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	Sep. 26, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Nov. 06, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 17, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	May 01, 2021	Apr. 09, 2021	Oct. 01, 2020	Aug. 12, 2020	Aug. 01, 2020	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Jun. 15, 2022
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Cash fee payable														$ 100,000
Cash board fee payable quarterly														$ 40,000
Non-officer Directors [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock based compensation												$ 163,479	$ 266,020
General and Administrative Expense [Member] \| Dr Rene Bernards [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cash board compensation												62,500	133,873
Eric J. Forman [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Compensation			$ 200,000
Paid office rent												1,500
BasvanderBaan [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Options, grants in period, gross					25,000
Options vesting term					vesting 50% on the grant date and the remainder vesting 12.5% on the last day of each subsequent calendar quarter-end until fully vested, subject to continued service
Director [Member]
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Options, grants in period, gross		10,000		10,000		10,000
Options exercisable period					5 years
Director [Member] \| Appointment Grants of Options [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cash fee payable												$ 100,000
Options, grants in period, gross												25,000
Options exercisable period												5 years
Options vesting term												vesting 50% on the grant date and the remaining 50% vesting 12.5% on the last day of each calendar quarter beginning in the quarter immediately subsequent to the date of the grant until fully vested, subject to continued service
Director [Member] \| Annual Grant of Options [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
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Options exercisable period												5 years
Options vesting term												vesting 12.5% on the last day of each calendar quarter beginning in the quarter immediately subsequent to the date of grant until fully vested, subject to continued service. If any director has served for less than 12 full calendar months on the grant date, the amount of such stock option grant is prorated based on the length of service of such director
Chairman of Audit Committee [Member]
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Compensation								10,000
Chairman of Other Committees [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Compensation								5,000
Member of Audit Committee [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Compensation								5,000
Member of Other Committees [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Compensation								$ 2,500
Employment Agreement [Member] \| Dr. Kovach [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock based compensation									$ 250,000
Employment Agreement [Member] \| Dr. Kovach [Member] \| General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Compensation												$ 190,860	250,000
Employment Agreement [Member] \| Dr.James S. Miser [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock based compensation							$ 175,000				$ 150,000
Employment Agreement [Member] \| Dr.James S. Miser [Member] \| General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Compensation												175,000	175,000
Employment Agreement [Member] \| Eric J. Forman [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock based compensation							175,000			$ 120,000
Paid office rent												15,571	937
Employment Agreement [Member] \| Eric J. Forman [Member] \| General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Compensation												200,000	178,819
Employment Agreement [Member] \| Chief Operating Officer [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Compensation			$ 200,000
Employment Agreement [Member] \| Robert N. Weingarten [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock based compensation							$ 175,000			$ 120,000
Employment Agreement [Member] \| Robert N. Weingarten [Member] \| General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Compensation												175,000	$ 175,000
Employment Agreement [Member] \| BasvanderBaan [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock based compensation	$ 150,000
Employment Agreement [Member] \| BasvanderBaan [Member] \| General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Compensation												$ 40,639