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License Agreement
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Maximum development and regulatory milestone payment		165.0
Maximum license fee and milestone payment		175.0
Potential milestone payment		$ 875.0
License Agreement \| Minimum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
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License Agreement \| Maximum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
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Huntsville Facility \| Development Agreement and Related Lease Agreement
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Area of land \| a			25
Project estimated cost			$ 42.0
RevOpsis Therapeutics, Inc. \| License Agreement
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of additional retinal products \| Product		4
Aliso Facility
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Area of square feet \| ft²	40,000
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