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Acquisitions (Details Textual) (USD $) | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Acquisitions (Textual) [Abstract] |
Obligation to pay royalties | later of (i) the expiration of the last to expire patent right related to such product candidate that was transferred in the Transaction and (ii) ten years after the first commercial sale of such product candidate.
Roche [Member] |
Acquisitions (Textual) [Abstract] |
Issue of promissory note to Roche | 50,000
Issue of common stock | 901,702
Issue of additional shares of Common Stock | 146,562
Percentage of common stock to be issued as additional consideration | 9.90%
Gross offering proceeds | 3,118,615
Applicable out license term | 90 days
Percentage of royalty liability | 3.00%
Roche [Member] | Top-up Shares [Member] |
Acquisitions (Textual) [Abstract] |
Issue of additional shares of Common Stock | 250,000
Alvos Therapeutics [Member] |
Acquisitions (Textual) [Abstract] |
Issue of common stock | 315,467
Issue of additional shares of Common Stock,Value | 23,500,000
Maximum [Member] | Roche [Member] |
Acquisitions (Textual) [Abstract] |
Cash payments to Roche | 6,000,000
Minimum [Member] | Roche [Member] |
Acquisitions (Textual) [Abstract] |
Cash payments to Roche | 2,500,000

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