Research and Development Arrangement, Contract to Perform for Others, Invoiced

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Research and Development Arrangement, Contract to Perform for Others, Proposed Period

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The amount of compensation earned (contract income) under a research and development arrangement accounted for as a contract to perform research and development for others.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 730
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-Section 50
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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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License Agreements and Grants - National Institute of Health Grant (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		68 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2015	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020
Research and Development Arrangement, Contract to Perform for Others [Line Items]
Cumulative amount awarded				$ 1.5
National Institute of Health Grant
Research and Development Arrangement, Contract to Perform for Others [Line Items]
Grant period	5 years
Total grant funding	$ 5.0	$ 0.1	$ 0.2