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Note 13 - Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]	13. Related Party Transactions We are obligated to reimburse Emory University (a significant stockholder of the Company) for ongoing costs in connection with the filing, prosecution and maintenance of patent applications subject to a license agreement for technology associated with the vaccines we are developing. The expense associated with these ongoing patent cost reimbursements to Emory amounted to $98,042, $89,885, and $249,907 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively. In connection with our IPCAVD grant from the NIH (see Note 5), we entered into subcontracts with Emory for the purpose of conducting research and development activities related to the grant. During 2013, 2012, and 2011, we recorded $252,478, $552,403, and $1,172,758, respectively, of expense associated with these subcontracts. All amounts paid to Emory under these subcontracts are reimbursable to us pursuant to the NIH grant. In March 2008, we entered into a consulting agreement with Donald Hildebrand, a former member of our Board of Directors and our former President & Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to which Mr. Hildebrand has provided business and technical advisory services to the Company. The term of the consulting agreement, as amended, began on April 1, 2008 and ended on December 31, 2012. During 2012 and 2011, we recorded $24,000 and $24,000, respectively, of expense associated with the consulting agreement. In December 2011 and January 2012, members of our management and Board of Directors participated in a private placement offering of our common stock and warrants (see Note 9), whereby they purchased an aggregate of 380,954 shares of our common stock for a total purchase price of $255,239 and received five-year warrants to purchase an additional 571,432 shares of our common stock exercisable at $1.00 per share.

Note 13 - Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

13. Related Party Transactions

We are obligated to reimburse Emory University (a significant stockholder of the Company) for ongoing costs in connection with the filing, prosecution and maintenance of patent applications subject to a license agreement for technology associated with the vaccines we are developing. The expense associated with these ongoing patent cost reimbursements to Emory amounted to $98,042, $89,885, and $249,907 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively.

In connection with our IPCAVD grant from the NIH (see Note 5), we entered into subcontracts with Emory for the purpose of conducting research and development activities related to the grant. During 2013, 2012, and 2011, we recorded $252,478, $552,403, and $1,172,758, respectively, of expense associated with these subcontracts. All amounts paid to Emory under these subcontracts are reimbursable to us pursuant to the NIH grant.

In March 2008, we entered into a consulting agreement with Donald Hildebrand, a former member of our Board of Directors and our former President & Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to which Mr. Hildebrand has provided business and technical advisory services to the Company. The term of the consulting agreement, as amended, began on April 1, 2008 and ended on December 31, 2012. During 2012 and 2011, we recorded $24,000 and $24,000, respectively, of expense associated with the consulting agreement.

In December 2011 and January 2012, members of our management and Board of Directors participated in a private placement offering of our common stock and warrants (see Note 9), whereby they purchased an aggregate of 380,954 shares of our common stock for a total purchase price of $255,239 and received five-year warrants to purchase an additional 571,432 shares of our common stock exercisable at $1.00 per share.

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The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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