The percentage of shares reserved for future issuance.

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Number of shares granted to date under share-based payment arrangement over the life of the plan.

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Number of new shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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Number of shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Percentage of vesting of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Shareholders’ equity (deficit) - Share-based compensation (Details) - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	May 08, 2019	May 07, 2019
2011 Plan
Share-based compensation
Total number of shares available for awards under the plan			2,787,063
2011 Plan \| Options \| Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche One
Share-based compensation
Percentage of shares to vest	25.00%
2011 Plan \| Options \| Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two
Share-based compensation
Percentage of shares to vest	2.0833%
2019 Plan
Share-based compensation
Total number of shares available for awards under the plan		4,710,564
Number of new shares available for awards under the plan		1,923,501
Percentage of shares reserved for future issuance		4.00%
2019 Plan \| Options
Share-based compensation
Total number of shares available for awards under the plan	2,316,933
Aggregate number of shares granted	241,378
Available for future grants	2,075,555