Accrued Expenses

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Payables And Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued Expenses

4. Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):

	As of
	September 30,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Payroll and employee-related costs	$	5,353	$	5,550
Research costs		6,830		2,285
Licensing fees		144		609
Professional fees		2,397		2,176
Intellectual property costs		1,505		500
ViaCyte collaboration agreement		7,609		-
Other		1,997		241
Total	$	25,835	$	11,361