| Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] | 
   
T 
hree Months Ended  
June 30 
, 2020 
   |    |     |    |    |     |    |    |     |    |    |     |    |     |   Royalty revenue   |    |  $ |  8,920  |    |    |  $ |  —  |    |    |  $ |  —  |    |    |  $ |  8,920  |    |     |   Grant and other revenue   |    |    |  215,458  |    |    |    |  46,723  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  262,181  |    |     |   Total revenue   |    |    |  224,378  |    |    |    |  46,723  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  271,101  |    |     |   Cost of revenue   |    |    |  357  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  357  |    |     |   Research and development expenses   |    |    |  1,193,151  |    |    |    |  88,628  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  1,281,779  |    |      Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization  (1) 
   |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  972  |    |    |    |  1,309,363  |    |    |    |  1,310,335  |    |      Depreciation and amortization  (2) 
   |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  19,256  |    |    |    |  19,256  |    |     |    |    |    |  (969,130  |    )   |    |    |  (42,877  |    )   |    |    |  (1,328,619  |    )   |    |    |  (2,340,626  |    )   |     |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  15,007  |    |    |    |  15,007  |    |     |   Net loss   |    |    |  (969,130  |    )   |    |    |  (42,877  |    )   |    |    |  (1,313,612  |    )   |    |    |  (2,325,619  |    )   |     |   Total assets, net of depreciation and amortization:   |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |     |   United States   |    |  $ |  107,185  |    |    |  $ |  36,483  |    |    |  $ |  6,463,015  |    |    |  $ |  6,606,683  |    |     |   Capital expenditures   |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  1,947  |    |    |    |  1,947  |    |      
   
T 
hree Months Ended June 30, 2019 
   |    |     |    |    |     |    |    |     |    |    |     |    |     |   Royalty revenue   |    |  $ |  5,940  |    |    |  $ |  —  |    |    |  $ |  —  |    |    |  $ |  5,940  |    |     |   License revenue   |    |    |  9,953  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  9,953  |    |     |   Grant and other revenue   |    |    |  196,630  |    |    |    |  47,569  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  244,199  |    |     |   Total revenue   |    |    |  212,523  |    |    |    |  47,569  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  260,092  |    |     |   Cost of revenue   |    |    |  238  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  238  |    |     |   Research and development expenses   |    |    |  775,462  |    |    |    |  295,180  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  1,070,642  |    |      Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization  (1) 
   |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  3,062  |    |    |    |  1,821,812  |    |    |    |  1,824,874  |    |      Depreciation and amortization  (2) 
   |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  36,726  |    |    |    |  36,726  |    |     |    |    |    |  (563,177  |    )   |    |    |  (250,673  |    )   |    |    |  (1,858,538  |    )   |    |    |  (2,672,388  |    )   |     |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  (1,590  |    )   |    |    |  (1,590  |    )   |     |   Income tax benefit   |    |    |  35  |    |    |    |  16  |    |    |    |  117  |    |    |    |  168  |    |     |   Net loss from continuing operations   |    |    |  (563,142  |    )   |    |    |  (250,657  |    )   |    |    |  (1,860,011  |    )   |    |    |  (2,673,810  |    )   |     |   Income from discontinued operations, net of tax   |    |    |  632  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  632  |    |     |   Net loss   |    |    |  (562,510  |    )   |    |    |  (250,657  |    )   |    |    |  (1,860,011  |    )   |    |    |  (2,673,178  |    )   |     |   Total assets, net of depreciation and amortization:   |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |     |   United States   |    |  $ |  220,334  |    |    |  $ |  11,235  |    |    |  $ |  7,892,312  |    |    |  $ |  8,123,881  |    |     |   International   |    |    |  6,514  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  6,514  |    |      
   Six Months Ended June 30, 2020    |    |     |    |    |     |    |    |     |    |    |     |    |     |   Royalty revenue   |    |  $ |  24,141  |    |    |  $ |  —  |    |    |  $ |  —  |    |    |  $ |  24,141  |    |     |   Grant and other revenue   |    |    |  274,374  |    |    |    |  128,858  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  403,232  |    |     |   Total revenue   |    |    |  298,515  |    |    |    |  128,858  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  427,373  |    |     |   Cost of revenue   |    |    |  966  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  966  |    |     |   Research and development expenses   |    |    |  2,150,777  |    |    |    |  130,271  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  2,281,048  |    |      Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization  (1) 
   |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  (550  |    )   |    |    |  3,121,796  |    |    |    |  3,121,246  |    |      Depreciation and amortization  (2) 
   |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  36,099  |    |    |    |  36,099  |    |     |    |    |    |  (1,853,228  |    )   |    |    |  (863  |    )   |    |    |  (3,157,895  |    )   |    |    |  (5,011,986  |    )   |     |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  12,759  |    |    |    |  12,759  |    |     |   Net loss   |    |    |  (1,853,228  |    )   |    |    |  (863  |    )   |    |    |  (3,145,136  |    )   |    |    |  (4,999,227  |    )   |     |   Total assets, net of depreciation and amortization:   |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |     |   United States   |    |  $ |  107,185  |    |    |  $ |  36,483  |    |    |  $ |  6,463,015  |    |    |  $ |  6,606,683  |    |     |   Capital expenditures   |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  8,406  |    |    |    |  8,406  |    |      
   
Six 
 Months Ended June 30, 2019 
   |    |     |    |    |     |    |    |     |    |    |     |    |     |   Royalty revenue   |    |  $ |  9,090  |    |    |  $ |  —  |    |    |  $ |  —  |    |    |  $ |  9,090  |    |     |   License revenue   |    |    |  9,953  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  9,953  |    |     |   Grant and other revenue   |    |    |  232,621  |    |    |    |  50,052  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  282,673  |    |     |   Total revenue   |    |    |  251,664  |    |    |    |  50,052  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  301,716  |    |     |   Cost of revenue   |    |    |  6,364  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  6,364  |    |     |   Research and development expenses   |    |    |  1,516,045  |    |    |    |  295,180  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  1,811,225  |    |      Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization  (1) 
   |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  14,776  |    |    |    |  3,501,835  |    |    |    |  3,516,611  |    |      Depreciation and amortization  (2) 
   |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  73,505  |    |    |    |  73,505  |    |     |    |    |    |  (1,270,745  |    )   |    |    |  (259,904  |    )   |    |    |  (3,575,340  |    )   |    |    |  (5,105,989  |    )   |     |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  7,122  |    |    |    |  7,122  |    |     |   Provision for income tax   |    |    |  (177  |    )   |    |    |  (36  |    )   |    |    |  (495  |    )   |    |    |  (708  |    )   |     |   Net loss from continuing operations   |    |    |  (1,270,922  |    )   |    |    |  (259,940  |    )   |    |    |  (3,568,713  |    )   |    |    |  (5,099,575  |    )   |     |   Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax   |    |    |  (2,665  |    )   |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  (2,665  |    )   |     |   Net loss   |    |    |  (1,273,587  |    )   |    |    |  (259,940  |    )   |    |    |  (3,568,713  |    )   |    |    |  (5,102,240  |    )   |     |   Total assets, net of depreciation and amortization:   |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |     |   United States   |    |  $ |  220,334  |    |    |  $ |  11,235  |    |    |  $ |  7,892,312  |    |    |  $ |  8,123,881  |    |     |   International   |    |    |  6,514  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  —  |    |    |    |  6,514  |    |      
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