Cash includes currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. It also includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits in that the customer may deposit additional funds at any time and effectively may withdraw funds at any time without prior notice or penalty. Cash equivalents, excluding items classified as marketable securities, include short-term, highly liquid Investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash, and so near their maturity that they present minimal risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments with original maturities of three months or less qualify under that definition. Original maturity means original maturity to the entity holding the investment. For example, both a three-month US Treasury bill and a three-year Treasury note purchased three months from maturity qualify as cash equivalents. However, a Treasury note purchased three years ago does not become a cash equivalent when its remaining maturity is three months. Short-term investments, exclusive of cash equivalents, generally consist of marketable securities intended to be sold within one year (or the normal operating cycle if longer) and may include trading securities, available-for-sale securities, or held-to-maturity securities (if maturing within one year), as applicable.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.1)
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Organization And Business Activities
Nominal value of ordinary stock (in dollars per share)		$ 0.01
Liquidity
cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments \| $		$ 86.9
Redomiciliation Transaction \| Nabriva Therapeutics AG ("Nabriva Austria")
Organization And Business Activities
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Percent of outstanding share capital exchanged	98.50%		100.00%
Redomiciliation Transaction \| Nabriva Therapeutics AG ("Nabriva Austria") \| Ordinary Shares
Organization And Business Activities
Conversion ratio of common stock to ordinary shares	0.10
Redomiciliation Transaction \| Nabriva Therapeutics AG ("Nabriva Austria") \| ADS
Organization And Business Activities
Conversion ratio of common stock to ordinary shares	1