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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2018
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Subsequent Events [Text Block]	9.    SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Subsequent to May 31, 2018, the Company sold 44,321 shares of its common stock at prices ranging from $3.84 to $4.16 under its S-3 Registration Statement which resulted in net proceeds to the Company of $170,958, after deducting commissions for each sale. In August 2018, the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) issued a Certificate of Patent  covering Biomerica’s compositions, devices and methods of IBS sensitivity testing (entitled “COMPOSITIONS, DEVICES, AND METHODS OF IBS SENSIVITY TESTING”). The patent specifically applies to Biomerica’s InFoods® IBS product, which is currently in a clinical study in the U.S.  This patent is the first for the InFoods® patent portfolio, providing patent protection for InFoods® IBS in Korea until November 13, 2035.

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The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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