of trading days			5 days
Warrants expiration, trading day					45 days
Series C Warrants \| Maximum
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of common shares in to which the warrants are exercisable (in shares) \| shares		20.0				50.0
Former Ocugen warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Initial exercise price (in USD per share)			$ 5.67	$ 5.67	$ 5.67
Warrants exercisable (in shares) \| shares			0.9	0.9	0.9			0.9