Segments and geographic information - Significant segment expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
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Dec. 31, 2025 |
Dec. 31, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
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| Collaboration revenue | $ 72,586 | $ 35,275 | $ 26,976 |
| Research and development: | |||
| Total research and development | 240,283 | 172,966 | 156,496 |
| General and administrative: | |||
| Effect of foreign exchange rates | (700) | 700 | 600 |
| Total general and administrative | 79,368 | 72,181 | 60,426 |
| Total operating expenses | 319,651 | 245,147 | 216,922 |
| Net loss | $ (218,960) | $ (169,031) | $ (180,664) |
| Segment Reporting, Other Segment Item, Composition, Description | Other segment items include interest and other income, interest expense, loss on extinguishment of debt, gain on extinguishment of research and development funding liability and provision for (benefit from) income taxes. | Other segment items include interest and other income, interest expense, loss on extinguishment of debt, gain on extinguishment of research and development funding liability and provision for (benefit from) income taxes. | Other segment items include interest and other income, interest expense, loss on extinguishment of debt, gain on extinguishment of research and development funding liability and provision for (benefit from) income taxes. |
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| Collaboration revenue | $ 72,586 | $ 35,275 | $ 26,976 |
| Research and development: | |||
| Discovery, platform and other expense | 43,221 | 30,293 | 37,815 |
| Employee and contractor related expenses | 69,701 | 58,687 | 46,506 |
| Share-based compensation | 18,024 | 19,424 | 15,581 |
| Facility expenses | 6,999 | 8,105 | 8,845 |
| Research and development incentives and government grants | (34,920) | (43,207) | (24,459) |
| Total research and development | 240,283 | 172,966 | 156,496 |
| General and administrative: | |||
| Personnel-related costs | 28,358 | 23,500 | 18,985 |
| Professional and consulting fees | 20,646 | 20,258 | 14,814 |
| Other general and administrative costs | 9,577 | 9,047 | 9,137 |
| Share-based compensation | 21,440 | 18,657 | 16,896 |
| Effect of foreign exchange rates | (653) | 719 | 594 |
| Total general and administrative | 79,368 | 72,181 | 60,426 |
| Total operating expenses | 319,651 | 245,147 | 216,922 |
| Other segment items | 28,105 | 40,841 | 9,282 |
| Net loss | (218,960) | (169,031) | (180,664) |
| Single reportable segment | Zelenectide pevedotin (Nectin-4) | |||
| Research and development: | |||
| Project specific costs | 126,780 | 82,705 | 44,135 |
| Single reportable segment | BT5528 (EphA2) | |||
| Research and development: | |||
| Project specific costs | 8,487 | 9,119 | 9,195 |
| Single reportable segment | Bicycle tumor-targeted immune cell agonists | |||
| Research and development: | |||
| Project specific costs | $ 1,991 | $ 7,840 | $ 18,878 |
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- Definition Amount of expense for research and development. Includes, but is not limited to, cost for computer software product to be sold, leased, or otherwise marketed and writeoff of research and development assets acquired in transaction other than business combination or joint venture formation or both. Excludes write-down of intangible asset acquired in business combination or from joint venture formation or both, used in research and development activity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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