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The aggregate costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility, and costs allocated in accounting for a business combination to in-process projects deemed to have no alternative future use.

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	Sep. 05, 2018	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
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Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest						$ 0	$ (1,000)
Research and development expense		$ 2,570,000	$ 3,485,000	$ 6,082,000	$ 8,652,000	11,723,000	7,800,000
Stock Purchase Agreement
Noncontrolling Interest
Research and development expense						$ 0	$ 1,000
SYN Biomics
Noncontrolling Interest
Ownership percentage						100.00%
SYN Biomics \| SYN Biomics
Noncontrolling Interest
Ownership percentage	88.50%						100.00%
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Noncontrolling Interest
Expenses from transactions with related party	$ 328,000
Fair value of shares issued	$ 285,000
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center \| Stock Purchase Agreement
Noncontrolling Interest
Number of common stock, shares to be issued	50,000
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center \| SYN Biomics \| Stock Purchase Agreement
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Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners	17.00%