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Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities, available for sale	$ 28,864,364
Earn-out milestone liability	7,345,000	7,018,000
Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Earn-out milestone liability	7,345,000	7,018,000
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Earn-out milestone liability
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Earn-out milestone liability
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Earn-out milestone liability	7,345,000	7,018,000
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities, available for sale	28,864,364
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Corporate Debt Securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities, available for sale
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Corporate Debt Securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities, available for sale	28,864,364
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Corporate Debt Securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities, available for sale
Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Inprocess R&D [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities, available for sale	13,366,234	13,366,234
Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Inprocess R&D [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities, available for sale
Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Inprocess R&D [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities, available for sale
Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Inprocess R&D [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities, available for sale	$ 13,366,234	$ 13,366,234