Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] |
Year Ended December 31, 2018 | |
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| | Royalty revenue | | $ | 15,347 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 15,347 | | License revenue | | | 307,174 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 307,174 | | Grant and other revenue | | | 494,997 | | | | 351,833 | | | | — | | | | 846,830 | | Total revenue | | | 817,518 | | | | 351,833 | | | | — | | | | 1,169,351 | | Cost of revenue | | | 96,636 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 96,636 | | Research and development expenses | | | 3,064,115 | | | | 1,157,766 | | | | — | | | | 4,221,881 | | Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization (a)
| | | — | | | | 78,606 | | | | 7,469,144 | | | | 7,547,750 | | Depreciation and amortization (b)
| | | — | | | | — | | | | 150,385 | | | | 150,385 | | | | | (2,343,233 | ) | | | (884,539 | ) | | | (7,619,529 | ) | | | (10,847,301 | ) | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (5,321,270 | ) | | | (5,321,270 | ) | Benefit from income taxes | | | 1,413 | | | | 534 | | | | 7,806 | | | | 9,753 | | Loss from continuing operations | | | (2,341,820 | ) | | | (884,005 | ) | | | (12,932,993 | ) | | | (16,158,818 | ) | Income from discontinued operations, net of tax effect | | | 1,449 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,449 | | Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax effect | | | 43,053 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 43,053 | | Net loss | | | (2,297,318 | ) | | | (884,005 | ) | | | (12,932,993 | ) | | | (16,114,316 | ) | Total assets, net of depreciation and amortization: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | United States | | $ | 91,425 | | | | 24,763 | | | | 6,878,129 | | | | 6,994,317 | | International | | | 14,330 | | | | | | | | 381 | | | | 14,711 | | Capital expenditures | | | — | | | | — | | | | 46,192 | | | | 46,192 | |
Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Royalty revenue | | $ | 9,126 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 9,126 | | License revenue | | | 100,000 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 100,000 | | Grant and other revenue | | | 1,506,232 | | | | 195,079 | | | | — | | | | 1,701,311 | | Total revenue | | | 1,615,358 | | | | 195,079 | | | | — | | | | 1,810,437 | | Cost of revenue | | | 3,651 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,651 | | Research and development expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization | | | 3,784,255 | | | | 729,587 | | | | — | | | | 4,513,842 | | Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization (a)
| | | — | | | | 34,484 | | | | 10,895,301 | | | | 10,929,785 | | Depreciation and amortization (b)
| | | — | | | | — | | | | 240,166 | | | | 240,166 | | | | | (2,172,548 | ) | | | (568,992 | ) | | | (11,135,467 | ) | | | (13,877,007 | ) | Other income (expense) (d)
| | | — | | | | — | | | | (3,912,679 | ) | | | (3,912,679 | ) | Benefit from income taxes | | | 496,127 | | | | 129,936 | | | | 3,436,426 | | | | 4,062,489 | | Loss from continuing operations | | | (1,676,421 | ) | | | (439,056 | ) | | | (11,611,720 | ) | | | (13,727,197 | ) | Income from discontinued operations, net of tax effect | | | 88,673,053 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 88,673,053 | | Net income (loss) | | | 86,996,632 | | | | (439,056 | ) | | | (11,611,720 | ) | | | 74,945,856 | | Total assets, net of depreciation and amortization: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | United States | | $ | 13,065,871 | | | $ | 49,001 | | | $ | 7,634,237 | | | $ | 20,749,109 | | International | | | 30,476 | | | | — | | | | 1,851 | | | | 32,327 | | Capital expenditures | | | — | | | | — | | | | 33,690 | | | | 33,690 | |
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