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Financial Condition and Business Plan (Details Narrative) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 13, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2020
Cumulated net losses				$ (290,516,780)		$ (295,573,658)
Cash, investment securities and interest receivable						$ 17,500,000
Horizon Credit Agreement [Member] \| Horizon Technology Finance Corporation [Member]
Proceeds from new capital			$ 10,000,000
Horizon Credit Agreement [Member] \| Horizon Technology Finance Corporation [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt instrument, interest rate			7.625%
Subsequent Event [Member]
Net proceeds from sale of net operating losses		$ 1,800,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Horizon Credit Agreement [Member] \| Horizon Technology Finance Corporation [Member] \| August and September 2020 [Member]
Payments to capital liabilities	$ 833,333
New Jersey [Member]
Tax benefits of EDA				1,900,000	$ 10,400,000
Net proceeds from sale of net operating losses				1,800,000	$ 11,100,000
Future tax benefits				$ 2,000,000