Other Assets - Summary of Other Assets (Details) - EUR (€) € in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Other Assets [Abstract]
Sales tax receivable	€ 26.7	€ 4.2
Prepayments related to CRO and CMO contracts	22.8	14.2
Prepayments on inventories	6.1	29.8
Prepayments related to service contracts	6.5	3.8
Other	3.6	10.0
Total	65.7	62.0
Total current	64.9	61.0
Total non-current	€ 0.8	€ 1.0

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Other Assets

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Other Current Assets, Other

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The amount of current advances made to suppliers before goods or services are received.

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The amount recognised as a current asset for expenditures made prior to the period when the economic benefit will be realised.

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The amount of assets that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note.

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The amount of current assets that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note. [Refer: Current assets]

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The amount of non-current assets that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note. [Refer: Non-current assets]

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The amount of receivables from taxes other than income tax. Income taxes include all domestic and foreign taxes that are based on taxable profits. Income taxes also include taxes, such as withholding taxes, that are payable by a subsidiary, associate or joint arrangement on distributions to the reporting entity.

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