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Common Stock Issuance (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Cash received from stock sale, before issuance costs | $ 16,775,000 | $ 20,220,000
Purchase Agreement December 2019 |  |
Number of shares of common stock issued | 375,000 |
Cash received from stock sale, before issuance costs | $ 277,000 |
Stock issuance costs | $ 90,000 |
Terms and provisions | In December 2019, we entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement with Lincoln Park granting us the right to sell shares of our common stock having an aggregate value of up to $16.0 million. Under the terms of the agreement, Lincoln Park made an initial purchase of 1.5 million shares of common stock for $1.0 million at a purchase price of $0.6531 per share. Subject to various limitations and conditions set forth in the agreement, we may sell up to an additional $15.0 million in shares of common stock, from time to time, at our sole discretion to Lincoln Park over a 24-month period beginning December 2019. In consideration for entering into the agreement, we issued 375,000 shares of our common stock, having a value of $277,000, based on the closing stock price at the date of grant, to Lincoln Park as a commitment fee. We incurred an additional $90,000 in issuance costs. |
Direct July 2019 |  |
Number of shares of common stock issued | 3,000,000 |
Cash received from stock sale, before issuance costs | $ 2,000,000 |
Stock issuance costs | $ 24,000 |
Terms and provisions | In July 2019, we raised $2.0 million before issuance costs of approximately $24,000 through a registered direct offering of 3.0 million shares of our common stock to a private investor. |
Direct April 2019 |  |
Number of shares of common stock issued | 2,300,000 |
Cash received from stock sale, before issuance costs | $ 2,000,000 |
Stock issuance costs | $ 34,000 |
Terms and provisions | In April 2019, we raised $2.0 million before issuance costs of approximately $34,000 through a registered direct offering of 2.3 million shares of our common stock to a private investor. |
Purchase Agreement April 2019 |  |
Number of shares of common stock issued | 15,700,000 |
Cash received from stock sale, before issuance costs | $ 11,000,000 |
Terms and provisions | In April 2019, we entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement with Lincoln Park granting us the right to sell shares of our common stock having an aggregate value of up to $11.0 million. Under the terms of the agreement, Lincoln Park made an initial purchase of $1.0 million in shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.98 per share. Subject to various limitations and conditions set forth in the agreement, we may sell up to an additional $10.0 million in shares of common stock, from time to time, at our sole discretion to Lincoln Park over a 24-month period beginning April 2019. In consideration for entering into the agreement, we issued 250,000 shares of our common stock, having a value of $258,000, based on the closing stock price at the date of grant, to Lincoln Park as a commitment fee. We incurred an additional $92,000 in issuance costs. As of December 31, 2019, we have issued 15.7 million shares and raised a total of $11.0 million under this agreement. No further shares are available for sales under this agreement. |
Direct January 2019 |  |
Number of shares of common stock issued | 2,000,000 |
Cash received from stock sale, before issuance costs | $ 1,200,000 |
Stock issuance costs | $ 26,000 |
Terms and provisions | In January 2019, we raised $1.2 million before issuance costs of approximately $26,000 through a registered direct offering of 2.0 million shares of our common stock to a private investor. |
Public December 2018 |  |
Number of shares of common stock issued | 7,000,000 |
Cash received from stock sale, before issuance costs | $ 4,200,000 |
Stock issuance costs | $ 524,000 |
Terms and provisions | In December 2018, we raised $4.2 million before issuance costs of approximately $524,000 through an underwritten public offering of 7.0 million shares of our common stock. |
Public June 2018 |  |
Number of shares of common stock issued | 14,400,000 |
Cash received from stock sale, before issuance costs | $ 18,000,000 |
Stock issuance costs | $ 1,400,000 |
Terms and provisions | In June 2018, we raised $18.0 million before issuance costs of approximately $1.4 million through an underwritten public offering of 14.4 million shares of our common stock. |

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