Related Party Collaboration Agreement (Details) - Exclusive Channel Collaborations Agreement - Majority Shareholder - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of gross profits due quarterly to Precigen	16.66%
Percentage of quarterly revenue from sublicensor due to Precigen	50.00%
Service costs incurred	$ 17,550	$ 217,833	$ 562,039
Service costs included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$ 0	$ 800

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of obligations due all related parties. For classified balance sheets, represents the current portion of such liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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