INCOME TAXES (Details 1) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Deferred tax assets | ||
Federal net operating loss | $ 22,343,084 | $ 19,447,371 |
Federal research and development tax credit carryforwards | 1,969,426 | 1,956,146 |
State net operating loss | 2,252,566 | 2,444,816 |
State research and development tax credit carryforwards | 633,571 | 597,608 |
Capitalized research and development expenses | 11,068,868 | 13,007,013 |
Capital loss carryforward (expires beginning in 2012) | 0 | 340,000 |
Stock-based compensation expense | 842,174 | 333,206 |
Intangible assets | 440,556 | 555,198 |
Charitable contribution carryforwards | 43,350 | 44,370 |
Accrued liabilities | 25,199 | 35,314 |
Total deferred tax assets | 39,618,794 | 38,761,042 |
Deferred tax liabilities | ||
Depreciable assets | (271,049) | (346,870) |
Total deferred tax liabilities | (271,049) | (346,870) |
Net deferred tax assets | 39,347,745 | 38,414,172 |
Less valuation allowance | (39,347,745) | (38,414,172) |
Total deferred tax assets | $ 0 | $ 0 |
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Amount of deferred tax assets attributable to taxable temporary differences from research and development costs. No definition available.
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Amount of deferred tax assets operating loss. No definition available.
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Value of deferred tax assets of operating loss. No definition available.
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Amount of deferred tax assets tax credit carry forwards domestic research and development. No definition available.
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Amount of deferred tax assets tax credit carry forwards state and local research and development. No definition available.
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax liability to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible capital loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible charitable contribution carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from intangible assets including goodwill. No definition available.
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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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Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards, net of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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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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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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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from accrued liabilities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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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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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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