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Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Converted To Unvested Common Stock Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Converted to unvested common stock Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period Number of Shares, Granted Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period Number of Shares, Forfeited Share based compensation by share based payment arrangement equity instruments other than options converted to unvested common stock. Share Based Compensation By Share Based Payment Arrangement Equity Instruments Other Than Options Converted To Unvested Common Stock Number of Shares, Converted to unvested common stock Restricted Stock [Member] Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number Number of Shares, Ending balance Number of Shares, Beginning balance Share based compensation by share based payment award conversion of incentive shares into restricted stock. Share Based Compensation By Share Based Payment Award Conversion Of Incentive Shares Into Restricted Stock Conversion of incentive shares Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period Vested Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Ending balance Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Beginning balance Share based compensation by share based payment award conversion of incentive share into restricted stock weighted average grant date fair value. Share Based Compensation By Share Based Payment Award Conversion Of Incentive Share Into Restricted Stock Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Conversion of incentive shares Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Vested Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Option, Nonvested, Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted average grant date fair value, Ending Weighted average grant date fair value, beginning Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Exercisable, Number Exercisable Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted average grant date fair value, Exercisable Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares Number of Shares, Ending balance Number of Shares, Beginning balance Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member] Stock options [Member] Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Table] General and Administrative Expense [Member] Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items] Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest Net loss attributable to redeemable convertible noncontrolling interests Temporary Equity, Dividends, Adjustment Exchange of redeemable noncontrolling interest shares – deemed dividend (refer to Note 13) Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table] Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount Antidilutive Securities [Axis] Antidilutive Securities, Name [Domain] Unvested common shares. Unvested Common Shares [Member] Unvested common shares [Member] Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, by Legal Entity [Table] Related Party Transaction [Axis] Related Party Transaction [Domain] DOT One. Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure Money market funds, included in cash and cash equivalents Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Axis] Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Domain] Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Transfers, Net Fair value, measurement recurring basis, asset, transfers, net Prepaid Insurance Prepaid insurance Prepaid Research and Development Expenses. Prepaid research and development expenses Prepaid research and development expenses Other Prepaid Expense, Current Other prepaid expenses and other assets Property, Plant and Equipment [Table] Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross Property and equipment, gross Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization Long-Lived Tangible Asset [Axis] Long-Lived Tangible Asset [Domain] Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic Not Affecting Cumulative Losses Net loss attributable to common share members/common stockholders Net loss attributable to common share members/common stockholders Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract] Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract] Conversion of redeemable noncontrolling interest to common stock values. Conversion Of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest To Common Stock Values Conversion of redeemable noncontrolling interest to common stock Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Employee Stock Purchase Plans Issuance of incentive shares Stock Issued During Period, Value, Conversion of Units Conversion of redeemable convertible preferred, common, and incentive shares into common stock , Value Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues Common stock issued in IPO, net of issuance costs of $16,995 Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues Shares, Outstanding Ending Balance (In shares) DOT One [Member] DOT -1 [Member] Takeda. Takeda [Member] Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] Temporary equity shares converted into permanent equity. Temporary Equity Shares Converted Into Permanent Equity Temporary equity shares converted into permanent equity Adjustment to additional paid in capital loss on conversion of temporary equity into permanent equity. Adjustment To Additional Paid In Capital Loss On Conversion Of Temporary Equity Into Permanent Equity Adjustment to additional paid in capital loss on conversion of temporary equity into permanent equity