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| Lymphoseek sales revenue | $ 3,503,000 | $ 2,953,000 | $ 1,964,000 | $ 1,835,000 | $ 1,460,000 | $ 1,101,000 | $ 1,046,000 | $ 627,000 | $ 10,254,352 | $ 4,233,953 | $ 614,423 |
| Lymphoseek license revenue | 250,000 | 550,000 | 250,000 | 83,000 | 300,000 | 1,133,333 | 300,000 | ||||
| Grant and other revenue | 541,000 | 477,000 | 654,000 | 190,000 | 738,000 | 849,000 | 28,000 | 125,000 | 1,861,622 | 1,740,896 | 516,207 |
| Gross profit | 3,778,000 | 3,522,000 | 2,535,000 | 1,659,000 | 1,884,000 | 1,442,000 | 804,000 | 559,000 | 11,494,544 | 4,688,704 | 797,815 |
| Operating expenses | 6,379,000 | 7,845,000 | 6,346,000 | 9,475,000 | 6,360,000 | 6,805,000 | 10,020,000 | 9,138,000 | 30,045,062 | 32,321,660 | 39,236,129 |
| Loss from operations | (2,601,000) | (4,323,000) | (3,811,000) | (7,816,000) | (4,476,000) | (5,363,000) | (9,216,000) | (8,579,000) | (18,550,518) | (27,632,956) | (38,438,314) |
| Net loss attributable to common stockholders | $ (2,510,000) | $ (8,071,000) | $ (9,691,000) | $ (7,337,000) | $ (6,865,000) | $ (6,899,000) | $ (10,222,000) | $ (11,741,000) | $ (27,608,680) | $ (35,726,669) | $ (42,699,458) |
| Loss per common share (basic and diluted), in dollars per share | $ (0.02) | $ (0.05) | $ (0.06) | $ (0.05) | $ (0.05) | $ (0.05) | $ (0.07) | $ (0.08) | $ (0.18) | $ (0.24) | $ (0.35) |
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- Definition The amount of net income or loss for the period per each share in instances when basic and diluted earnings per share are the same amount and reported as a single line item on the face of the financial statements. Basic earnings per share is the amount of net income or loss for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share includes the amount of net income or loss for the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period. No definition available.
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- Definition Revenue earned during the period relating to consideration received from another party for the right to use, but not own, certain of the entity's intangible assets. Licensing arrangements include, but are not limited to, rights to use a patent, copyright, technology, manufacturing process, software or trademark. Licensing fees are generally, but not always, fixed as to amount and not dependent upon the revenue generated by the licensing party. An entity may receive licensing fees for licenses that also generate royalty payments to the entity. 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 Aggregate revenue during the period from the sale of goods in the normal course of business, after deducting returns, allowances and discounts. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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