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Deferred revenue from affiliated entity.

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Deferred revenue from affiliated entity recognized period.

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Future Payments to be Received from Sale of Intangible Assets

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Maximum Amount of Additional Equity Fundraising

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Number of Future Payments to be Received from Sale of Intangible Assets

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Proceeds from sale of intangible assets to related party.

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Receivable from sale of Intangible Assets

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Exercise price of the warrants.

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-Section 13

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Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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Aggregate carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of noncurrent assets not separately disclosed in the balance sheet. Noncurrent assets are expected to be realized or consumed after one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer).

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Cash received from licensees for license fees during the current period.

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Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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Amount of revenue, fees and commissions earned from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, for example, but not limited to, pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates.

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Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended					0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)	May 31, 2014 Payment	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 24, 2010 GeneOne Life Sciences [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 GeneOne Life Sciences [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 GeneOne Life Sciences [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 GeneOne Life Sciences [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 GeneOne Life Sciences [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 GeneOne Life Sciences [Member]	Mar. 24, 2010 GeneOne Life Sciences [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 OncoSec [Member]	Sep. 28, 2011 OncoSec [Member] First warrant [Member]	Sep. 28, 2011 OncoSec [Member] First warrant [Member]	Mar. 24, 2012 OncoSec [Member] Second warrant [Member]	Mar. 24, 2012 OncoSec [Member] Second warrant [Member]
Related-Party Transactions (Textual) [Abstract]
Payment received for license granted				$ 3,000,000
Deferred revenue from affiliated entity										3,000,000
Period over which deferred revenue from affiliated entity will be recognized in years				8 years
Revenue from related parties					113,000	106,000	367,000	319,000
Operating expenses related to affiliated entity					413,000	402,000	4,100,000	960,000
Other Assets, Noncurrent		552,459	402,075		338,000		338,000		231,000
Payments received from affiliate											3,000,000
Common stock purchase warrant													1,000,000		3,000,000
Term of the warrants in years												5 years		5 years
Exercise price of a five-year warrant												$ 1.20		$ 1.00
Subsidiary ownership percentage by parent	91.00%
Receivable from sale of intangible assets	2,000,000
Number of future payments to be received from sale of intangible assets	2
Future payments to be received from sale of intangible assets	1,000,000
Equity ownership percentage after transaction	20.00%
Maximum amount of additional equity fundraising	$ 10,000,000