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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION, Summary of RSUs (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) Goals $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2022 $ / shares
Stock-based Compensation [Abstract]
Share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 4.94		$ 4.94		$ 10.4
Stock-based compensation expense recognized \| $	$ 476	$ 1,729	$ 2,538	$ 3,302
RSU [Member]
Stock-based Compensation [Abstract]
Number of RSUs granted (in shares)	0	6,000	55,000	11,000
Number of stock units awards outstanding (in shares)	15,000		15,000
2022 PSUs [Member]
Stock-based Compensation [Abstract]
Number of performance goals are subject to achieve \| Goals			4
Restricted stock units vesting period			3 years
Number of performance goals not achieved \| Goals			2
Number of RSUs cancelled (in shares)			28,000
Stock-based compensation expense recognized \| $			$ 100
2022 PSUs [Member] \| Employees [Member]
Stock-based Compensation [Abstract]
Number of RSUs granted (in shares)			55,000
2022 PSUs [Member] \| Dr. Federoff [Member]
Stock-based Compensation [Abstract]
Number of RSUs granted (in shares)			21,000
Number of RSUs cancelled (in shares)			21,000
Lump sum cash severance paid \| $			$ 100
Share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 16.2		$ 16.2