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	May 18, 2023 USD ($) Item	Jul. 31, 2024	Aug. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2026 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2026 USD ($) Suites	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Licenses and Agreements
Research and development				$ 49,337,000	$ 75,174,000	$ 170,675,000	$ 229,067,000
Phase 2 Clinical Study in Melanoma
Licenses and Agreements
Amount of collaborative arrangement required to be remitted								$ 600,000
Period of collaborative arrangement required to be remitted								60 days
Patent License Agreements Related to TIL Cell Therapies
Licenses and Agreements
Amount of collaborative arrangement required to be remitted				1,500,000		$ 1,500,000
Period of collaborative arrangement required to be remitted						60 days
License agreement				200,000	600,000	$ 200,000	600,000
Second Amended and Restated Patent License Agreement
Licenses and Agreements
Amount of collaborative arrangement required to be remitted				6,000,000		$ 6,000,000
Period of collaborative arrangement required to be remitted						60 days
Second Minaris Manufacturing and services agreement
Licenses and Agreements
Research and development				6,200,000	5,600,000	$ 6,200,000	20,100,000
Number of suites under the agreement \| Suites						2
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement
Licenses and Agreements
Agreement term		5 years	5 years
Notification period to terminate agreement		60 days
Research and development				900,000	900,000	$ 2,600,000	2,600,000
Cellectis S.A
Licenses and Agreements
Research and development				100,000	100,000	200,000	300,000
Novartis Pharma AG and Related Entities - License Agreement
Licenses and Agreements
Research and development									$ 10,000,000
Patient dosing initiation expenses				0	0	0	2,500,000
Number of historical asset purchase agreement \| Item	2
Number of historical master cell bank license and working cell bank transfer agreement \| Item	1
Number of historical license agreement \| Item	1
Percent of milestone payments reimbursable	25.00%
Amount of milestone payment made during the period under the license agreement				0	$ 0	0	$ 0
Novartis Pharma AG and Related Entities - License Agreement \| Maximum \| UNITED STATES
Licenses and Agreements
Amount of milestone payments payable under the license agreement	$ 30,000,000
Novartis Pharma AG and Related Entities - License Agreement \| Maximum \| Non-US
Licenses and Agreements
Amount of milestone payments payable under the license agreement	$ 15,000,000
Manufacturing and Supply Agreement With Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
Licenses and Agreements
Renewal term of agreement	2 years
Remainder of the year ending December 31, 2026				15,000,000		15,000,000
Years ending December 31, 2027				16,400,000		16,400,000
Years ending December 31, 2028				$ 16,800,000		$ 16,800,000