Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2022 |
Sep. 30, 2021 |
Sep. 30, 2022 |
Sep. 30, 2021 |
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| Income Statement [Abstract] | ||||
| Grant revenue | $ 86,047 | $ 131,521 | ||
| Operating expenses: | ||||
| Research and development | 2,824,598 | 3,547,321 | 10,595,842 | 9,275,800 |
| General and administrative | 1,215,009 | 847,134 | 3,590,892 | 4,194,103 |
| Total operating expenses | 4,039,607 | 4,394,455 | 14,186,734 | 13,469,903 |
| Loss from operations | (3,953,560) | (4,394,455) | (14,055,213) | (13,469,903) |
| Other income (expense): | ||||
| Interest income | 41,634 | 17,760 | 68,909 | 62,047 |
| Interest expense | (5,228) | (7,053) | (9,290) | (10,654) |
| Local business tax | (489) | 2 | (1,469) | (1,198) |
| Miscellaneous income | 11,333 | 670 | ||
| Total other income, net | 35,917 | 10,709 | 69,483 | 50,865 |
| Loss before income taxes | (3,917,643) | (4,383,746) | (13,985,730) | (13,419,038) |
| Income tax benefit | ||||
| Net loss | $ (3,917,643) | $ (4,383,746) | $ (13,985,730) | $ (13,419,038) |
| Basic and diluted net loss per share | $ (0.03) | $ (0.04) | $ (0.12) | $ (0.12) |
| Shares used to compute basic and diluted net loss per share | 116,744,807 | 116,262,938 | 116,511,473 | 111,748,586 |
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- Definition Generally recurring costs associated with normal operations except for the portion of these expenses which can be clearly related to production and included in cost of sales or services. Includes selling, general and administrative expense. No definition available.
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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://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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