Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] |
Year Ended December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Royalty revenue | | $ | 7,995 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 7,995 | | License revenue | | | 110,730 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 110,730 | | Grant and other revenue | | | 482,221 | | | | 314,067 | | | | — | | | | 796,288 | | Total revenue | | | 600,946 | | | | 314,067 | | | | — | | | | 915,013 | | Cost of revenue | | | 1,048 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,048 | | Research and development expenses | | | 4,593,459 | | | | 336,728 | | | | — | | | | 4,930,187 | | Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization (1)
| | | 299,959 | | | | 800 | | | | 6,323,807 | | | | 6,624,566 | | Depreciation and amortization (2)
| | | 10,068 | | | | — | | | | 60,325 | | | | 70,393 | | | | | (4,303,588 | ) | | | (23,461 | ) | | | (6,384,132 | ) | | | (10,711,181 | ) | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (10,510 | ) | | | (10,510 | ) | Net loss | | | (4,303,588 | ) | | | (23,461 | ) | | | (6,394,642 | ) | | | (10,721,691 | ) | Total assets, net of depreciation and amortization: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | United States | | $ | 139,121 | | | | — | | | | 7,416,106 | | | | 7,555,227 | | International | | | 202,791 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 202,791 | | Capital expenditures | | | 120,810 | | | | — | | | | 15,071 | | | | 135,881 | |
Year Ended December 31, 2019 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Royalty revenue | | $ | 16,665 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 16,665 | | License revenue | | | 9,953 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 9,953 | | Grant and other revenue | | | 384,776 | | | | 246,432 | | | | — | | | | 631,208 | | Total revenue | | | 411,394 | | | | 246,432 | | | | — | | | | 657,826 | | Cost of revenue | | | 6,667 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 6,667 | | Research and development expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization | | | 4,795,445 | | | | 542,822 | | | | — | | | | 5,338,267 | | Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization (1)
| | | — | | | | 16,990 | | | | 6,113,907 | | | | 6,130,897 | | Depreciation and amortization (2)
| | | — | | | | — | | | | 144,512 | | | | 144,512 | | | | | (4,390,718 | ) | | | (313,380 | ) | | | (6,258,419 | ) | | | (10,962,517 | ) | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 17,675 | | | | 17,675 | | Provision for income taxes | | | (284 | ) | | | (20 | ) | | | (403 | ) | | | (707 | ) | Loss from continuing operations | | | (4,391,002 | ) | | | (313,400 | ) | | | (6,241,147 | ) | | | (10,945,549 | ) | Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax effect | | | (2,665 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (2,665 | ) | Net loss | | | (4,393,666 | ) | | | (313,400 | ) | | | (6,241,147 | ) | | | (10,948,214 | ) | Total assets, net of depreciation and amortization: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | United States | | $ | 55,229 | | | $ | 31,449 | | | $ | 4,064,228 | | | $ | 4,150,906 | | International | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | Capital expenditures | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,258 | | | | 1,258 | |
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