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License Agreements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2025	Oct. 03, 2023	Jul. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2015
Impilo
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Investment owned (in shares)			766,000
Sanford Burnham Prebys
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Shares held by third party (in shares)	0
Sanford Burnham Prebys \| Impilo
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Investment owned (in shares)		191,500
Sanford Burnham Prebys \| Collaborative Arrangement, Transaction with Party to Collaborative Arrangement
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Shares issued under license agreement (in shares)				382,030
Annual license maintenance fee				$ 10
Annual license maintenance fee, year seven				20
Potential milestone payments				$ 10,600
Royalties, net of sales				4.00%
Sublicensing fee				25.00%

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Shares Held by Third Party

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