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Acquisitions - Summary of Estimated Fair Values at Date of Acquisition (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Roche [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Current assets | $ 432,709
Property and equipment | 7,215,206
Intangible assets | 1,174,935
Other noncurrent assets | 6,264
Current liabilities | (414,122)
Noncurrent liabilities | (1,570,072)
Gain on purchase | (1,576,106)
Total purchase consideration | 5,268,814
Alvos acquisition [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Current assets | 29,332
In-process R&D | 2,172,387
Current liabilities | (113,033)
Total purchase consideration | $ 2,088,686

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