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SHARE BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Table Text Block]
All stock-based compensation is included in operating expenses for the periods as follows:
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
March 31,
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
Compensation cost recognized:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
General & administrative
 
$
87,905
 
$
970
 
Research & development
 
 
620
 
 
1,316
 
 
 
$
88,525
 
$
2,286
 
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]
The fair value of share-based payment units was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions and weighted average fair values as follows:
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31, 2015
Valuation assumptions:
 
 
 
 
 
Grant price
 
 
$1.44 - $1.56
 
 
Exercise price
 
 
$1.44 - $1.56
 
 
Expected dividend yield
 
 
0
%
 
Expected volatility
 
 
99%-99.2
%
 
Expected life (in years)
 
 
5
 
 
Risk-free interest rate
 
 
1.37% - 1.39
%
 
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]
Stock option activity under the 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2006 Stock Option Plans during the periods indicated below were as follows:
 
 
 
Number of
Shares
Subject to
Issuance
 
Weighted-
average
Exercise
Price
 
Weighted-
average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2014
 
 
235,478
 
$
5.95
 
 
4.44 years
 
$
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Granted
 
 
24,426
 
$
1.49
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Forfeited or expired
 
 
(1,250)
 
$
3.12
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Exercised
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Outstanding at March 31, 2015
 
 
258,654
 
$
5.55
 
 
4.26 years
 
$
1,655
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exercisable at March 31, 2015
 
 
21,231
 
$
29.08
 
 
1.05 years
 
 
-
 
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]  
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]
During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, charges associated with RSUs were $29,375 and $0, respectively.
 
 
 
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2014
 
 
31,807
 
$
3.93
 
$
-
 
Granted
 
 
43,402
 
$
1.11
 
 
 
 
Vested and Settled in Shares
 
 
(34,589)
 
$
3.36
 
 
 
 
Canceled / Expired
 
 
-
 
$
-
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Outstanding at March 31, 2015
 
 
40,620
 
$
1.93
 
$
-