Statements of Operations - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||
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Sep. 30, 2019 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2019 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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| Income Statement [Abstract] | ||||||
| Revenues | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
| Operating expenses: | ||||||
| Research and development | 219,846 | 303,684 | 1,384,740 | 1,253,472 | 1,774,454 | 935,319 |
| In-process research and development | 0 | 14,501,622 | ||||
| General and administrative | 539,602 | 363,848 | 1,714,126 | 1,151,317 | 1,628,308 | 1,166,186 |
| Total operating expenses | 759,448 | 667,532 | 3,098,866 | 2,404,789 | 3,402,762 | 16,603,127 |
| Loss from operations | (759,448) | (667,532) | (3,098,866) | (2,404,789) | (3,402,762) | (16,603,127) |
| Other income: | ||||||
| Interest and other income | 23,368 | 27,348 | 80,851 | 67,318 | 103,215 | 48,255 |
| Loss before income tax benefit | (3,299,547) | (16,554,872) | ||||
| Income tax benefit | 71,615 | 0 | ||||
| Net loss | (736,080) | (640,184) | (3,018,015) | (2,337,471) | (3,227,932) | (16,554,872) |
| Other comprehensive loss: | ||||||
| Foreign currency translation loss | (8,739) | (806) | (9,799) | (2,385) | (2,396) | 0 |
| Comprehensive loss | $ (744,819) | $ (640,990) | $ (3,027,814) | $ (2,339,856) | $ (3,230,328) | $ (16,554,872) |
| Net loss per share: | ||||||
| Basic and diluted | $ (0.08) | $ (0.07) | $ (0.32) | $ (0.25) | $ (0.35) | $ (1.89) |
| Weighted average shares outstanding: | ||||||
| Basic and diluted | 9,291,421 | 9,291,421 | 9,291,421 | 9,291,421 | 9,291,421 | 8,782,037 |
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- Definition The aggregate costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility, and costs allocated in accounting for a business combination to in-process projects deemed to have no alternative future use. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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