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Earn-out Milestone Liability (Details Narrative) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 20, 2014	Jun. 20, 2014	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Mar. 28, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Fair value of acquisition consideration					$ 4,500,000	$ 2,500,000
Warrants to purchase common stock				1,167,064	13,927
Warrant exercise price				$ 0.01
Gain (loss) from change in fair value of earn out milestone liability				$ (3,189,955)	$ (3,630,861)
EGEN Inc [Member]
Future earn-out payments	$ 30,400,000	$ 30,400,000
Fair value of acquisition consideration		$ 13,900,000
Risk adjusted assessment of each milestone					80.00%
Estimated time to achieve the milestone					1 year 2 months 30 days
Warrants to purchase common stock								200,000
Warrants strike price								$ 0.01
Warrant exercise price								$ 2.00
EGEN Inc [Member] | Amended Asset Purchase Agreement [Member]
Earnout milestone liability							$ 12,400,000
EGEN Inc [Member] | Amended Asset Purchase Agreement [Member] | 10 Business Days of Achieving Milestone [Member]
Earnout milestone liability							7,000,000
EGEN Inc [Member] | Amended Asset Purchase Agreement [Member] | Within One Year of Achieving Milestone [Member]
Earnout milestone liability							$ 12,400,000
EGEN Inc [Member] | Fair Value Earnout Milestone Liability [Member]
Fair value of acquisition consideration				6,200,000	$ 8,900,000	$ 12,500,000
Gain on non-cash benefit				$ 2,700,000	$ 3,600,000
Gain (loss) from change in fair value of earn out milestone liability			$ 3,900,000
EGEN Inc [Member] | Amended Asset Purchase Agreement Option Payment 1 [Member]
Risk adjusted assessment of each milestone				665.00%
Gain (loss) from change in fair value of earn out milestone liability				$ 7,000,000
EGEN Inc [Member] | Amended Asset Purchase Agreement Option Payment 2 [Member]
Risk adjusted assessment of each milestone				35.00%
Gain (loss) from change in fair value of earn out milestone liability				$ 12,400,000
EGEN Inc [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Risk adjusted assessment of each milestone	10.00%	10.00%
Estimated time to achieve the milestone		1 year 6 months
EGEN Inc [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Risk adjusted assessment of each milestone	67.00%	67.00%
Estimated time to achieve the milestone	2 years 6 months

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