Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail)

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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Jul. 30, 2012
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2013
Channel Collaboration Agreement [Member]
Jul. 30, 2012
Dr. Frederick Telling [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Lantibiotic ECC [Member]
Channel Collaboration Agreement [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Lantibiotic ECC [Member]
Channel Collaboration Agreement [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Probiotics ECC [Member]
Channel Collaboration Agreement [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Probiotics ECC [Member]
Channel Collaboration Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                  
Deferred payments   $ 25,500 $ 25,500            
Cash paid to Intrexon Corporation           $ 1,463,019 $ 245,519 $ 0 $ 0
Percentage of outstanding common stock       25.00%          
Number of common stock sold 8,666,665       98,111