INCOME TAXES (Details 1) - USD ($) |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
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| Deferred tax assets | ||
| Federal net operating loss | $ 36,472,996 | $ 32,565,906 |
| Federal research and development tax credit carryforwards | 3,808,862 | 2,858,628 |
| State net operating losses and tax credit carryforwards | 2,628,006 | 2,619,290 |
| Capitalized research and development expenses | 8,834,640 | 9,883,932 |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 2,162,703 | 1,993,664 |
| Other | 235,681 | 289,643 |
| Total deferred tax assets | 54,142,888 | 50,211,063 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | ||
| Depreciable assets | (150,196) | (171,602) |
| Total deferred tax liabilities | (150,196) | (171,602) |
| Net deferred tax assets | 53,992,692 | 50,039,461 |
| Less- valuation allowance | (53,992,692) | (50,039,461) |
| Total deferred tax assets | $ 0 | $ 0 |
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax assets attributable to taxable temporary differences from research and development costs. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax assets tax credit carry forwards domestic research and development. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount, after allocation of valuation allowances and deferred tax liability, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible differences and carryforwards, without jurisdictional netting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible domestic operating loss carryforwards. Excludes state and local operating loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible state and local operating loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences, classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from share-based compensation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from property, plant, and equipment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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