CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
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| Operating expenses | ||||
| Research and development | $ 88,550 | $ 80,525 | $ 241,302 | $ 675,840 |
| General and administrative | 673,080 | 775,623 | 2,631,408 | 2,882,682 |
| Total operating expenses | 761,630 | 856,148 | 2,872,710 | 3,558,522 |
| Operating loss | (761,630) | (856,148) | (2,872,710) | (3,558,522) |
| Other expense (income) | ||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liability | (281,497) | 27,665 | (320,495) | (1,584,969) |
| Change in fair value of conversion rights of Series B preferred stock | 0 | 61,058 | (88,532) | 82,872 |
| Net Loss before income taxes | (480,133) | (944,871) | (2,463,683) | (2,056,425) |
| Provision for income taxes | 400 | 2,431 | 1,200 | |
| Net loss | (480,133) | (945,271) | (2,466,114) | (2,057,625) |
| Less: Preferred deemed dividend | 711,000 | |||
| Net loss applicable to common shareholders | $ (480,133) | $ (945,271) | $ (3,177,114) | $ (2,057,625) |
| Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share) | $ (0.02) | $ (0.05) | $ (0.12) | $ (0.10) |
| Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share) | $ (0.02) | $ (0.05) | $ (0.12) | $ (0.10) |
| Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding | ||||
| Basic (in shares) | 30,191,744 | 19,913,163 | 27,068,308 | 19,910,426 |
| Diluted (in shares) | 30,191,744 | 19,913,163 | 27,068,308 | 19,910,426 |
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- Definition The aggregate total of expenses of managing and administering the affairs of an entity, including affiliates of the reporting entity, which are not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations, including income (loss) from equity method investments, before deduction of income tax expense (benefit), and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount, after deduction of tax, noncontrolling interests, dividends on preferred stock and participating securities; of income (loss) available to common shareholders. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Generally recurring costs associated with normal operations except for the portion of these expenses which can be clearly related to production and included in cost of sales or services. Includes selling, general and administrative expense. No definition available.
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- Definition The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. No definition available.
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- Definition Dividends paid to preferred stock holders that is redeemable solely at the option of the issuer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition 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. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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