INCOME TAXES - Deferred Tax Assets (Details) - USD ($) |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
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| Deferred tax assets | ||
| Federal net operating loss | $ 28,261,717 | $ 26,562,715 |
| Federal research and development tax credit carryforwards | 6,137,842 | 5,439,062 |
| State net operating losses and tax credit carryforwards | 3,590,961 | 1,589,926 |
| Capitalized research and development expenses | 8,955,425 | 5,959,275 |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 2,333,551 | 1,565,130 |
| Depreciable assets | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 292,259 | 103,189 |
| Total deferred tax assets | 49,571,755 | 41,219,297 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | ||
| Depreciable assets | (153,928) | (89,129) |
| Total deferred tax liabilities | (153,928) | (89,129) |
| Net deferred tax assets | 49,417,827 | 41,130,168 |
| Less- valuation allowance | (49,417,827) | (41,130,168) |
| 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://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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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://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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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://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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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://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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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://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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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://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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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://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from property, plant, and equipment. No definition available.
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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://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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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://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from property, plant, and equipment. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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